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 PUBLIC LAW 107-327—DEC. 4, 2002 116 STAT. 2805 (1) designing an overall strategy to advance United States interests in Afghanistan; (2) ensuring program and policy coordination among agencies of the United States Government in carrying out the policies set forth in this title; (3) pursuing coordination with other countries and international organizations with respect to assistance to Afghanistan; (4) ensuring that United States assistance programs for Afghanistan are consistent with this title; (5) ensuring proper management, implementation, and oversight by agencies responsible for assistance programs for Afghanistan; and (6) resolving policy and program disputes among United States Government agencies with respect to United States assistance for Afghanistan. (b) RANK AND STATUS OF THE COORDINATOR.— The coordinator designated under subsection (a) shall have the rank and status of ambassador. SEC. 105. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PROMOTING COOPERA- 22 USC 7515. TION IN OPIUM PRODUCING AREAS. It is the sense of Congress that the President should— (1) to the extent practicable, under such procedures as the President may prescribe, withhold United States bilateral assistance from, and oppose multilateral assistance to, opiumproducing areas of Afghanistan if, within such areas, appropriate cooperation is not provided to the United States, the Government of Afghanistan, and international organizations with respect to the suppression of narcotics cultivation and trafficking, and if withholding such assistance would promote such cooperation; (2) redistribute any United States bilateral assistance (and to promote the redistribution of any multilateral assistance) withheld from an opium-producing area to other areas with respect to which assistance has not been withheld as a consequence of this section; and (3) define or redefine the boundaries of opium producing areas of Afghanistan for the purposes of this section. SEC. 106. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 22 USC 7516 (a) APPLICABLE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.— Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this title, the administrative authorities under chapters 1 and 2 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to the provision of assistance under this title to the same extent and in the same manner as such authorities apply to the provision of economic assistance under part I of such Act. (b) USE OF THE EXPERTISE OF AFGHAN-AMERICANS.— In providing assistance authorized by this title, the President should— (1) maximize the use, to the extent feasible, of the services of Afghan-Americans who have expertise in the areas for which assistance is authorized by this title; and (2) in the awarding of contracts and grants to implement activities authorized under this title, encourage the participation of such Afghan-Americans (including organizations employing a significant number of such Afghan-Americans).

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