Technical Personnel.
Section 8
SEC. 8. Technical Personnel.—The Commission shall provide itself with a competent technical staff to determine the soundness and technical feasibility of projects involved in applications for reparations goods and services, evaluate them in accordance with the criteria or program approved by the National Economic Council, evaluate plans and/or specifications in terms of suitability for bidding purposes, and submit its findings and recommendations for appropriate action by the Commission. The Mission in Japan shall likewise be provided with a competent staff of engineers, inspectors and economists, supplemented wherever and whenever necessary by use of inspection and testing services of internationally recognized licensed commercial organizations, in order to insure compliance with plans and specifications. Until such time as the Commission and the Mission shall have their own trained technicians, the technical staffs of other government offices or institutions shall be utilized and the corresponding expenditures shall be provided for in the budget of the Commission and the Mission.