# § 1766b. Language training for families of officers and employees assigned abroad
October 1, 1976*Provided*7 U.S.C. 1701*Provided*September 30, 1977
Effective , the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to provide appropriate orientation and language training to families of officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture in anticipation of an assignment abroad of such officers and employees or while abroad pursuant to this chapter or other authority: , That the facilities of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center or other Government facilities shall be used wherever practicable, and the Secretary may utilize foreign currencies generated under title I of the Food for Peace Act, as amended [ et seq.], to carry out the purposes of this section in the foreign nations to which such officers, employees, and families are assigned. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, not to exceed $50,000 annually, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section: , That for the fiscal year ending , any appropriations available to the Secretary of Agriculture (not to exceed $50,000) may be used to carry out the purposes of this section.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title VI, § 606C, formerly § 602(f), as added Pub. L. 94–449, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1500; renumbered § 606C, and amended Pub. L. 95–501, title IV, § 401(3), (4), Oct. 21, 1978, 92 Stat. 1691; Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 102(f), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2237; Pub. L. 107–132, § 1(b), Jan. 16, 2002, 115 Stat. 2412; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(H), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
The Food for Peace Act, as amended, referred to in text, is , , which is classified generally to chapter 41 (§ 1691 et seq.) of this title. Title I of the Act is classified to subchapter II (§ 1701 et seq.) of chapter 41 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
### Codification
Amendment by was executed to this section which is section 606C of act , instead of section 602(f) of act , as directed by , as the probable intent of Congress, in view of the renumbering of section 602(f) of act as section 606C of act by .
Provisions comprising this section were formerly classified to prior to redesignation by .
### Amendments
2008— substituted “Food for Peace Act” for “Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954”.
2002— substituted “George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center” for “Foreign Service Institute”.
1980— struck out provision requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to the House Committee of Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry not later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year a detailed report showing activities carried out under the authority of this section during such fiscal year.
1978—, substituted “this section” for “this subsection” in four places. See Codification note above.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
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### Availability of Funds
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