22 U.S.C. § 2347 — General authority

Page 811 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2347 trator of the United States Agency for International Development and the Secretary of State to ensure that all expenditures from the Joint Investment for Peace Initiative comply with this section. ‘‘(2) To the extent practicable, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Develop- ment and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corpora- tion should coordinate and share information in ad- vance of providing resources through the People-to- People Partnership for Peace Fund and the Joint In- vestment for Peace Initiative. ‘‘(d) REPORT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the end of the first fiscal year in which both the People- to-People Partnership for Peace Fund and the Joint Investment for Peace Initiative are in effect, and an- nually thereafter, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Inter- national Development Finance Corporation shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, jointly sub- mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report in writing that describes— ‘‘(A)(i) lessons learned and best practices devel- oped from funding for projects under the People-to- People Partnership for Peace Fund during the prior fiscal year; and ‘‘(ii) the extent to which such projects have con- tributed to the purposes of the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund; ‘‘(B)(i) lessons learned and best practices devel- oped from investments provided under the Joint In- vestment for Peace Initiative during the prior fis- cal year; and ‘‘(ii) the extent to which such investments have contributed to the purposes of the Joint Investment for Peace Initiative; and ‘‘(C) how the United States International Devel- opment Finance Corporation and the United States Agency for International Development coordinate and share information with respect to the People- to-People Partnership for Peace Fund and the Joint Investment for Peace Initiative. ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall consult with the advisory board established by sub- section (e) of section 535 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2346d(e)] (as added by section 8004 of this Act [probably means ‘‘this title’’]) to in- form the reports required by paragraph (1). ‘‘APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED ‘‘SEC. 8007. In this title, the term ‘appropriate con- gressional committees’ has the meaning given that term in section 1402 of the Better Utilization of Invest- ments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601). ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS ‘‘SEC. 8008. (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, and the amend- ments made by this title, $50,000,000 for each of the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2020]. ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, and prior to the obli- gation of funds made available to implement this title, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the Chief Executive Of- ficer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, in coordination with the Sec- retary of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds. ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more than 5 percent of amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) for a fiscal year should be made available for administrative expenses to carry out section 535 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2346d] (as added by section 8004 of this Act [probably means ‘‘this title’’]). ‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be appro- priated by subsection (a) for a fiscal year are author- ized to remain available for such fiscal year and the subsequent 4 fiscal years.’’ §§ 2346e to 2346i. Repealed. Pub. L. 99–83, title II, § 201(a), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 210 Section 2346e, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 536, as added Pub. L. 97–113, title II, § 202, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1531, related to special requirements fund. A prior section 2346e, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 536, as added Pub. L. 96–257, § 2, May 31, 1980, 94 Stat. 422, pro- vided for Central American economic support for fiscal year 1980, in amount of $80,000,000, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–533, title II, § 202, Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3142. Section 2346f, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 537, as added Pub. L. 97–113, title II, § 202, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1531, re- lated to programs for Tunisia. Section 2346g, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 538, as added Pub. L. 97–113, title II, § 202, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1531, related to programs for Costa Rica. Section 2346h, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 539, as added Pub. L. 97–113, title II, § 202, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1531, related to programs for Nicaragua. Section 2346i, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 540, as added Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 708(c), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1546, related to programs for Poland. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 99–83, set out as an Effective Date of 1985 Amend- ment note under section 2151–1 of this title. PART V—INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING § 2347. General authority (a) The President is authorized to furnish, on such terms and conditions consistent with this chapter as the President may determine (but whenever feasible on a reimbursable basis), mili- tary education and training to military and re- lated civilian personnel of foreign countries. Such civilian personnel shall include foreign governmental personnel of ministries other than ministries of defense, and may also include leg- islators and individuals who are not members of the government, if the military education and training would (i) contribute to responsible de- fense resource management, (ii) foster greater respect for and understanding of the principle of civilian control of the military, (iii) contribute to cooperation between military and law en- forcement personnel with respect to counter- narcotics law enforcement efforts, or (iv) im- prove military justice systems and procedures in accordance with internationally recognized human rights. Such training and education may be provided through— (1) attendance at military educational and training facilities in the United States (other than Service academies) and abroad; (2) attendance in special courses of instruc- tion at schools and institutions of learning or research in the United States and abroad; and (3) observation and orientation visits to military facilities and related activities in the United States and abroad. Page 812 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2347a (b) The President shall seek reimbursement for military education and training furnished under this part from countries using assistance under section 2763 of this title (relating to the Foreign Military Financing Program) to pur- chase such military education and training at a rate comparable to the rate charged to countries receiving grant assistance for military edu- cation and training under this part. (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 541, as added Pub. L. 94–329, title I, § 106(a), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 732; amended Pub. L. 101–513, title III, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1997; Pub. L. 102–583, § 10, Nov. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 4934; Pub. L. 104–164, title I, § 112(a), July 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 1427; Pub. L. 109–102, title V, § 534(l)(3), Nov. 14, 2005, 119 Stat. 2211.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2005—Pub. L. 109–102 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). 1996—Pub. L. 104–164 inserted ‘‘and individuals who are not members of the government’’ after ‘‘legisla- tors’’ in second sentence of introductory provisions. 1992—Pub. L. 102–583, in introductory provisions, in- serted ‘‘, and may also include legislators,’’ after ‘‘min- istries of defense’’ and substituted ‘‘(iii) contribute to cooperation between military and law enforcement per- sonnel with respect to counternarcotics law enforce- ment efforts, or (iv)’’ for ‘‘or (iii)’’. 1990—Pub. L. 101–513 inserted after first sentence ‘‘Such civilian personnel shall include foreign govern- mental personnel of ministries other than ministries of defense if the military education and training would (i) contribute to responsible defense resource manage- ment, (ii) foster greater respect for and understanding of the principle of civilian control of the military, or (iii) improve military justice systems and procedures in accordance with internationally recognized human rights.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries PLAN TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XII, § 1210C, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3915, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 1, 2021], the Sec- retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to increase the number of foreign fe- male participants receiving training under the Inter- national Military Education and Training program au- thorized under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign As- sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) and any other military exchange program offered to foreign participants, with the goal of doubling such participa- tion over the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. ‘‘(b) INTERIM PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the submission of the plan re- quired by subsection (a), and every 2 years thereafter until the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit- tees a report that includes the most recently available data on foreign female participation in activities con- ducted under the International Military Education and Training program and any other military exchange pro- grams and describes the manner and extent to which the goal described in subsection (a) has been achieved as of the date of the submission of the report. ‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE- FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres- sional committees’ means— ‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep- resentatives; and ‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.’’ FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW Pub. L. 94–329, title I, § 106(d), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 734, provided that: ‘‘Funds made available pursuant to other provisions of law for foreign military educational and training activities shall remain available for obli- gation and expenditure for their original purposes in accordance with the provisions of law originally appli- cable to those purposes or in accordance with the provi- sions of law currently applicable to those purposes.’’ Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title. § 2347a. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out the purposes of this part $56,221,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $56,221,000 for fiscal year 1987. (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. II, § 542, as added Pub. L. 94–329, title I, § 106(a), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 732; amended Pub. L. 95–92, § 10, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 619; Pub. L. 95–384, § 11(a), Sept. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 736; Pub. L. 96–92, § 9, Oct. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 705; Pub. L. 96–533, title I, § 115(a), Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3140; Pub. L. 97–113, title I, § 113, title VII, § 734(a)(1), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1528, 1560; Pub. L. 99–83, title I, § 104, Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 195.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1985—Pub. L. 99–83 amended section generally, sub- stituting provisions authorizing appropriations of $56,221,000 for fiscal years 1986 and 1987, for provisions authorizing appropriations of $42,000,000 for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. 1981—Pub. L. 97–113, §§ 113, 734(a)(1), substituted ap- propriations authorization of $42,000,000 for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for appropriation of $34,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 and deleted prohibition against any training after June 30, 1976, outside the United States without a prior Presidential report to the Speaker of the House and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and jus- tification for the training. 1980—Pub. L. 96–533 substituted appropriations au- thorization of $34,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 for author- ization of $31,800,000 for fiscal year 1980, including pro- hibition against availability of any amount for Inter- American regional programs unless the foreign country participants collectively contribute an equivalent amount to carry out the programs. 1979—Pub. L. 96–92 substituted appropriations author- ization of $31,800,000 for fiscal year 1980, for identical authorization for fiscal year 1979, and required collec-