22 U.S.C. § 290f
There is created as an agency of the United States of America a body corporate to be known as the Inter-American Foundation (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Foundation").
The future of freedom, security, and economic development in the Western Hemisphere rests on the realization that man is the foundation of all human progress. It is the purpose of this section to provide support for developmental activities designed to achieve conditions in the Western Hemisphere under which the dignity and the worth of each human person will be respected and under which all men will be afforded the opportunity to develop their potential, to seek through gainful and productive work the fulfillment of their aspirations for a better life, and to live in justice and peace. To this end, it shall be the purpose of the Foundation, primarily in cooperation with private, regional, and international organizations, to-
In pursuing these purposes, the Foundation shall place primary emphasis on the enlargement of educational opportunities at all levels, the production of food and the development of agriculture, and the improvement of environmental conditions relating to health, maternal and child care, family planning, housing, free trade union development, and other social and economic needs of the people.
The Foundation shall carry out the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section primarily through and with private organizations, individuals, and international organizations by undertaking or sponsoring appropriate research and by planning, initiating, assisting, financing, administering, and executing programs and projects designed to promote the achievement of such purposes.
In carrying out its functions under this section, the Foundation shall, to the maximum extent possible, coordinate its undertakings with the developmental activities in the Western Hemisphere of the various organs of the Organization of American States, the United States Government, international organizations, and other entities engaged in promoting social and economic development of Latin America.
The Foundation, as a corporation-
Upon termination of the corporate life of the Foundation all of its assets shall be liquidated and, unless otherwise provided by Congress, shall be transferred to the United States Treasury as the property of the United States.
The management of the Foundation shall be vested in a board of directors (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Board") composed of nine members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom he shall designate to serve as Chairman of the Board and one of whom he shall designate to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board. Six members of the Board shall be appointed from private life. Three members of the Board shall be appointed from among the following: officers or employees of agencies of the United States concerned with inter-American affairs, the United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank, or the Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank. Members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of six years, except that of the members first appointed two shall be appointed for terms of two years and two shall be appointed for terms of four years, as designated by the President at the time of their appointment. A member of the Board appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term; but upon the expiration of his term of office a member shall continue to serve until his successor is appointed and shall have qualified. Members of the Board shall be eligible for reappointment. All individuals appointed to the Board shall possess an understanding of and sensitivity to community level development processes. No more than 5 members of the Board may be members of any one political party.
Members of the Board shall serve without additional compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, while engaged in their duties on behalf of the corporation.
The Board shall direct the exercise of all the powers of the Foundation.
The Board may prescribe, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the manner in which the business of the Foundation may be conducted and in which the powers granted to it by law may be exercised and enjoyed. A majority of the Board shall be required as a quorum.
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it, the Board may appoint such committees for the carrying out of the work of the Foundation as the Board finds to be for the best interests of the Foundation, each committee to consist of two or more members of the Board, which committees, together with officers and agents duly authorized by the Board and to the extent provided by the Board, shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Foundation.
In order to further the purposes of the Foundation there shall be established a Council to be composed of such number of individuals as may be selected by the Board from among individuals knowledgeable concerning developmental activities in the Western Hemisphere. The Board shall, from time to time, consult with the Council concerning the objectives of the Foundation. Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to reimbursement in accordance with section 5703 of title 5 for travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their functions under this subsection.
The Foundation shall be a nonprofit corporation and shall have no capital stock. No part of its revenue earnings, or other income or property shall inure to the benefit of its directors, officers, and employees and such revenue, earnings, or other income, or property shall be used for the carrying out of the corporate purposes set forth in this section. No director, officer, or employee of the corporation shall in any manner directly or indirectly participate in the deliberation upon or the determination of any question affecting his personal interests or the interests of any corporation, partnership, or organization in which he is directly or indirectly interested.
When approved by the Foundation, in furtherance of its purpose, the officers and employees of the Foundation may accept and hold offices or positions to which no compensation is attached with governments or governmental agencies of foreign countries.
The Secretary of State shall have authority to detail employees of any agency under his jurisdiction to the Foundation under such circumstances and upon such conditions as he may determine. Any such employee so detailed shall not lose any privileges, rights, or seniority as an employee of any such agency by virtue of such detail.
The Foundation shall maintain its principal office in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. The Foundation may establish agencies, branch offices, or other offices in any place or places outside the United States in which the Foundation may carry on all or any of its operations and business.
The Foundation, including its franchise and income, shall be exempt from taxation now or hereafter imposed by the United States, or any territory or possession thereof, or by any State, county, municipality, or local taxing authority.
The Foundation shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 91 of title 31.
When, with the permission of the Foundation, funds made available to a grantee under this section are invested pending disbursement, the resulting interest is not required to be deposited in the United States Treasury if the grantee uses the resulting interest for the purposes for which the grant was made. This subsection applies with respect to both interest earned before and interest earned after August 24, 1982.
Funds made available to the Foundation may be used for the expenses described in section 1345 of title 31 (relating to travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for meetings).
Funds made available to the Foundation may be used for printing and binding without regard to section 501 of title 44.
1So in original. Probably should be "devise,".
22 U.S.C. § 290f
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (s)(1), is Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424. Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is classified generally to subchapter I (§2151 et seq.) of chapter 32 of this title. For provisions deeming references to subchapter I to include parts IV (§2346 et seq.), VI (§2348 et seq.), and VIII (§2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 32, see section 202(b) of Pub. L. 92-226 set out as a note under section 2346 of this title, and sections 2348c and 2349aa-5 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATIONRepeal of section by Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, §1000(a)(2) [title V, §586(c)(2)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-118, did not become effective pursuant to section 1000(a)(2) [title V, §586] of div. B of Pub. L. 106-113 formerly set out as an Abolition of the Inter-American Foundation note below. In subsec. (t), "chapter 91 of title 31" substituted for "the Government Corporation Control Act [ 31 U.S.C. 841 et seq.]" on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, §4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.
AMENDMENTS2007-Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 110-38 amended third sentence generally. Prior to amendment, third sentence read as follows: "Three members of the Board shall be appointed from among officers or employees of agencies of the United States concerned with inter-American affairs." 1991-Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102-138, §173(b)(1), inserted provision at end that all individuals appointed to the Board possess an understanding of and sensitivity to community level development processes and that no more than 5 members of the Board be of any one political party.Subsec. (q). Pub. L. 102-138, §173(c), amended subsec. (q) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (q) read as follows: "The Foundation shall establish a principal office. The Foundation is authorized to establish agencies, branch offices, or other offices in any place or places within the United States or elsewhere in any of which locations the Foundation may carry on all or any of its operations and business."Subsec. (s)(2). Pub. L. 102-138, §173(a), amended first sentence generally, substituting present provisions for provisions authorizing appropriations of $16,932,000 for fiscal year 1990 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1991.Subsecs. (v), (w). Pub. L. 102-138, §173(d), added subsecs. (v) and (w). 1990-Subsec. (s)(2). Pub. L. 101-246 amended first sentence generally, substituting "$16,932,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and $25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1991" for "$11,969,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $12,969,000 for fiscal year 1987 (not less than $1,000,000 of which shall be for Haiti)".1986-Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 99-529, §403(a), substituted "nine members" for "seven members" and "Six members" for "Four members".Subsec. (s)(2). Pub. L. 99-529, §202(e), substituted "$12,969,000 for fiscal year 1987 (not less than $1,000,000 of which shall be for Haiti)" for "$11,969,000 for fiscal year 1987".1985-Subsec. (s)(2). Pub. L. 99-83 substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of $11,969,000 for each of fiscal years 1986 and 1987, for provisions authorizing appropriations of $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1984 and 1985. 1983-Subsec. (s)(2). Pub. L. 98-164 substituted "$16,000,000 for the fiscal year 1984 and $16,000,000 for the fiscal year 1985" for "$12,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982 and $12,800,000 for the fiscal year 1983".1982-Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 97-241, §501(b), substituted "travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with section 5703 of title 5" for "actual and necessary expenses not in excess of $50 per day, and for transportation expenses".Subsec. (s)(2). Pub. L. 97-241, §501(a), substituted "$12,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982 and $12,800,000 for the fiscal year 1983" for "$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1979 and 1980".Subsec. (u). Pub. L. 97-241, §501(c), added subsec. (u).1977-Subsec. (s). Pub. L. 95-105 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). 1972- Pub. L. 92-226, §406(3), substituted "Foundation" for "Institute" wherever appearing in subsecs. (b) to (g), (i), (j) to (r), and (t).Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-226, §406(2), substituted "Inter-American Foundation" and "Foundation" for "Inter-American Social Development Institute" and "Institute". Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 92-226, §406(4), inserted ",including expenses for representation (not to exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year),".Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 92-226, §406(5), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "Foundation" for "Institute" and "President" for "Executive Director" in two places, and added par. (2).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 99-529, title IV, §403(b), Oct. 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 3019, provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 24, 1986]."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99-83 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 99-83 set out as a note under section 2151-1 of this title.
SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 91-175 pt. IV, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 821, as amended by Pub. L. 92-226 pt. IV, §406(1), Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 34, which enacted this section, designated as the "Inter-American Foundation Act".
ABOLITION OF INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, §1000(a)(2) [title V, §586], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-117, as amended by Pub. L. 106-429, §101(a) [title V, §591], Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1900, 1900A-59, authorized the President, during fiscal years 2000 and 2001, to abolish the Inter-American Foundation, provided for the termination and transfer of functions of the Foundation, disposition of funds, and responsibilities and authorities of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to take actions necessary to wind-up the affairs of the Foundation, required the Director to certify to Congress the discharge of the Director's responsibilities, directed the repeal of sections 290f and 2182a(d) of this title and the amendment of section 290h of this title and section 36 of Pub. L. 93-189 (22 U.S.C. 1942 note), effective on the date of transmittal to Congress of the Director's certification, and provided that section 1000(a)(2) [title V, §586] of Pub. L. 106-113 would only be effective upon the effective date of the abolition of the Foundation. The President did not exercise his authority to abolish the Inter-American Foundation during fiscal years 2000 and 2001.
TRANSITION RULE FOR BOARD APPOINTMENTS Pub. L. 102-138, title I, §173(b)(2), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 680, provided that: "The requirements established by the amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] do not affect appointments made to the Board of the Inter-American Foundation before the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 1991]."