Executive Order 12118—Administration of Security Assistance Programs

By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2381), and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, in order to delegate certain responsibilities to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense and to reserve others to the President, it is hereby ordered as follows:

1-101. Section 201(a) of Executive Order No. 10973, as amended, relating to the administration of foreign assistance, is further amended by deleting "(except chapter 4 thereof)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(except chapters 4 and 6 thereof) ".

1-102. In Section 201 of Executive Order No. 10973, as amended, a new subsection (c) is added as follows:

"(c) Those functions under Section 634A of the Act, to the extent that they relate to notifications to the Congress concerning changes in programs under Part II of the Act (except chapters 4 an(1 6 thereof), subject to prior consultation with the Secretary of State.".

1-103. Section 201(d) of Executive Order No. 10973, as amended, is revoked.

1-104. Section 203(a) of Executive Order No. 10973, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"(a) Those under Section 502B of the Act.".

1-105. Section 401(c) of Executive Order No. 10973, as amended, is further amended by adding "515(f)," immediately after "506(a)," and by deleting "634(c), 663(a), and 669(b)(1)" and inserting in lieu thereof "633A, 663(a), 669(b) (1), and 670(b) (1)".

1-106. Section 401(g) of Executive Order No. 10973, as amended, is revised to read as follows:

"(g) Those under Section 607 of the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1979 (92 Stat. 1591 ), with respect to findings.".

1-107. Executive Order No. 11958 of January 18, 1977, entitled "Administration of Arms Export Controls," is amended in Section 1 (a) by deleting "(c) (3) and (c)(4)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(c)(3), (c)(4), and (f)".

JIMMY CARTER

The White House,

February 6, 1979.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:51 a.m., February 7, 1979]