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Indlvidoal agencies noc Included wlchln doi&««clc aittton*. Th« ISTC 

 would have to defend chli budget In the annuel budget cycle. Individual 

 ajencle* would of cour«e have to defen-i their v/nole budj«: before CC-S, 

 and later the Conjrea*. but would look, to the ISTC to ctzzLiy their 

 •ubRl««lonf of developoent-related prograr.a. 



This procen, which hat logical conilstency In the a-jftract. would 

 not be easy to Inplement. To explore the approach, It wculd be uaeful 

 to experlncnt for a year or cvo wlcn a laall number of *itnci.€f that 

 already have clear leglilaclve authority In thl* area, with a relatively 

 >3>all budget authorized, and with e«?ha«i« oa prograss that alto have 

 •ubetantlal dooettlc Intereet «o aa to redjce rliV:, Procedure!, and 

 criteria could be developed during that clxe and the whole process 

 nonltored and evaluated for Its viability. 



Another Issue Is the Importance of the Internal organization of 05<3 

 to the ability to Introduce a process such as Is described, Ti-iO'^gh a 

 different problem than In Category 11, what Is suggested here Involves 

 substantial cooperation and joint evaluation In the budget process by 

 the donestlc and International arcs of OJi£. Without a ccMlderatle 

 degree of agreeaent and of understanding of the objectives being sought 

 on the part of the OHZ divisions, the process intended co be atk;ed of 

 Che agencies simply would not be viable, 



OSTP, coo, would have Co take an active role, especially during the 

 ezperloencal period, co test ouc the procedures, encourage cooperation 

 of the agencies, resolve bureaucratic disputes, supporc ISTC, and work 

 closely wlch 0MB co be sure of coincidence of objecdves tr.i a4equac« 

 evaluaclon. 



Ic should be aoctd, of course, chac the qu«scion of scacucory 

 authority for agencies to seek funds for ocher than docesttc purposes Is 

 noc a ainor issue, though It has been put aside In this discussion co 

 allow tfxploraclon of the Issues. Soae agincles clearly do have such 

 aochorlcy; for others, ch« slcuaclon is hazy; others clearly do noc. 

 Obviously, even for those without such authority, it. Is conceivable to 

 obtain it If it w*r« thought sufficiently icportar.t it^i Oingress could 

 be convinced. 



Perhaps mere to the point Is the lutstlor. of Ccngreitloaal reaction 

 to agencies seeiilng line Itea 6-jCgecs for prograas Intended to benefit 

 developing countries (as well as the US), That reaction U r^ot folly 

 predictabli, and Is likely In fact to vary 'flth the cocslctee, and over 

 cioe. Various Congressional constituencies have becoae sore Interested 

 in seeing "their" agencies becoae aore directly Involved in developseac 

 activities; others resist such a auy/t. On the whole It would appear 

 that the Congress Is ac/lng toward greater flezlbtitty and l,-,cerest. 

 Certainly, Congressional concurrence woul'i be re^^ulred and, ic aosc be 

 observed, such concurrence Is owch sore likely If it can be convincingly 

 shown chac che procedures by which prograas will b« generated an<f li:pler*nce<: 

 are rigorous ar^ under full control. 



