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 106 STAT. 3658 PUBLIC LAW 102-549—OCT. 28, 1992 22 USC 2421 note. Aid, Trade, and Competitiveness Act of 1992. individual who is the Director of the Trade and Development Program on the effective date of this section. (c) TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1983. — (1) Sections 644, 645, and 646 of the Trade and Development Enhancement Act of 1983 (12 U.S.C. 635q, 635r, and 635s) are each amended by striking "Trade and Development Program" each place it appears and inserting "Trade and Development.^ency". (2) The section heading for section 645 of such Act is amended by striking "TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM" and inserting "TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY". (d) TITLE 5. —Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking "Director, Trade and Development Program." and inserting "Director, Trade and Development Agency.". (e) REFERENCE IN OTHER LAWS.—Any reference in any law to the Trade and Development Program shall be deemed to be a reference to the Trade and Development Agency. TITLE III—AID, TRADE, AND COMPETITIVENESS 22 USC 2421a note. 22 USC 2421a. SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Aid, Trade, and Competitiveness Act of 1992". SEC. 302. CAPITAL PROJECTS OFFICE WITHIN THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.— The Administrator of AID shall establish a capital projects office to carry out the purposes described in subsection (b). (b) PURPOSES OF OFFICE. — The purposes referred to in subsection (a) are— (1) to develop an AID program that would focus solely on developmentally sound capital projects, teiking into consideration development needs of the host country and the export opportunities for the United States; and (2) to consider specifically opportunities for United States high-technology firms, including small- and medium-sized firms, in supporting capital projects for developing countries and for countries making the transition from nonmarket to market economies. (c) ACTIVITIES OF AID. —The Administrator of AID (acting through the capital projects office), in coordination with the appropriate members of the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee— (1) shall support capital projects in developing countries and in countries making the transition from nonmarket to market economies; (2) shall periodically review infrastructure needs in developing countries and countries making the transition from nonmarket to market economies and shall explore opportunities for United States firms in the development of new capital projects in these countries, keeping both United States firms ana the Congress informed of these reviews; (3) shall ensure that each capital project for which AID provides funding is developmentally sound, as determined

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