(C) Economically disadvantaged individuals are those socially disadvantaged individuals whose ability to compete in the free enterprise system has been impaired due to diminished capital and credit opportunities as compared to others in the same business area who are not socially disadvantaged. In determining the degree of diminished credit and capital opportunities, the Administrator of the agency shall consider, but not be limited to, the assets and net worth of the socially disadvantaged individual.

(6) 5*** [Repealed-1981]

(7) Of the funds available to the agency for operating expenses, up to $950,000 for fiscal year 1980 may be allocated to the Center to carry out its functions under this section.

(8) If the Administrator of the agency determines that such a consolidation would significantly further the purposes of this section and would eliminate unnecessary duplication of activity, the Administrator may consolidate the Center with the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization established in the agency by section 15(k) of the Small Business Act. Any such consolidation shall ensure that all the functions specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection continue to be carried out. Before implementing any such consolidation, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a detailed report setting forth the reasons for the proposed consolidation.

TITLE II-FOOD FOR PEACE

STUDY OF PAYMENTS OF OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

Sec. 214. 6 * * *

[Repealed-1981]

EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 215. The provisions of this title shall become effective October 1, 1977.

5 Paragraph (6), which had required an annual report concerning the activities of the Minority Resource Center, was repealed by sec. 734(a)(6) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-113, 95 Stat. 1560). This same information is now required by sec. 634(a)(11) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Sec. 214, which had required a report from the President on the payments of ocean freight differentials, was repealed by sec. 734(a)(6) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-113, 95 Stat. 1560).

u. International Security Assistance Act of 1977

Partial text of Public Law 95-92 [H.R. 6684], 91 Stat. 614, approved August 4, 1977, as amended by Public Law 95-384 [International Security Assistance Act of 1978, S. 3075], 92 Stat. 730 at 747, approved September 26, 1978; and by Public Law 97-113 [International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981, S. 1196], 95 Stat. 1519 at 1560, approved December 29, 1981

NOTE.-Except for the provisions noted below, the International Security Assistance Act of 1977 consists of amendments to the Arms Export Control Act and the FA Act of 1961.

AN ACT To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize international security assistance programs for fiscal year 1978, to amend the Arms Export Control Act to make certain changes in the authorities of that Act, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SHORT TITLE

Section 1.1 This Act may be cited as the "International Security Assistance Act of 1977".

SECURITY SUPPORTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR EGYPT

Sec. 9. 2 It is the sense of the Congress that the security supporting assistance program for Egypt plays an important role in the Middle East peace effort and that the Executive branch should concentrate its efforts in order to make the program a success.

PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR NUCLEAR POWERPLANTS

Sec. 14. 3 *

122 U.S.C. 2151 note.

2 22 U.S.C. 2346 note. Sec. 29(c)2) of the International Security Assistance Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 747) repealed subsecs. (b) through (e) of sec. 9. These subsections concerned the creation and activities of a Special Interagency Task Force to review the U.S. security supporting assistance program for Egypt.

3 Sec. 14, which had prohibited the use of funds made available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 during fiscal year 1978 to finance the construction of, the operation or maintenance Continued

FISCAL YEAR 1977 AUTHORIZATIONS AND LIMITATIONS

Sec. 21. Authorizations of appropriations and limitations of authority applicable to the fiscal year 1977 contained in provisions of law amended by this Act shall not be affected by enactment of this Act.

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[Repealed-1978]

STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS

Sec. 24. (a) The President shall conduct a comprehensive study of the policies and practices of the United States Government with respect to the national security and military implications of international transfers of technology in order to determine whether such policies and practices should be changed. Such study shall examine

(1) the nature of technology transfer;

(2) the effect of technology transfers on United States technological superiority;

(3) the rationale for transfers of technology from the United States to foreign countries;

(4) the benefits and risks of such transfers;

(5) trends in technology transfers by the United States and other countries;

(6) the need for controls on transfers of technology, including controls on the use of transferred technology, the effectiveness of existing end-use controls, and possible unilateral sanctions if end-use restrictions are violated;

(7) the effectiveness of existing organizational arrangements in the Executive branch in regulating technology transfers from the United States;

(8) the adequacy of existing legislation and regulations with respect to transfers of technology from the United States; and (9) the possibilities for international agreements with respect to transfers of technology.

(b) In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the President shall utilize the resources and expertise of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and

of, or the supply of fuel for, any nuclear powerplant under an agreement for cooperation between the U.S. and any other country, was repealed by sec. 734(a)(13) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-113, 95 Stat. 1560).

22 U.S.C. 2151 note.

5 Sec. 22, which set out certain conditions for assistance and sales to Greece and Turkey during fiscal year 1978, was repealed by sec. 734(a)(13) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-113, 95 Stat. 1560).

Sec. 23, which had required a report to Congress on the impact of U.S. foreign arms sales and transfers on U.S. defense readiness and national security, was repealed by sec. 29(c)(2) of the International Security Assistance Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 747).

7 22 U.S.C. 2751 note.

such other entities within the Executive branch as he deems necessary.

(c) 8 * * *

[Repealed-1981]

POLICY STATEMENT ON UNITED STATES ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL

Sec. 26. In accordance with the historic special relationship between the United States and Israel and previous agreements and continuing understandings, the Congress joins with the President in reaffirming that a policy of restraint in United States arms transfers, including arms sales ceilings, shall not impair Israel's deterrent strength or undermine the military balance in the Middle East.

REVIEW OF ARMS SALES CONTROLS ON NON-LETHAL ITEMS

Sec. 27. The President shall undertake a review of all regulations relating to arms control for the purpose of defining and categorizing lethal and non-lethal products and establishing the appropriate level of control for each category.

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Sec. 28. (a)(1) It is the sense of the Congress that the President should take all effective measures to assure that the Republic of Korea is cooperating fully with the investigation (including any resulting prosecutions) being conducted by the Department of Justice with respect to allegations of improper activity in the United States by agents of the Republic of Korea.

(2) 10

[Repealed-1981]

(b) It is the further sense of the Congress that the President should take all effective measures to assure that the Republic of Korea is cooperating fully with the investigations being conducted by committees of Congress.

PIASTER CONVERSION

Sec. 29. 11 No provision of law shall be construed to prevent payment of claims of former and present Vietnamese employees of the Agency for International Development, who presently reside in the United States, for the conversion of Vietnamese piasters to dollars because such conversion cannot take place in the territory of the

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* Subsec. (c), which had required a report from the President regarding the findings made and conclusions reached as a result of the study conducted pursuant to subsec. (a), was repealed by sec. 734(a)(13) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-113, 95 Stat. 1560). The President submitted this report to Congress on August 21, 1978. Sec. 25, which had prohibited U.S. aid for Zaire during fiscal year 1978 supporting any military or paramilitary operations in Zaire (unless the President determined that such assistance would be in the U.S. national security interests), was repealed by sec. 734(a)(13) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-113, 95 Stat. 1560). 10 Paragraph (2), which required a report every 90 days from the President regarding the extent to which Korea was cooperating with the investigation being conducted by the Department of Justice, was repealed by sec. 734(a)(13) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-113, 95 Stat. 1560).

11 22 U.S.C. 2431 note.