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 108 STAT. 456 PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 (1) It should be the policy of the United States to promote the following reforms in the Food and Agriculture Organization: (A) Decentralization of the administrative structure of FAO, including eliminating redimdant or imnecessary headquarters stan, increased responsibilities of regional offices, increased time for consideration of budget issues by member states, and a more mecmingful and direct role for member states in the decisionmaking process. (B) Reform of the FAO Council, including formation of an executive management committee to provide oversight of management. (C) Limitation of the term of the Director General and the number of terms which an individual may serve. (D) Restructuring of the Technical Cooperation Program (TCP), including reducing the number of nonemergency projects funded through the TCP and establishing procedures to deploy TCP consultants, supplies, and equipment in a timely manner. (2) In an effort to increase the presence of United States personnel at the intemationed food agencies and to enhance the professionalism of these institutions, it should be the policy of the United States, to the maximum extent practicable, to utilize existing personnel programs such as the United States Department of Agriculture Associate Professional OfiKcer program to place United States personnel with unique skills in the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and the World Food Program. SEC. 414. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ADHERENCE TO UNITED NATIONS CHARTER. It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the President should seek an assurance from the Secretary General of the United Nations that the United Nations will comply with Article 100 of the United Nations Charter; (2) neither the Secretary General of the United Nations nor his staff should seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority external to the United Nations; and (3) the President should report to Congress when he receives such assurance from the Secretary General of the United Nations. 22 USC 287b SEC. 415. DESIGNATED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. '^°*" For purposes of this part, the term "designated congressional committees" means the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. PART B—GENERAL PROVISIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SEC. 421. AGREEMENT ON STATE AND LOCAL TAXATION. The President is authorized to bring into force for the United States the Agreement on State and Local Taxation of Foreign Employees of Public International Organizations, which was signed by the United States on April 21, 1992, except that, notwithstanding

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