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PUBLIC LAW 8 7 - 1 9 5 - S E P T. 4, 1961

United States for the procurement of supplies and services and for other administrative and operating purposes (other than compensation of personnel) without regard to such laws and regulations governing the obligation and expenditure of funds of the United States Government as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, not to exceed $3,000,000 of the funds available for assistance under this Act (other than title I of chapter 2 of part I) may be used in any fiscal year (in addition to funds available for such use under other authorities in this Act) to construct or otherwise acquire outside the United States (1) essential living quarters, office space, and necessary supporting facilities for use of personnel carrying out activities authorized by this Act, and (2) schools (including dormitories and boarding facilities) and hospitals for use of personnel carrying out activities authorized by this Act, United States Government personnel, and their dependents. In addition, funds made available for assistance under this Act (other than title I of chapter 2 of part I) may be used, notwithstanding any other law, to equip, staff, operate, and maintain such schools and hospitals. (d) Not to exceed $1,500,000 of the funds available for assistance under this Act (other than title I of chapter 2 of part I) may be used in any fiscal year to provide assistance, on such terms and conditions as are deemed appropriate, to schools established, or to be established, outside the United States whenever it is determined that such action would be more economical or would best serve the interests of the United States in providing for the education of dependents of personnel carrying out activities authorized by this Act and dependents of United States Government personnel, in lieu of acquisition or construction pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. (e) Funds available under this Act (other than title I of chapter 2 of part I) may be used to pay costs of training United States citizen personnel employed or assigned pursuant to section 625(d)(2) (through interchange or otherwise) at any State or local unit of government, public or private nonprofit institution, trade, labor, agricultural, or scientific association or organization, or commercial firm; and the provisions of Public Law 84-918 (7 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.) may be used to carry out the foregoing authority notwithstanding that interchange of personnel may not be involved or that the training may not take place at the institutions specified in that Act. Such training shall not be considered employment or holding of office under section 2 of the Act of July 31, 1894, as amended (5 U.S.C. 62), and any payments or contributions in connection therewith may, as deemed appropriate by the head of the agency of the United States Government authorizing such training, be made by private or public sources and be accepted by any trainee, or may be accepted by and credited to the current applicable appropriation of such agency: Provided, however, That any such payments to any employee in the nature of compensation shall be in lieu, or in reduction, of compensation received from the United States Government. (f) Funds made available under section 212 may be used for expenses (other than those provided for under section 637(a)) to assist m carrying out functions under title I of chapter 2 of part I, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), and under the Act to provide for assistance in the development of Latin America and in the reconstruction of Chile, and for other purposes (22 U.S.C. 1942 et seq.), performed by the agency primarily responsible for administering part I.

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Construction of living q u a r t e r s.

E d u c s i t i o n of dependents.

Training c o s t s.

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