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(c) 22 Personnel funded pursuant to this section are authorized to provide administrative assistance to personnel assigned to the bureau charged with carrying out this Act.

SEC. 6. Subsections (a), (c) and (d) of section 405 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, subsection (c) of section 451 of the said Act, and the last sentence of section 2(a) of the Act of July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 504), are hereby repealed.

SEC. 7. Until the enactment of legislation appropriating funds for activities under this Act, such activities may be conducted with funds made available under section 451(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.

SEC. 8.23 AUDITS OF U.S. FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER for Refugees.

(a) 24 PROGRAM AUDITS.-Funds may not be available to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) under this or any other Act unless provision is made for

(1) annual program audits to determine the use of UNHCR funds, including the use of such funds by implementing partners; and

(2) such audits are made available through the Department of State for inspection by the Comptroller General of the United States.

(b) INSPECTION AND REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.-The Comptroller General of the United States shall inspect each such audit and submit a report of that inspection to the Congress.

(c) FIRST PROGRAM AUDIT.-The first program audit pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall begin not later than June 1, 1986.

22 Sec. 164(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, as amended (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 411), added subsec. (c).

23 22 U.S.C. 2606. Sec. 8 was added by sec. 113 of Public Law 99-93 (99 Stat. 405).

4 Sec. 701 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246; 104 Stat. 74), restated subsec. (a).

(2) Administration of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962

Executive Order 11077,1 January 22, 1963, 28 F.R. 629; as amended by Executive Order 11922, June 16, 1976, 41 F.R. 24573; and by Executive Order 12608, September 9, 1987, 52 F.R. 34617

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 121-124; hereinafter referred to as the Act), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

Section 1. Department of State. (a) The Secretary of State is hereby designated to perform the following:

(1) The functions provided for in sections 2(a) and 2(b)(1) of the Act.

(2) The functions provided for in section 2(b)(2) of the Act, exclusive of so much thereof as is assigned or reserved by the provisions of section 2(1) of this order.

(3) In connection with functions under the Act assigned to the Secretary of State, the functions provided for in sections 3(a), 4(b), and 5(a) of the Act.

(b) The Secretary of State shall from time to time furnish the President documents appropriate for the discharge by the President of his responsibilities under section 2(d) of the Act.2

(c) With due regard for other relevant considerations (including the interests of 3 any other executive agencies which may be concerned), the Secretary of State shall assume the leadership and provide the guidance for assuring that programs authorized under the Act best serve the foreign policy objectives of the United States. (d) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the President for the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund established by Section 2(c) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 2601) shall be deemed to be allocated without further action of the President to the Secretary of State, and the Secretary may allocate or transfer as appropriate, such funds to any agency, or part thereof, for obligation or expenditure consistent with the provisions of this order, the Act, and other applicable law: Provided, That such funds may not be transferred, obligated, or expended until the President shall have made the determinations provided for in Section 2(c)(1) of the Act, which determinations are reserved to the President, and the designations and determinations provided for in Section 2(b)(2) of the Act.

122 U.S.C. 2603 note.

2 Sec. 14(a) of Executive Order 12608 (56 F.R. 34619) deleted the second sentence of subsec (b), relating to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

3 Sec. 14(b) of Executive Order 12608 struck out reference to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare here.

Subsec. (d) was added by Executive Order 11922, June 16, 1976.

Sec. 2.5 Redelegation. (a) The Secretary of State may redelegate any of his functions under this order to any of his subordinates.

(b) The Secretary of State may assign to the head of any executive department or to the head of any other agency of the executive branch of the Government, with the consent of the head of the department or agency concerned, the performance or agency concerned, the performance of any functions of the Secretary under this order whenever he deems that such action would be advantageous to the Government.

Sec. 3. Waivers. (a) In accordance with Section 3(b) of the Act, it is hereby determined that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the Act that the functions authorized under the Act may be performed (by any department or agency of the Government authorized to perform those functions) without regard to the followingspecified provisions of law:

(1) the Act of March 26, 1934, c. 90, 48 Stat. 500, as amended (15 U.S.C. 616a) (shipment of certain exports in United States vessels).

(2) Section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529) (advance of funds).

(3) Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5) (competitive bids).

(4) Section 3710 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 8) (opening of bids).

(5) Section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1933, c. 212, 47 Stat. 1520 (41 U.S.C. 10a) (Buy American Act).

(6) Section 3735 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 13) (contracts limited to one year).

(7) Sections 302-305 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (June 30, 1949, c. 288, 63 Stat. 393 et seq.), as amended (41 U.S.C. 252-255) (competitive bids; negotiated contracts; advances).

(8) Section 901(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (June 29, 1936, c. 858, 49 Stat. 2015, as amended; 46 U.S.C. 1241(a)) (official travel overseas of United States officers and employees, and transportation of their personal effects, on ships registered under the laws of the United States).

(b) It is directed (1) that all waivers of statutes and limitations of authority effected by the foregoing provisions of this section shall be utilized in a prudent manner and as sparingly as may be practical, and (2) that suitable steps shall be taken by the administrative agencies concerned to insure that result, including, as may be appropriate, the imposition of administrative limitations in lieu of waived statutory requirements and limitations of authority.

Sec. 4. Definition. As used in this order, the word "function" or "functions" includes any executive duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, discretion or activity.

Sec. 14(c) of Executive Order 12608 struck out sec. 2, designating functions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in matters pertaining to the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962. Sec. 14(d) of that Executive Order renumbered subsequent sections.

Sec. 14(e) of Executive Order 12608 struck out reference to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare throughout sec. 2.

Sec. 5. Saving provisions. Except to the extent that they may be inconsistent with law or with this order, all determinations, authorizations, regulations, orders, contracts, agreements and other actions issued, undertaken, or entered into with respect to any function affected by this order and not revoked, superseded, or otherwise made inapplicable before the date of this order, shall continue in force and effect until amended, modified, or terminated by appropriate authority.

Sec. 6. Effective date. The provisions of this order shall be effective as of July 1, 1962.

(3) Visas for Officials of Taiwan

Partial text of Public Law 103-416 [Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994; H.R. 783], 108 Štat. 4305 at 4320, approved October 25, 1994

AN ACT To amend title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes in the laws relating to nationality and naturalization.

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

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SEC. 221.1 VISAS FOR OFFICIALS OF TAIWAN.

Whenever the President of Taiwan or any other high-level official of Taiwan shall apply to visit the United States for the purposes of discussions with United States Federal or State government officials concerning

(1) trade or business with Taiwan that will reduce the United States-Taiwan trade deficit;

(2) prevention of nuclear proliferation;

(3) threats to the national security of the United States;
(4) the protection of the global environment;

(5) the protection of endangered species; or

(6) regional humanitarian disasters.

The official shall be admitted to the United States, unless the official is otherwise excludable under the immigration laws of the United States.

18 U.S.C. 1101 note.

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