[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 92 (Friday, May 13, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 25466-25470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9544]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

22 CFR Part 203


Registration of Agencies for Voluntary Foreign Aid; Summary of 
Comments

AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: USAID is revising Part 203 in its entirety to clarify the 
purposes of Registration and to emphasize that organizations must be 
private and voluntary in nature in order to be registered.

DATES: Effective Date: May 13, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Q. Newton, Registrar, Office of 
Private Voluntary Cooperation--American Schools & Hospitals Abroad; 
telephone: 202-712-4747; telefax: 202-216-3041 or e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 7, 2002, the Agency published in the 
Federal Register a proposed revision of Part 203.
    The comment period was May 8, 2003, to July 8, 2002.
    The Agency received comments from eleven private voluntary 
organizations (PVOs) as well as comments from two cooperative 
development organizations (CDOs). The following summarizes the 
principal comments and actions taken:
    1. Annual Documentation Requirements (see Sec.  203.5). For PVOs 
submitting an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133 
Audit, the due date for submitting annual documents was changed from 
six months to nine months following the organization's fiscal year end 
to take into account the time required for the registrant to prepare 
the OMB Circular A-133 audit.
    2. Submission of Documents. A comment expressed opposition to 
submitting duplicate documents to various offices within USAID. The 
words ``the same or'' were deleted from 203.4(d). The sentence now 
reads: ``Other USAID officials may request similar information at a 
later date for purposes of determining the PVO's eligibility for a 
particular grant or cooperative agreement.''
    3. Registration Status--Transition Provisions. PVOs currently 
registered will continue to be registered under the new rule. The new 
annual documentation requirements are in effect as of the date of the 
new rule. The previous rule and the new rule are available on the USAID 
Web site at http://www.usaid.gov Keyword: PVO Registration. New 
applicants will be required to submit their applications and 
documentation under the revised Conditions of Registration and new 
rules.
    4. Registration of CDOs. Two comments were made with regard to the 
elimination of Registration eligibility for IRS 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(6) 
organizations, specifically cooperative development organizations 
(CDOs). The Agency's intent is not to eliminate CDOs from the U.S. PVO 
Registry at http://www.usaid.gov Keyword: Registry. Therefore, CDOs 
will continue to be listed in the Registry and will continue to be 
required to meet the annual documentation requirements in Sec.  203.5. 
(see Sec.  203.12)
    5. AID Form 1550-2. A comment requested that PVOs not currently 
receiving funding from the U.S. Government for overseas programs not be 
required to submit the AID Form 1550-2. The suggested change was not 
adopted since AID Form 1550-2 provides current demographic information 
on each PVO as well as

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financial information. The AID Form 1550-2 has a two-fold purpose: 
collecting data required to determine whether the organization meets 
USAID's Conditions of Registration and provide USAID with the 
information for computing the amount of USAID funding made available to 
PVOs. Until an applicant completes the AID Form 1550-2 in its entirety, 
the Agency cannot determine whether that applicant meets the Conditions 
of Registration.
    6. Registration of Non-U.S. PVOs. One comment concerned the 
Registration on non-U.S. PVOs. There are two types of non-U.S. PVOs: 
Local and International. A ``Local PVO'' is a non-U.S. PVO operating in 
the same foreign country in which it is organized. Local PVOs are not 
required to register with USAID/Washington. An ``International PVO'' is 
a non-U.S. PVO that performs development work in one or more countries 
other than the country in which it is domiciled. International PVOs are 
required to register with USAID. The Registration procedures for 
International PVOs have been added (see Sec.  203.6).

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 203

    Foreign aid, Nonprofit organizations.

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Accordingly, 22 CFR Part 203 is revised as follows.

PART 203--REGISTRATION OF PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS (PVOs)

Sec.
203.1 Purpose.
203.2 Definitions.
203.3 U.S. PVO conditions of registration.
203.4 U.S. PVO initial documentation requirements.
203.5 U S. PVO annual documentation requirements.
203.6 IPVO conditions of registration.
203.7 IPVO initial documentation requirements.
203.8 IPVO annual documentation requirements.
203.9 Denial of registration.
203.10 Termination of registration.
203.11 Access to records and communications.
203.12 Cooperative Development Organizations (CDOs).
203.13 Delegation of authority.

    Authority: Sec. 621, Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended 
(22 U.S.C. 2381).


Sec.  203.1  Purpose.

    (a) USAID registers PVOs to:
    (1) Meet statutory and regulatory requirements that a U.S. PVO be 
registered with USAID as a condition for USAID funding.
    (2) Provide USAID with information for computing the amount of 
USAID funding made available to PVOs.
    (b) It is not the purpose of registration to allow or enable 
registered PVOs to make any representation to the public concerning the 
meaning of being registered with USAID. Promotional materials or 
advertisements suggesting otherwise will be grounds for removal from 
the USAID PVO Registry.
    (c) Registration does not bring an organization within the 
Ambassador's authority and responsibility for the security of U.S. 
Government operations and personnel abroad.


Sec.  203.2  Definitions.

    As used in this part:
    (a) Cooperative Development Organization (CDO) means an 
organization designated by USAID as a voluntary, independent business 
enterprise formed to meet specific needs of its members through a 
common venture.
    (b) Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) means the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2151, et seq.
    (c) General Public means citizens and nongovernmental organizations 
(NGOs). The general public does not include government agencies in the 
United States or abroad, or public international organizations such as 
the United Nations and the World Health Organization.
    (d) Headquarters means the principal executive office where legal, 
accounting, and administrative information may be accessed in the daily 
course of conducting business.
    (e) International Private Voluntary Organization (IPVO) means an 
entity that:
    (1) Is non-U.S. based in that it is organized under the laws of the 
country in which it is domiciled;
    (2) Is a private nongovernmental organization (NGO) that solicits 
and receives cash contributions from the general public;
    (3) Is a charitable organization in that it is nonprofit and tax 
exempt under the laws of its country of domicile and operation, and is 
not a university, college, accredited degree-granting institution of 
education, private foundation, hospital, organization engaged 
exclusively in research or scientific activities, church, synagogue, 
mosque or other similar entities organized primarily for religious 
purposes; and
    (4) Conducts, or anticipates conducting, program activities in one 
or more countries other than its country of origin that are consistent 
with the general purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act and/or Public 
Law 480.
    (5) Is not recognized as a Public International Organization 
according to USAID's Automated Directives System (ADS) 308.3.
    (f) Local Private Voluntary Organization (LPVO) means a non-U.S. 
based PVO that meets the definition of an International Private 
Voluntary Organization, except that it operates only in the same 
foreign country in which it is organized. LPVOs are not required to 
register with USAID/Washington but USAID Missions may require some 
other eligibility method when making awards.
    (g) Non-U.S. Private Voluntary Organization (Non-U.S. PVO) means an 
entity that meets the definition of a U.S. PVO, but is not 
headquartered in the United States. Non-U.S. PVOs include both Local 
Private Voluntary Organizations and International Private Voluntary 
Organizations.
    (h) Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) means any nongovernmental 
organization or entity, whether nonprofit or profit-making.
    (i) Nonprofit organization means any corporation, trust, 
association, cooperative or other organization that is operated 
primarily for service, charitable, scientific, educational or other 
similar purposes; is not organized for profit; and uses its net 
proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or expands its operations.
    (j) Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) See U.S. Private Voluntary 
Organization, International Private Voluntary Organization, and Local 
Private Voluntary Organization.
    (k) Public International Organization (PIO) means a non-U.S. based 
organization (i.e., composed principally of governments) in which the 
U.S. participates. (See USAID's Automated Directives System (ADS) 
308.3).
    (l) Public Law 480 means the Agricultural Trade Development and 
Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1691, et seq.
    (m) Solicits means to undertake a substantial effort to obtain 
donations.
    (n) Supporting Services means the total of general and 
administration expenses plus fundraising expenses.
    (o) USAID means the U.S. Agency for International Development.
    (p) U.S. Private Voluntary Organization (U.S. PVO) means an entity 
that:
    (1) Is organized under the laws of the United States and 
headquartered in the United States;
    (2) Is a nongovernmental organization (NGO) that solicits and 
receives cash

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contributions from the U.S. general public;
    (3) Is a charitable organization in that it is nonprofit and exempt 
from Federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code, and is not a university, college, accredited degree-
granting institution of education, private foundation, hospital, 
organization established by a major political party in the United 
States, organization established, funded and audited by the U.S. 
Congress, organization engaged exclusively in research or scientific 
activities, church, synagogue, mosque or other similar entity organized 
primarily for religious purposes; and
    (4) Conducts, or anticipates conducting, overseas program 
activities that are consistent with the general purposes of the Foreign 
Assistance Act and/or Public Law 480.


Sec.  203.3  U.S. PVO conditions of registration.

    There are eight Conditions of Registration for U.S. organizations. 
The first four Conditions relate to whether an organization meets the 
definition of a U.S. PVO, as set forth in Sec.  203.2 (p), while the 
last four Conditions establish standards by which the U.S. PVO is 
evaluated.
    An applicant must be registered with USAID as a U.S. PVO if USAID 
finds that the applicant has satisfied all of the following Conditions:
    (a) Condition No. 1 (U.S. based). Is U.S. based in that it:
    (1) Is organized under the laws of the United States; and
    (2) Has its headquarters in the United States.
    (b) Condition No. 2 (Private). Is a nongovernmental organization 
(NGO) and solicits and receives cash contributions from the U.S. 
general public.
    (c) Condition No. 3 (Voluntary). Is a charitable organization in 
that it:
    (1) Is nonprofit and exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 
501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
    (2) Is not a university, college, accredited degree-granting 
institution of education, private foundation, hospital, organization 
established by a major political party in the United States, 
organization established, funded and audited by the U.S. Congress, 
organization engaged exclusively in research or scientific activities, 
church, synagogue, mosque or other similar entity organized primarily 
for religious purposes.
    (d) Condition No. 4 (Overseas Program Activities). Conducts, or 
anticipates conducting, overseas program activities that are consistent 
with the general purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act and/or Public 
Law 480.
    (e) Condition No. 5 (Board of Directors). Has a governing body:
    (1) That meets at least annually;
    (2) Whose members do not receive any form of income for serving on 
the board; and
    (3) Whose majority is not composed of the PVO's officers or staff 
members.
    (f) Condition No. 6 (Financial Viability). That it:
    (1) Accounts for its funds in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles (GAAP);
    (2) Has a sound financial position;
    (3) Provides its financial statements to the public upon request; 
and
    (4) Has been incorporated for not less than 18 months.
    (g) Condition No. 7 (Program Activities vs. Supporting Services). 
That it:
    (1) Expends and distributes its funds in accordance with the annual 
report of program activities;
    (2) Does not expend more than 40 percent of total expenses on 
supporting services.
    (3) In order to maintain its registration, conducts international 
program activities within the last three years. For example, if a U.S. 
PVO did not have any international activities for 2004, the current 
year, or 2003, but did have activities in 2002, then it would remain 
registered. However, if it did not have any international activities in 
2005, USAID would remove it from the Registry in 2006 because for the 
previous three years (2003, 2004, 2005), it did not conduct any 
international activities.
    (h) Condition No. 8 (General Eligibility). It is not:
    (1) Suspended or debarred by an agency of the U.S. Government;
    (2) Designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary 
of State, pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, as amended; or
    (3) The subject of a decision by the Department of State to the 
effect that registration or a financial relationship between USAID and 
the organization is contrary to the national defense, national 
security, or foreign policy interests of the United States.


Sec.  203.4  U.S. PVO initial documentation requirements.

    (a) So that USAID can determine whether an applicant meets the 
Conditions of Registration, an application must be submitted in 
duplicate. The application instructions and forms packet are available 
at USAID Web site http://www.usaid.gov Keyword: PVO Registration. The 
completed application must include:
    (1) A cover letter with
    (i) The reason for applying for registration; and
    (ii) A description of current or intended overseas program 
activities;
    (2) Articles of incorporation on state letterhead with state seal 
and authorizing state official's signature;
    (3) Bylaws establishing the applicant's corporate structure;
    (4) IRS Form 990 and a copy of an IRS letter of tax exemption;
    (5) Audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year 
prepared on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles (GAAP) by an independent certified public 
accountant (CPA); an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-
133 audit, if applicable;
    (6) Annual report or similar document that describes overall 
program activities for the same year as the audit, including a list of 
board members;
    (7) AID Form 1550-2, PVO Annual Return; and
    (8) AID Form 200-1, PVO Classification Form.
    (b) In addition, each applicant must submit such other information 
as USAID may reasonably require to determine whether the organization 
meets the Conditions of Registration.
    (c) USAID may revise this list of documents from time to time.
    (d) Other USAID officials may request information similar to that 
submitted under these regulations for other purposes; for example, to 
determine an organization's eligibility for a particular grant or 
cooperative agreement.
    (e) The completed application must be sent in duplicate to the 
USAID Registrar, Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation--American 
Schools & Hospitals Abroad, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20523-7600.


Sec.  203.5  U.S. PVO annual documentation requirements.

    (a) To maintain its registration, each registered PVO must submit 
documents and forms annually. The submission instructions and forms 
packet are available at USAID Web site www.usaid.gov Keyword: PVO 
Registration. The completed submission must include:
    (1) Audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year 
prepared on an Accrual basis in accordance with GAAP by an independent 
CPA; an OMB Circular A-133 audit, if applicable; or unaudited financial 
statements if total

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Support and revenue is less than $50,000.
    (2) Annual report or similar document that describes overall 
program activities for the same year as the audit, including a list of 
board members;
    (3) AID Form 1550-2, PVO Annual Return; and
    (4) AID Form 200-1, PVO Classification Form.
    (b) PVOs also must submit any amendments, if applicable, to its 
articles of incorporation, or bylaws and any changes in the tax-exempt 
status.
    (c) Submission is due within six months after the close of the 
PVO's fiscal year if the PVO does not prepare an OMB Circular A-133 
audit.
    (d) Submission is due within nine months after the close of the 
PVO's fiscal year if the PVO does prepare an OMB Circular A-133 audit.
    (e) In addition, each registrant must submit such other information 
as USAID may reasonably require to determine that the organization 
continues to meet the Conditions of Registration.
    (f) USAID may revise this list of documents from time to time.
    (g) Other USAID officials may request information similar to that 
submitted under these regulations for other purposes; for example, to 
determine the PVO's eligibility for a particular grant or cooperative 
agreement.
    (h) The completed submission must be sent annually to the USAID 
Registrar, Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation--American Schools & 
Hospitals Abroad, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20523-
7600.


Sec.  203.6  IPVO conditions of registration.

    There are eight Conditions of Registration for international 
organizations. The first four Conditions relate to whether an 
organization meets the definition of an IPVO, as set forth in Sec.  
203.2(e), while the last four Conditions establish standards by which 
the IPVO is evaluated. An applicant must be registered with USAID as an 
IPVO if USAID finds that the applicant has satisfied all of the 
following Conditions:
    (a) Condition No. 1 (Non-U.S based). Is non-U.S. based in that it:
    (1) Is organized under the laws of the country in which it is 
domiciled; and
    (2) Has its headquarters in the same country.
    (b) Condition No. 2 (Private). Is a nongovernmental organization 
(NGO) and solicits and receives cash contributions from the general 
public.
    (c) Condition No. 3 (Voluntary). Is a charitable organization in 
that it:
    (1) Is nonprofit and tax exempt under the laws of its country of 
domicile and operation;
    (2) Is not a university, college, accredited degree-granting 
institution of education, private foundation, hospital, organization 
engaged exclusively in research or scientific activities, church, 
synagogue, mosque or other similar entity organized primarily for 
religious purposes; and
    (3) Is not recognized as a Public International Organization 
according to USAID's ADS 308.3.
    (d) Condition No. 4 (International Program Activities). Conducts, 
or anticipates conducting, program activities in one or more countries 
other than its country of origin and that are consistent with the 
general purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act and/or Public Law 480.
    (e) Condition No. 5 (Board of Directors). Has a governing body:
    (1) That meets at least annually;
    (2) Whose members do not receive any form of income for serving on 
the board; and
    (3) Whose majority is not composed of the IPVO's officers or staff 
members.
    (f) Condition No. 6 (Financial Viability). That it:
    (1) Accounts for its funds in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles (GAAP) or generally accepted accounting standards 
of IPVO's country of domicile.
    (2) Has a sound financial position;
    (3) Provides its financial statements to the public upon request; 
and
    (4) Has been incorporated for not less than 18 months.
    (g) Condition No. 7 (Program Activities vs. Supporting Services). 
That it:
    (1) Expends and distributes its funds in accordance with the annual 
report of program activities;
    (2) Does not expend more than 40 percent of total expenses on 
supporting services; and
    (3) In order to maintain its registration, conducts international 
program activities within the last three years. For example, if an IPVO 
did not have any international activities for 2004, the current year, 
or 2003, but did have activities in 2002, then it would remain 
registered. However, if it did not have any international activities in 
2005, USAID would remove it from the Registry in 2006 because for the 
previous three years (2003, 2004, 2005), it did not conduct any 
international activities.
    (h) Condition No. 8 (General Eligibility). It is not:
    (1) Suspended or debarred by an agency of the U.S. Government;
    (2) Designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary 
of State, pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, as amended; or
    (3) The subject of a decision by the Department of State to the 
effect that registration or a financial relationship between USAID and 
the organization is contrary to the national defense, national 
security, or foreign policy interests of the United States.


Sec.  203.7  IPVO initial documentation requirements.

    (a) So that USAID can determine whether an applicant meets the 
Conditions of Registration, an application must be submitted in 
duplicate and in English. The application instructions and forms packet 
are available at USAID Web site http://www.usaid.gov Keyword: PVO 
Registration. The completed application must include:
    (1) A cover letter with
    (i) The reason for applying for registration; and
    (ii) A description of current or intended program activities 
abroad;
    (2) Articles of incorporation or charter establishing the IPVO's 
legal status under the laws of the country in which it is domiciled;
    (3) Bylaws or other documents establishing the applicant's 
corporate structure;
    (4) Statement of tax exemption or a comparable document from the 
country of its origin;
    (5) Audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year 
prepared on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles (GAAP) or generally accepted accounting standards 
for IPVO's country of domicile by an independent certified public 
accountant (CPA) and in U.S. dollars;
    (6) Annual report or similar document that describes overall 
program activities for the same year as the audit, including a list of 
board members;
    (7) International Executive Contact Data Sheet; and
    (8) AID Form 200-1, PVO Classification Form.
    (b) In addition, each applicant must submit such other information 
as USAID may reasonably require to determine whether the organization 
meets the Conditions of Registration.
    (c) USAID may revise this list of documents from time to time.
    (d) Other USAID officials may request information similar to that 
submitted under these regulations for other purposes; for example, to 
determine an organization's eligibility for a particular grant or 
cooperative agreement.

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    (e) The completed application must be sent in duplicate to the 
USAID Registrar, Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation--American 
Schools & Hospitals Abroad, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20523-7600.


Sec.  203.8  IPVO annual documentation requirements.

    (a) To maintain its registration, each registered IPVO must submit 
documents and forms, in English, annually. The submission instructions 
and forms packet are available at USAID Web site www.usaid.gov Keyword: 
PVO Registration. The completed submission must include:
    (1) Audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year 
prepared on an accrual basis in accordance with GAAP or generally 
accepted accounting standards for IPVO's country of domicile by an 
independent CPA; or unaudited financial statements if total support and 
revenue is less than $50,000 in U.S. dollars;
    (2) Annual report or similar document that describes overall 
program activities for the same year as the audit, including a list of 
board members;
    (3) International Executive Contact Data Sheet; and
    (4) AID Form 200-1, PVO Classification Form.
    (b) IPVOs also must submit any amendments, if applicable, to its 
articles of incorporation, charter, or bylaws and any changes in the 
tax-exempt status.
    (c) Submission is due within six months after the close of the 
IPVO's fiscal year.
    (d) In addition, each registrant must submit such other information 
as USAID may reasonably require to determine that the organization 
continues to meet the Conditions of Registration.
    (e) USAID may revise this list of documents from time to time.
    (f) Other USAID officials may request information similar to that 
submitted under these regulations for other purposes; for example, to 
determine the IPVO's eligibility for a particular grant or cooperative 
agreement.
    (g) The completed submission must be sent annually in English to 
the USAID Registrar, Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation--American 
Schools & Hospitals Abroad, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20523-7600.


Sec.  203.9  Denial of registration.

    (a) Notification of denial of registration. Denial of registration 
by USAID will include written notice to the applicant stating the 
grounds for the denial.
    (b) Reconsideration. Within 30 days after receipt of a denial 
notification an organization may request that its application be 
reconsidered. USAID will consider the request and inform the applicant 
in writing of USAID's subsequent decision.
    (c) Resubmission. An organization may at any time submit a new 
application for registration.


Sec.  203.10  Termination of registration.

    (a) Reasons. USAID may terminate registration for any of the 
following reasons if the registrant:
    (1) Relinquishes its registration status voluntarily upon written 
notice to USAID;
    (2) Fails to comply with the documentation requirements or the 
Conditions of Registration;
    (3) Uses promotional material or advertisements suggesting that its 
USAID registration is an endorsement; or
    (4) Refuses to transfer to USAID any records, documents, copies of 
such records or documents, or information referred to in this 
regulation and within the registrant's control within a reasonable time 
after USAID request them.
    (b) Notification of termination of registration. Termination by 
USAID will include written notice to the registrant stating the grounds 
for the termination.
    (c) Reconsideration. Within 30 days after receipt of a termination 
notification an organization may request that its termination be 
reconsidered. USAID will consider the request and inform the registrant 
in writing of USAID's subsequent decision. In addition, USAID may, at 
its own discretion, reconsider a termination of registration at any 
time.
    (d) Resubmission. An organization may at any time submit a new 
application for registration.


Sec.  203.11  Access to records and communications.

    (a) All records, reports, and other documents that are made 
available to USAID pursuant to this regulation must be made available 
for public inspection and copying, pursuant to the Freedom of 
Information Act and other applicable laws.
    (b) Communications from USAID will only be sent to the applicant's 
or registrant's headquarters.


Sec.  203.12  Cooperative Development Organizations (CDOs).

    CDOs are not PVOs for purposes of registration under this part. 
CDOs as part of the larger PVO community will continue to be listed in 
the U.S. PVO Registry at www.usaid.gov Keyword: Registry and will 
continue to be eligible for assistance that is otherwise available to 
registered U.S. PVOs. In order to be listed in the Registry as a CDO, 
the CDO must comply with the annual documentation requirements of Sec.  
203.5. A CDO applying for registration or registered under this part as 
a U.S. PVO must comply with the requirements of this part.


Sec.  203.13  Delegation of authority.

    The Administrator of USAID or his/her designee may delegate 
authority to the Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Democracy, 
Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance to administer the registration 
process and, in particular, the authority to waive, withdraw, or amend 
any or all of the provisions within this part.

    Dated: May 5, 2005.
Mary Newton,
Registrar, Private Voluntary Cooperation--American Schools & Hospitals 
Abroad, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance.
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