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 PUBLIC LAW 96-53—AUG. 14, 1979

93 STAT. 371

authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this Act for fiscal year 1980 not to exceed $105,404,000"; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking out "for fiscal year 1978, $1,069,000, and for fiscal year 1979" and inserting in lieu thereof "for fiscal year 1980". PEACE CORPS PERSONNEL

SEC. 302. Section 7(a) of the Peace Corps Act is amended by adding 22 USC 2506. at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(4) Until such time as the Congress enacts Foreign Service personnel reform legislation which amends or otherwise supersedes this paragraph, a person who has received a Foreign Service Reserve or staff appointment or assignment under this subsection may, not later than three years after the effective date of this paragraph or after separation from such appointment or assignment, whichever is later, be appointed to a position in any United States department, agency, or establishment— "(A) in the competitive service under title 5, United States Code, without competitive examination and in accordance with 5 USC 101 such regulations and conditions consistent with this subsection «t seq. as may be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or "(B) in an established merit system in the excepted service, if such person (i) served satisfactorily under the authority of this subsection, as certified by the President, for not less than thirty-six months on a substantially continuous basis, and (ii) is qualified for the position in question.". TITLE IV—INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION STATEMENT OF POLICY

SEC. 401. As declared by Congress in the Foreign Assistant Act of 22 USC 3501. 1961, a principal objective of the foreign policy of the United States is 22 USC 2151 the encouragement and sustained support of the people of developing ^'^^^ countries in their efforts to acquire the knowledge and resources essential to development and to build the economic, political, and social institutions which will improve the quality of their lives. The Congress reaffirms the profound humanitarian and foreign policy concerns of the United States in the economic and social progress of the developing countries and in the alleviation of the worst physical manifestations of poverty in these countries. In furtherance of that objective, the Congress recognizes that developing countries require extensive scientific and technological capacity in order to deal effectively with their development problems, relate to the industrialized nations, and constructively participate in the shaping of a stable world order. It is therefore in the mutual interest of the United States and the developing countries to increase scientific and technological cooperation and jointly to support long-term research on critical problems that impede development and limit the efficient use of the world's human, natural, and capital resources.

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