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 PUBLIC LAW 96-53—AUG. 14, 1979 engaged in promoting economic, social, and technological development in developing countries. (e) The President shall prescribe appropriate procedures to assure coordination of the activities of the Institute with other activities of the United States Government in furthering the use of science and technology in the cause of development.

93 STAT. 373

Coordination procedures.

GENERAL AUTHORITIES

SEC. 404. (a) To carry out the purposes and functions of the 22 USC 3504. Institute, the President may— (1) make and perform contracts and other agreements with any individual, institution, corporation, or other body of persons however designated, within or outside the United States, and with governments or government agencies, domestic or foreign; (2) make advances, grants, and loans to any individual, institution, corporation, or other body of persons however designated, within or outside the United States, and to governments or government agencies, domestic or foreign; (3) employ such personnel as necessary and fix their compensation; (4) make provision for compensation, transportation, housing, subsistence (or per diem in lieu thereof), and health care or health and accident insurance for foreign nationals engaged in activities authorized by this title while they are away from their homes, without regard to the provisions of any other law; (5) accept and use money, funds, property, and services of any kind by gift, devise, bequest, grant, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Institute; (6) acquire by purchase, lease, loan, bequest, or gift and hold and dispose of by sale, lease, loan, or grant, real and personal property of all kinds; (7) prescribe, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations as may be necessary to the conduct of the business of the Institute; (8) utilize information, services, facilities, officers, and employees of any agency of the United States Government; (9) establish a principal office in the United States and such other offices within or outside the United States, as may be necessary; (10) make such expenditures as may be necessary for administering the provisions of this title; (11) adopt, alter, and use an official seal for the Institute, which shall be judicially noticed; and (12) take such other actions as may be necessary and incident to carrying out the functions of the Institute. (b) Any authority provided by this section involving the expenditure of appropriated funds shall be effective for a fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts. DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE

SEC. 405. (a) There shall be a Director of the Institute (hereafter in 22 USC 3505. this title referred to as the "Director") who shall be the chief executive officer of the Institute. The Director shall be appointed by Appointment, the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and compensation. shall receive compensation at the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5 of the United States Code.

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