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 93 STAT. 366

PUBLIC LAW 96-53—AUG. 14, 1979 REGISTRATION OF PRIVATE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES

92 Stat. 941; 22 USC 2151u, 2357, 2395. 7 USC 1704, 1722.

SEC. 121. Sections 123(b), 607(a), and 635(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and sections 104(f) and 202(a) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 are amended by striking out Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid" and "Advisory Committee wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "Agency for International Development". MISCELLANEOUS REPEALS

22 USC 2151c, 21511, 2151k. 92 Stat. 948. 22 USC 2151p.

SEC. 122. Section 105(c), the last sentence of section 111, sections 113 (b) and (c), and section 118(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 are repealed. Subsection (d) of section 113 of such Act is redesignated as subsection (b). MINORITY RESOURCE CENTER

22 USC 2151 note.

92 Stat. 937. 22 USC 2151. Functions.

SEC. 123. Section 133 of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1977 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c)(1) Upon the enactment of the International Development Cooperation Act of 1979, the section on minority business established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be redesignated as the Minority Resource Center (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Center) which shall be responsible for increasing the participation of economically and socially disadvantaged business enterprises in contract, procurement, grant, and research and development activities funded by the agency primarily responsible for administering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'agency'). "(2) The Center shall— "(A) establish, maintain, and disseminate information to, and otherwise serve as an information clearinghouse for, economically and socially disadvantaged business enterprises regarding business opportunities in development assistance programs funded by the agency; "(B) design and conduct programs to encourage, promote, and assist economically and socially disadvantaged business enterprises to secure direct contracts, host country contracts, operation expatriate contracts, indefinite quantity contracts, subcontracts, projects, grants, and research and development contracts in order for such enterprises to participate in such development assistance programs; "(C) conduct market research, planning, economic and business analyses, and feasibility studies to identify business opportunities in such development assistance programs; "(D) develop support mechanisms which will enable socially and economically disadvantaged businesses to take advantage of business opportunities in such development assistance programs; and "(E) enter into such contracts (to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts), cooperative agreements, or other transactions as may be necessary in the conduct of its functions under this section. "(3) The Administrator of the agency and the Secretary of State shall provide the Center with such relevant information, including procurement schedules, bids, and specifications with respect to development assistance programs funded by the agency, as may be

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