Executive Order 11223—Relating to the Performance of Functions Authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 633 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 75 Stat. 454 (22 U.S.C. 2393), it is hereby determined that, to the extent hereinafter indicated, the performance of functions authorized by that Act, as amended, and any predecessor legislation, without regard to the laws specified in the numbered subdivisions of Sections 1 and 2 of this order and without regard to consideration as specified in Sections 3 and 4 of this order will further the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Section 1. With respect to functions authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), and any predecessor legislation except those functions exercised by the Department of Defense under authority of Sections 621 and 623 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2381 and 2383): (1) The Act of March 26, 1934, 48 Stat. 500, as amended (15 TJ.S.C. 616a). (2) Section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, 60 Stat. 809 (31U.S.C.529). (3) Section 305 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 396, as amended (41 U.S.C. 255). (4) Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 TJ.S.C. 5). (5) Section 3710 of the Revised Statutes (41 TJ.S.C. 8). (6) Section 2 of Title III of the Act of March 3, 1933, 47 Stat. 1520 (41 U.S.C. 10a). (7) Section 3735 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 13). (8) Section 304(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as added by the Act of October 31, 1951, 65 Stat. 700 ( 41 U.S.C. 254(c)), but only with respect to contracts entered into with foreign governments or agencies thereof for the rendering of services to the United States or an agency thereof within the continental limits of the United States. (9) Section 901 (a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936,49 Stat. 2015, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1241 (a)). Sec. 2. With respect to purchases authorized to be made outside the limits of the United States or the District of Columbia under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and any predecessor legislation: (1) Section 2276(a) of Title 10 of the United States Code. (2) Section 2313(b) of Title 10 of the United States Code. (3) Section 304(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as added by the Act of October 31,1951, 65 Stat. 700 (41 U.S.C. 254(c)). (4) Section 1301 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, 56 Stat. 185 (50 U.S.C. App. 643), as extended by the provisions of the Act of June 30,1953,67 Stat. 120. (5) Section 3(b) of the Act of August 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 972 (50 U.S.C. 1433(b)), but only with respect to contracts in which the inclusion of the clause required by Section 3(b), or the compliance with that clause, if included in a contract, is deemed by the executive or military department concerned to be impracticable. Sec. 3. With respect to cost-type contracts heretofore or hereafter made with non-profit institutions under which no fee is charged or paid, amendments and modifications of such contracts may be made with or without consideration and may be utilized to accomplish the same things as any original contract could have accomplished, irrespective of the time or circumstances of the making, or the form of the contract amended or modified, or of the amending or modifying contract and irrespective of rights which may have accrued under the contract or the amendments or modifications thereof. Sec. 4. With respect to contracts heretofore or hereafter made, other than those described in Section 3 of this order, amendments and modifications of such contracts may be made with or without consideration and may be utilized to accomplish the same things as any original contract could have accomplished, irrespective of the time or circumstances of the making, or the form of the contract amended or modified, or of the amending or modifying contract, and irrespective of rights which may have accrued under the contract or the amendments or modifications thereof, if the Secretary of State determines in each case that such action is necessary to protect the foreign policy interests of the United States. Sec. 5. Executive Order No. 10784 of October 1, 1958, and Executive Order No. 10845 of October 12, 1959, are hereby superseded. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES AS ECONOMICALLY LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FOR PURPOSES OF THE INTEREST EQUALIZATION TAX WHEREAS the Senate and House of Representatives have been duly notified of my intention to terminate the designation of the Bahamas, Bermuda, Ireland, Kuwait, and Portugal as economically less developed countries for purposes of the tax imposed by section 4911 of the Internal Revenue Code; NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4916(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as added by section 2 of the Interest Equalization Tax Act, approved September 2, 1964 (Public Law 88-563), by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Economically less developed countries. For purposes of the tax imposed by section 4911 of the Internal Revenue Code, the following areas are designated as economically less developed countries: (a) All foreign countries (including Trust Territories) in existence on or after the effective date of this order, other than Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Union of South Africa, United Kingdom, and any foreign country within the Sino-Soviet bloc, as defined in section 2: (b) Each territory, department, province, and possession (other than the Bahamas, Bermuda, and Hong Kong), of any foreign country in existence on or after the effective date of this order, other than a foreign country within the Sino-Soviet bloc, as defined in section 2, if the territory, department, province, or possession is overseas from the foreign country of which it is a territory, department, province, (c) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and all possessions of the United States. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House, May 12, 1965