112 STAT. 2681-795 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (1) approving an overall assistance and economic cooperation strategy; (2) ensuring program and policy coordination among agencies of the United States Government in carrying out the policies set forth in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act, and other relevant assistance Acts; (3) pursuing coordination with other countries and international organizations; and (4) resolving policy, program, and funding disputes among United States Government agencies. (c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION. —Nothing in this section may be construed to lessen the accountability of any Federal agency administering any program, project, or activity of United States assistance for any funds made available to the Federal agency for that purpose. (d) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PERSONNEL OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The Administrator of the Agency for International Development is authorized to detail to the Department of State on a nonreimbursable basis such personnel employed by the Agency as the Secretary of State may require to carry out this section. TITLE XVI—TRANSITION CHAPTER 1—REORGANIZATION PLAN President. SEC. 1601. REORGANIZATION PLAN AND REPORT. (a) SUBMISSION OF PLAN AND REPORT.— Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a reorganization plan and report regarding— (1) the abolition of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, and the United States International Development Cooperation Agency in accordance with this subdivision; (2) with respect to the Agency for International Development, the consolidation and streamlining of the Agency and the transfer of certain functions of the i^ency to the Department in accordance with section 1511; (3) the termination of functions of each covered agency as may be necessary to effectuate the reorganization under this subdivision, and the termination of the affairs of each agency abolished under this subdivision; (4) the transfer to the Department of the functions and personnel of each covered agency consistent with the provisions of this subdivision; and (5) the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining of the Department in connection with the transfer of such functions and personnel in order to carry out such functions. (b) COVERED AGENCIES. — The agencies covered by this section are the following: (1) The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. (2) The United States Information Agency. (3) The United States International Development Cooperation Agency. (4) The Agency for International Development.
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