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 118 STAT. 224 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 SEC. 615. COORDINATION WITH UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. (a) REQUIREMENT FOR COORDINATION.—The Chief Executive Officer shall consult with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development in order to coordinate the activities of the Corporation with the activities of the Agency. (b) USAID PROGRAMS.—The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall seek to ensure that appropriate programs of the Agency play a primary role in preparing candidate countries to become eligible countries. SEC. 616. ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN CANDIDATE COUNTRIES. (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, is authorized to provide assistance to a candidate country described in subsection (b) for the purpose of assisting such country to become an eligible country. (b) CANDIDATE COUNTRY DESCRIBED.—A candidate country referred to in subsection (a) is a candidate country that— (1) satisfies the requirements contained in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 606(a)(1); and (2) demonstrates a significant commitment to meet the requirements of section 607(b) but fails to meet such require ments (including by reason of the absence or unreliability of data). (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Assistance under this section may be pro vided through the United States Agency for International Develop ment. (d) FUNDING.—Not more than 10 percent of the amount appro priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under sec tion 619(a) for fiscal year 2004 is authorized to be made available to carry out this section. SEC. 617. GENERAL PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES. (a) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.—Upon request of the Chief Execu tive Officer, the head of an agency may detail any employee of such agency to the Corporation on a reimbursable basis. Any employee so detailed remains, for the purpose of preserving such employee’s allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other bene fits, an employee of the agency from which detailed. (b) REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—An employee of an agency who is serving under a career or career conditional appointment (or the equiva lent), and who, with the consent of the head of such agency, transfers to the Corporation, is entitled to be reemployed in such employee’s former position or a position of like seniority, status, and pay in such agency, if such employee— (A) is separated from the Corporation for any reason, other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance; and (B) applies for reemployment not later than 90 days after the date of separation from the Corporation. (2) SPECIFIC RIGHTS.—An employee who satisfies paragraph (1) is entitled to be reemployed (in accordance with such para graph) within 30 days after applying for reemployment and, on reemployment, is entitled to at least the rate of basic pay to which such employee would have been entitled had such employee never transferred. Deadline. 22 USC 7716. 22 USC 7715. 22 USC 7714.

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