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PUBLIC LAW 4 0 0 - J U N E 20, 1952

[66 S T A T,

" L I M I T A T I O N ON F U N D S FOR PROPAGANDA

"SEC. 537. None of the funds herein authorized to be appropriated nor any counterpart funds shall be used to pay for personal services or printing, or for other expenses of the dissemination within the United States of general propaganda in support of the mutual security program, or to pay the travel or other expenses outside the United States of any citizen or group of citizens of the United States for the purpose of publicizing such program within the United States. "SMALL BUSINESS

63 Stat. 714. 22 USC 1571 note.

Report. 22 USC 1669.

22 USC 1510.

"SEC. 538. (a) Insofar as practicable and to the maximum extent consistent with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Act, the Director for Mutual Security shall assist American small business to participate equitably in the furnishing of commodities and services financed with funds authorized under this Act (other than funds authorized to carry out the provisions of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended) by making available or causing to be made available to suppliers in the United States and particularly to small independent enterprises, information, as far in advance as possible, with respect to purchases proposed to be financed with funds authorized under this Act (other than funds authorized to carry out the provisions of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended), by making available or causing to be made available to prospective purchasers in the countries receiving assistance under this Act information as to commodities and services produced by small independent enterprises in the United States, and by offering additional services to give small business better opportunities to participate in the furnishing of commodities and services financed with such funds. "(b) There shall be continued in the Mutual Security Agency the Office of Small Business headed by the Special Assistant for Small Business to carry out the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Each report transmitted to the Congress under section 518 shall include a report of all activities under this section. The Technical Cooperation Administration shall adopt the procedure of notifying American business, particularly small independent enterprises, of procurement and other information as far in advance as possible through the facilities of the Office of Small Business of the Mutual Security Agency. The Secretary of Defense shall assure that there is made available to suppliers in the United States, and particularly to small independent enterprises, information with respect to purchases made by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended, such information to be furnished as far in advance as possible. "(c) Section 112(i) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, is hereby repealed. "LIMITATION ON U S E OF COUNTERPART FUNDS

22 USC 1513.

"SEC. 539. Except as otherwise specifically authorized by law, all counterpart funds of local currencies created by section 115(b)(6) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, and by Acts supplementary or amendatory thereto shall be expended only on programs to carry out the purposes for which new funds authorized by this Act would themselves be available." SEC. 8. The Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended (2'2 U.S.C. 1571-1604), is further amended as follows:

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