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 112 STAT. 2681-207 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 "(4) shall ensure that the program is consistent with the International Affairs Strategic Plan and Mission Performance Plan of the United States Agency for International Development; "(5) shall establish and carry out a plan to evaluate the program. "(d) ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES. —In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall have the following administrative authorities: "(1) The Secretary may provide allowances and benefits under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) to any officer or employee of any agency of the United States Government performing functions under this section outside the United States. "(2)(A) The Secretary may allocate or transfer to any agency of the United States Government any part of any funds available for carrying out this section, including any advance to the United States Government by any country or international organization for the procurement of commodities, supplies, or services. "(B) Such funds shall be available for obligation and expenditure for the purposes for which such funds were authorized, in accordance with authority granted in this section or under authority governing the activities of the agency of the United States Government to which such funds are allocated or transferred. "(3) Appropriations for the purposes of or pursuant to this section, and allocations to any agency of the United States Government from other appropriations for functions directly related to the purposes of this section, shall be available for— "(A) contracting with individuals for personal services abroad, except that such individuals shall not be regarded as employees of the United States Government for the purpose of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management; "(B) the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, except that passenger motor vehicles may be purchased only— "(i) for use in foreign countries; and "(ii) if the Secretary or the Secretary's designee has determined that the vehicle is necessary to accomplish the mission; "(C) the purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles acquired for use in foreign countries; "(D)(i) the rent or lease outside the United States, not to exceed 5 years, of offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters, including living quarters to house personnel, consistent with the relevant interagency housing board policy, and payments therefor in advance; "(ii) maintenance, furnishings, necessary repairs, improvements, and alterations to properties owned or rented by the United States Government or made available for use to the United States Government outside the United States; and "(iii) costs of insurance, fuel, water, and utilities for such properties;

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