Coordination with foreign policy — Us Code Code § 1783

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§ 1783. Coordination with foreign policy

(a) to (c) Repealed. Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, §642(a)(2), Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 460.

(d) Whenever the President determines that the prevention of improper currency transactions in a given country requires it, he may direct the chief of the United States diplomatic mission there to issue regulations applicable to members of the Armed Forces and officers and employees of the United States Government, and to contractors with the United States Government and their employees, governing the extent to which their pay and allowances received and to be used in that country shall be paid in local currency. Notwithstanding any other law, United States Government agencies are authorized and directed to comply with such regulations.

(Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, ch. IV, §523, 68 Stat. 856; Pub. L. 85–141, §10(b), Aug. 14, 1957, 71 Stat. 364; Pub. L. 85–477, ch. V, §501(27), June 30, 1958, 72 Stat. 272; Pub. L. 86–108, ch. IV, §401(f), July 24, 1959, 73 Stat. 253; Pub. L. 86–472, ch. IV, §401(f), May 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, §642(a)(2), pt. IV, §707, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 460, 464.)


Editorial Notes

Amendments

1961—Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 87–195, §642(a)(2), repealed subsecs. (a) to (c) which related to powers and functions of the Secretary of State, required the President to prescribe procedures to assure coordination among representatives of the Government, and made the Secretary of State responsible for the continuous supervision and general direction of the assistance programs. See section 2382 of this title.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 87–195, §707, substituted "prevention of improper currency transactions" for "achievement of United States foreign policy objectives".

1960—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 86–472 added subsec. (d).

1959—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86–108, §401(f)(1), required the chief of the diplomatic mission to make sure that recommendations of representatives pertaining to military assistance are coordinated with political and economic considerations.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86–108, §401(f)(2), substituted provisions making the Secretary of State responsible for the continuous supervision and general direction of the assistance programs for provisions which required the Secretary of State to coordinate the various forms of assistance and to determine the value of the program under subchapter II of this chapter for any country.

1958—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 85–477 substituted "subchapter II of this chapter" for "sections 1811 to 1817 of this title".

1957—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 85–141 added subsec. (c).


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Repeals

Section 707 of Pub. L. 87–195, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by section 401 of Pub. L. 87–565, pt. IV, Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 263, except insofar as section 707 affected this section.

Study of Agencies Engaged in Foreign Economic Activities

Pub. L. 86–472, ch. VI, §604, May 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 141, which related to study of agencies engaged in foreign economic activities, was repealed by Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, §642(a)(8), Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 460.


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.

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