United States International Development Cooperation Agency Message to the Congress Transmitting Amendments to Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979.

To the Congress of the United States:

I herewith transmit amendments to Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979, which I transmitted to the Congress on April 10, 1979. Except as specifically amended hereby, Reorganization Plan No. 2 remains unmodified.

JIMMY CARTER

The White House,

May 21, 1979.

AMENDMENTS TO REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 2 OF 1979

Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled May 21, 1979, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 9 of title 5 of the United States Code.

Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979, which was transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled on April 10, 1979, is hereby amended as follows:

A. Section 2 is amended to read: "Section 2. Director

"The Agency shall be headed by the Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency (hereinafter referred to as the 'Director'), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed by law for Level II of the Executive Schedule. The Director shall have primary responsibility for establishing overall development assistance policy and coordinating international development activities supported by the United States. The Director shall serve as the principal advisor to the President and the Secretary of State on international development matters and also shall advise the President on all trade, science and technology, and other matters significantly affecting the developing nations. The Director shall report to the President and, on matters relating to foreign policy, to the Secretary of State. The Director shall designate the order in which other officials shall act for and exercise the powers of the Director during the absence or disability of the Director and the Deputy Director or in the event of vacancies in both such offices.".

B. Section 5 is amended to read: "Section 5. Performance of functions "The Director may from time to time establish, alter, consolidate, or discontinue organizational units within the Agency (other than units expressly established by statute or reorganization plan). The Director may from time to time delegate responsibility for carrying out any function or authority of the Director of the Agency to any officer, employee, or unit of the Agency, or any other officer or agency of the executive .branch.".

C. Section 6 is amended to read: "Section 6. Transfers of functions

"(a) There are hereby transferred to the Director all functions and authorities vested in the Agency for International Development or in its administrator pursuant to the following:

"(1) sections 233(b), 239(i), 296(e), 297(d), 298(c)(6), 299(d), 601(a) through (d), and 624(f)(2)(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2193(b), 2199(i), 22208 (e), 2220b(d), 2220c(c)(6), 2220d(d), 2351(a) through (d), and 2384(f)(2)

(c));

"(2) section 407 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1736a); and

"(3) section 706 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (4-9 U.S.C. 1518).

"(b) There are hereby transferred to the Director all functions and authorities vested in the agency primarily responsible for administering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, or in its Administrator pursuant to the following:

"(1) sections 101(b), 119, 125, 531(a) (2), 601(e)(2), and 640B of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2151(b), 2151q, 2151w, 2346 (a)(2), 2351(e)(2), and 2399c); and

"(2) section 602 of the International Security Assistance and Arms Control Act of 1976 (22 U.S.C. 2352 note).

"(c) There are hereby transferred to the Director all functions and authorities vested in the Secretary of State pursuant to the following:

"(1) section 101(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.G. 2151(b)), insofar as it relates to policy guidance other than foreign policy guidance, and section 622 (c) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2382(c) ), insofar as it relates to development assistance; and

"(2) section 901 of Public Law 95-118 (22 U.S.C. 262g).".