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PUBLIC LAW 165—OCT. 10, 1951

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(a) the development and administration of programs of assistance designed to sustain and increase military effort, including production, construction, equipment and materiel in each country or in groups of countries which receive United States military assistance; (b) the provision of such equipment, materials, commodities, services, financial, or other assistance as he finds to be necessary for carrying out mutual defense programs; and (c) the provision of limited economic assistance to foreign nations for which the United States has responsibility as a result of participation in joint control arrangements when the President finds that the provision of such economic assistance is in the interest of the security of the United States. APPOINTMENT AND TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL D SEC. 504. (a) To carry out the functions conferred by sections etc. e p u t y Director, 502 and 503 of this Act, there shall be in the Agency a Deputy Director, a Special Representative in Europe, and a Deputy Special Representative in Europe, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall have status 62 137. and receive compensation comparable to the equivalent positions under 22 Stat.S. C. § 1601 U. note. the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended. (b) Any personnel of the Economic Cooperation Administration, upon the certification of the Director for Mutual Security and with the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget that such personnel are necessary to carry out the functions of the Director for Mutual Security, and all records and property of such Administration which the Director of the Bureau of the Budget determines are used primarily in the administration of the powers and functions transferred to the Director for Mutual Security by this Act, shall be transferred to the Mutual Security Agency. (c) Of the personnel transferred to or employed by the Mutual Security Agency, not to exceed fifty may be compensated at rates higher than those provided for grade 15 of the general schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, and of these, 63 Stat. 954. 5 not to exceed fifteen may be compensated at a rate in excess of the note.U. S. 0. § 1071 highest rate provided for grades of such general schedule but not in excess of $15,000 per annum. Such positions shall be in addition to the number authorized by section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. Reductions in per(d) On and after January 1, 1952, the number of United States sonnel. citizens employed by the Mutual Security Agency shall be at least 10 per centum less than the number employed by the Economic Cooperation Administration on August 31, 1951: Provided, That the Director for Mutual Security shall cause studies to be made from time to time for the purpose of determining whether further reductions in personnel are feasible and consistent with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Act.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE

SEC. 505. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to infringe upon the powers or functions of the Secretary of State. THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

SEC. 506. (a) I n the case of aid under this Act for military end items and related technical assistance and advice, the Secretary of Defense shall have primary responsibility and authority for— (1) the determination of military end-item requirements;

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