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22 USC § 5423 - Technical training for private sector development in Poland and Hungary

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s5423"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 5423 - Technical training for private sector development in Poland and Hungary"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "5423"
section_name: "Technical training for private sector development in Poland and Hungary"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED)"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–179, title II, § 203, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1309; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(U), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820, 1821.)"
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# § 5423. Technical training for private sector development in Poland and Hungary

**(a)** **Technical training program** The Agency for International Development shall develop and implement a program for extending basic agribusiness, commercial, entrepreneurial, financial, scientific, and technical skills to the people of Poland and Hungary to enable them to better meet their needs and develop a market economy. This program shall include management training and agricultural extension activities.

**(b)** **Participation by Enterprise Funds and other agencies and organizations** In carrying out subsection (a), the Agency for International Development may utilize the Polish-American Enterprise Fund and the Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund and other appropriate Government and private agencies, programs, and organizations such as—

**(1)** the Department of Agriculture;

**(2)** the Farmer-to-Farmer Program under section 1736(a)(1) and (2) of title 7;

**(3)** the International Executive Service Corps;

**(4)** the Foundation for the Development of Polish Agriculture;

**(5)** the World Council of Credit Unions; and

**(6)** other United States, Polish, and Hungarian private and voluntary organizations and private sector entities.

**(c)** **Nonapplicability of other provisions of law** 22 U.S.C. 2151

Assistance provided pursuant to subsection (a) under the authorities of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [ et seq.] may be provided notwithstanding any other provision of law.

**(d)** **Authorization of appropriations** October 1, 198922 U.S.C. 2151

For purposes of implementing this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the 3-year period beginning , to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( and following; relating to development assistance), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.

**(e)** **Limitation with respect to Farmer-to-Farmer Program** section 5425 of this title7 U.S.C. 1736

Any activities carried out pursuant to this chapter through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program under section 1736(a)(1) and (2) of title 7 shall be funded with funds authorized to be appropriated by this chapter and local currencies made available under , and shall not be funded with funds made available pursuant to section 1107 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( note) or a similar, subsequent provision of law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–179, title II, § 203, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1309; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(U), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820, 1821.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsecs. (c) and (d), is , , . Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 2151 et seq.) of chapter 32 of this title. Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is classified generally to part I (§ 2151 et seq.) of subchapter I 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 , set out as a note under , and sections 2348c and 2349aa–5 of this title. For provisions deeming references to part I of subchapter I to include a reference to , see . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (e), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

Section 1107 of the Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (e), is , which is set out as a note under , Agriculture.

### Amendments

2008—Subsecs. (b)(2), (e).  made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1736(a)(1) and (2) of title 7.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Agriculture.