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 92 STAT. 950

PUBLIC LAW 95-424—OCT. 6, 1978 I'ROJECT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION

SEC. 113. Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act, as amended by sections 102 and 112 of this Act, is further amended by inserting the following new section 125 immediately after section 124: Administration. 22 USC 2151w.

Presidential reports.

22 USC 2394.

"SEC. 125. PROJECT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION.— (a) The Adminis-

trator of the agency primarily responsible for administering this part is directed to improve the assessment and evaluation of the programs and projects carried out by that agency under this chapter. The Administrator shall consult with the appropriate committees of the Congress in establishing standards for such evaluations. "(b) The President shall report on actions taken by the international financial institutions and the United Nations Development Program to improve the evaluation of projects and programs conducted by those institutions. The report required by this subsection shall be submitted as a part of the report required by section 634.". AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS ABROAD

Appropriation authorization.

22 USC 2174.

SEC. 114. Section 214 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended— (1) in subsection (c) by striking out "for the fiscal year 1977, $25,000,000, and for the fiscal year 1978, $25,000,000, which amounts are" and inserting in lieu thereof "$25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1079, which amount is"; and (2) by striking out subsections (d) and (e) and by redesignatingsubsection (f) as subsection (d). HOUSING AND OTHER CREDIT GUARANTY PROGRAMS

22 USC 2181.

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SEC. 115. (a) Sections 221 and 222 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 are amended to read as follows: "SEC. 221. HOUSING GUARANTIES.—The Congress recognizes that shelter requirements are among the most fundamental of human needs. Shelter for most people in the developing countries consists largely of domestic materials assembled by local labor. While recognizing that most financing for such housing must come from domestic resources, the Congress finds that carefully designed programs involving United States capital and expertise can increase the availability of domestic financing for improved housing and related services for low-income people by demonstrating to local entrepreneurs and institutions that providing low-cost housing can be financially val. The Congress reaffirms, therefore, that the United States should continue to assist developing countries in marshalling resources for low-cost housing. Particular attention should be given to programs which will support pilot projects for low-cost shelter or which will have a maximum demonstration impact on local institutions and national policy. The Congress declares that the long run goal of all such programs should be to develop domestic construction capabilities and to stimulate local credit institutions to make available domestic capital and other management and technological resources required for effective low-cost shelter programs and policies. "SEC. 222. AUTHORIZATION.—(a) To carry out the policy of section 221, the President is authorized to issue guaranties to eligible investors

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