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[Senate Report 107-60]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

                                                       Calendar No. 149
107th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session                                                     107-60

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    FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2002 AND 2003

                                _______
                                

               September 4, 2001.--Ordered to be printed

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          Mr. Biden, from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 1401]

    The Committee on Foreign Relations, having had under 
consideration an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
the Department of State and for United States international 
broadcasting activities for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for 
other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that 
the bill do pass.

                                CONTENTS

                                                                   Page

  I. Purpose..........................................................1
 II. Committee Action.................................................2
III. Summary of Funds.................................................3
 IV. Section-by-Section Analysis......................................4
  V. Cost Estimate...................................................37
 VI. Evaluation of Regulatory Impact.................................44
VII. Changes in Existing Law.........................................44

                               I. Purpose

    The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2002 
and 2003, authorizes funding for the Department of State, 
United States international broadcasting activities, and other 
foreign affairs programs for FY 2002 and 2003. The bill also 
addresses several important regional or functional foreign 
policy issues.

                          II. Committee Action

    The Committee has held several public hearings this year 
focused on the issues addressed in this legislation. On 
February 28, the Committee heard testimony from the leaders of 
an Independent Task Force on State Department Reform. On March 
1, the Committee reviewed the narcotics certification process. 
On March 8, Secretary of State Powell testified regarding the 
President's budget request for international affairs. Since the 
beginning of the year, the Committee has also held numerous 
confirmation hearings for nominees for senior positions in the 
State Department and for ambassadorial positions, during which 
policy issues pertinent to this legislation were discussed at 
length.
    The Committee considered an original bill on August 1, 
2001. During the mark-up of this legislation the Committee 
adopted a managers' package of amendments by voice vote. An 
amendment offered by Senator Kerry expressing the sense of the 
Congress on global warming was adopted by a vote of 19 to 0. 
Ayes: Biden, Sarbanes, Dodd, Kerry, Feingold, Wellstone, Boxer, 
Torricelli, Nelson, Rockefeller, Helms, Lugar, Hagel, Smith, 
Frist, Chafee, Allen, Brownback, and Enzi. The Committee 
ordered the bill reported, as amended, by voice vote.

                         III. Summary of Funds

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                 FY 2002
                                         FY 2001         FY 2001      FY 2002     House     FY 2002     FY 2003
                                      Authorization  Appropriations   Request      Bill    SFRC Mark   SFRC Mark
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Diplomatic and Consular Programs....     3,263,438      3,167,174    3,705,140  3,705,140  3,730,140   4,103,154
[Includes: Worldwide Security            [315,000]      [409,098]    [487,735]  [487,735]  [512,735]   [564,009]
 Upgrades]..........................
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Capital Investment Fund.............       150,000         96,787      210,000    210,000    210,000     231,000
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Embassy Security Construction &
 Maintenance:

Ongoing Operations..................       445,000        416,059      475,046    475,046    475,046     522,551
Security (Construction).............       900,000        513,867      815,960    900,000  \1\ 900,0  \1\ 1,000,
                                                                                                  00         000
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Educational & Cultural Exchange            225,000        231,576      242,000    242,000    260,000     286,000
 Programs...........................
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Other State Department Accounts:

Representation Allowances...........         5,850          6,485        9,000      9,000      9,000       9,450
Protection of Foreign Missions and           9,490         15,433       10,000     10,000     10,000      10,500
 Officials..........................
Emergencies in Diplomatic & Consular        17,000          5,465       15,500     15,500     15,500      16,275
  Services..........................
Payment to the American Institute in        15,918         16,309       17,044     17,044     17,044      17,896
 Taiwan.............................
Repatriation Loans..................         1,200          1,192        1,219      1,219      1,219       1,250
Office of Inspector General.........        30,054         28,427       29,264     29,264     29,264      30,435
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International Organizations:

Contributions for International          such sums        844,139      844,139    844,139    844,139     844,139
 Peacekeeping.......................
Contributions to International             940,000        868,917      878,767    944,067  1,144,000     913,917
 Organizations......................
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International Commissions:

International Boundary & Water              20,413          7,126        7,452      7,452      7,452       7,825
 Commission--S&E....................
International Boundary & Water               8,435         22,900       25,654     25,654     25,654      26,937
 Commission--Construction...........
International Fisheries Commissions.        16,702         19,349       19,780     19,780     19,780      20,769
International Boundary Commission...           859            968          989        989        989       1,038
International Joint Commission......         3,819          3,763        7,282      7,282      7,282       7,646
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Refugees............................       750,000        698,460      715,000    817,000    715,000     750,750
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Related Appropriations:

The Asia Foundation.................        15,000          9,230        9,250     15,000     15,000      15,000
N.E.D...............................        32,000         30,931       31,000     36,000     36,000      40,000
East-West Center....................        12,500         13,470       13,500     13,500     15,000      15,000
North-South Center..................         2,500   ..............  .........      4,000      (\2\)  ..........
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Broadcasting Board of Governors.....       467,229        450,431      470,000    485,134    486,706     506,706
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    Total...........................     7,647,407      7,877,556    8,552,986  8,834,210  8,974,175   9,378,238
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\1\ $900 million in Security Construction was authorized for both FY 2002 and FY 2003 in the FY 2000-2001
  Authorization Bill.
\2\ Funding included in Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.

                    IV. Section-by-Section Analysis

Sec. 101. Administration of Foreign Affairs

    This section authorizes appropriations under the heading 
``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' for FY 2002 and 2003.
    The Committee has authorized the full amount of the 
President's request in FY 2002 for the Diplomatic and Consular 
Programs, the Capital Investment Fund, Embassy Security 
Construction and Maintenance, Representation Allowances, 
Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials, Emergencies in 
the Diplomatic and Consular Service, Repatriation Loans, 
Payments to the American Institute in Taiwan and the Office of 
the Inspector General. It has provided an additional $25 
million for the Worldwide Security Upgrades in the Diplomatic 
and Consular Programs account. These additional funds are 
intended for the Diplomatic Security Bureau's technical and 
perimeter security program.
    The Committee supports the Department's initiative to 
increase staffing by hiring to attrition and beginning a 
program of addressing the current shortfall of over 1,000 
officers. To meet this objective, the Department will need to 
streamline its recruitment process, which for many years has 
worked at a glacially slow pace (it can take nearly two years 
to recruit, clear, test, and assign a new Foreign Service 
Officer). The Committee also supports the Department's proposal 
to hire additional security officers. Since the embassy 
bombings in 1998, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security has hired 
nearly 280 new agents to meet increased security challenges. 
That increase may, however, be soon offset by a retirement 
wave. Between FY 2001 and 2006, nearly 260 agents will be 
eligible to retire. The Department must continue to recruit and 
hire new agents.
    The Committee also strongly supports continued investment 
of resources in information technology (IT) through the Capital 
Investment Fund. The Committee recognizes that many of the 
Department's IT systems remain well behind the times. 
Information is central to the function of diplomacy, and the 
Department must focus not only resources but senior management 
attention on the programs being developed and implemented by 
the Chief Information Officer. The Committee expects to receive 
regular briefings about the progress of the current 
initiatives, particularly the efforts to provide Internet to 
every desktop and to provide a common platform for the foreign 
affairs agencies as advocated by the Overseas Presence Advisory 
Panel. Assuming the common platform pilot program succeeds and 
a decision is made to proceed with a worldwide program, the 
Committee expects that the Executive Branch will devise a 
system which ensures that every agency participating in this 
platform pays its share.
    For FY 2003, the Committee has provided a 10 percent 
nominal increase in the three largest accounts (Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs; Embassy Security, Construction and 
Maintenance ongoing operations; and the Capital Investment 
Fund). The Committee heard testimony from both Secretary Powell 
and the chairman of the Independent Task Force on State 
Department Reform (former Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci) 
on the serious inadequacies of the Department's physical and 
technological infrastructure, inadequacies that must be 
addressed not only in FY 2002, but in future years. The 
Committee commends Secretary Powell for securing a sizable 
increase in the Department's core accounts in the FY 2002 
budget process, and expects that he will request another 
significant increase in FY 2003.
    The Committee has also added $100 million in FY 2003 to the 
$900 million authorization for embassy construction provided in 
the FY 2000 and 2001 authorization bill. Despite increased 
funds for embassy construction since the embassy bombings, over 
80 percent of current overseas missions do not meet security 
standards for setback. Numerous posts are in urgent need of 
replacement or renovation. The Committee commends Secretary 
Powell for selecting a manager of overseas buildings operations 
with vast experience in managing large construction programs. 
Ultimately, however, building new, secure embassies cannot be 
accomplished without adequate funding.

Sec. 102. United States educational, cultural, and public diplomacy 
        programs

    This section authorizes appropriations totaling $260 
million for FY 2002 and $286 million for FY 2003 for Fulbright 
and other educational and cultural exchange programs. The FY 
2002 authorization represents a 7 percent increase that is $18 
million above the administration's request of $242 million for 
these programs.
    In nominal terms the FY 2002 request is the same as the FY 
1993 appropriated level. In the intervening years, funding for 
educational and cultural exchange programs dropped to a low of 
$207 million in FY 2000. Although the FY 2001 appropriation of 
$231 million represents a positive reversal of this downward 
trend, the Committee believes that funding for exchange 
programs should be increased to reflect the importance that 
exchange programs play in U.S. diplomacy at a time when the 
challenges in international affairs are complex and diverse. 
Increased funding will enable the Department of State to meet 
these challenges as well as the growing demands from Congress 
for new exchange programs.
     This section authorizes appropriations of $135 million for 
FY 2002 for Fulbright academic exchange programs, an increase 
of $10 million over the administration's request. This increase 
will allow for further expansion of the Fulbright program to 
developing countries while maintaining existing long term 
relationships with partners in the developed world. Of the 
funds authorized for the Fulbright programs, $5 million has 
been authorized in each of the FY 2002 and 2003 for the 
Fulbright program in Vietnam, established by Congress in 1991 
and expanded in 1994 to include the establishment of a 
Fulbright Economics Teaching program in Vietnam.
    Section 102 authorizes appropriations of $136 million for 
FY 2002 for other, non-Fulbright exchange programs, an increase 
of $8 million over the administration's request. Included in 
this authorization is funding for exchanges for Tibetans and 
East Timorese and the North-South Center. This section also 
authorizes $1 million in each year for a new program of 
parliamentary development and exchanges in Montenegro. The 
Government of Montenegro plans to hold a referendum on 
independence from Yugoslavia in 2002. Regardless of the outcome 
of the referendum, it is important for the members of 
Montenegro's parliament to have access to independent 
information on the theory and practice of democracy in the West 
in order to permit them to make informed choices. The Committee 
views this new program of parliamentary development and 
exchanges as a prudent investment to promote democracy in the 
Balkans.
    The Committee recognizes that there are other programs 
worthy of consideration by the Department of State for funding 
through a competitive bidding process. For example, the ``IFES 
Fellows for Democracy'' program would enable activists, 
scholars and election officials from foreign countries to 
utilize resources of the International Foundation for Election 
Systems and its library and to participate in internships in 
state and local governments in the United States. Similarly, 
Beth Medrash Govoha of America has established a successful 
exchange program in the United States and Israel for students 
around the world to study Judaic heritage, culture, ethics, law 
and related democratic values and ideals.
    Section 102 also authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 and 
2003 for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the East-
West Center, and the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows. The 
Committee has increased the FY 2002 authorization of 
appropriations for NED because its funding has been held at a 
consistent level for six years following a cut in funding in 
1995. The Endowment's programs to promote political parties and 
civic associations in nations with potential, on-going, or 
consolidating transitions to democracy have proven to be a 
cost-effective means of serving U.S. national interests. The 
Committee has also increased the FY 2002 authorization of 
appropriations for the East-West Center. In January 2002 the 
East-West Center will host the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Asia 
Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) in Hawaii. This represents 
the first time that the United States has been asked to host 
this event, which brings together representatives from 27 
countries annually to discuss issues of mutual concern. The 
increase in authorization reflects the Committee's support for 
this event as well as the Center's newly established Okinawa 
Obuchi Economic and Research Program.

Sec. 103. Contributions to international organizations

    This section authorizes appropriations in FY 2002 and 2003 
for contributions to international organizations (CIO) and for 
contributions to international peacekeeping (CIPA).
    The Committee has authorized the full amount requested in 
FY 2002 for both the CIO and CIPA accounts. The Committee 
believes that the United Nations undertook a necessary study of 
the manner in which it conducts peacekeeping operations as 
detailed in the so-called ``Brahimi Report'' of August 2000. 
The report recognized the need to obtain the consent of local 
parties involved and the will on the part of the U.N. to 
distinguish between aggressor and victim. Some reforms raised 
in the Brahimi Report, and some others, would improve current 
and future peacekeeping operations. The Committee is 
particularly concerned that military officers detailed to the 
U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations on a gratis basis be 
reinstated under whatever label necessary. The efficacy of U.N. 
peacekeeping planning can only benefit from the detailing of 
such experienced military officers, which would represent a 
U.S. in-kind contribution above and beyond its annual 
peacekeeping assessment.
    The Committee has included $266.2 million in additional 
funds for FY 2002 for a one-time payment to the United Nations 
in order to bring the U.S. payment schedule to the U.N. back in 
line with the U.N.'s fiscal year. Some two decades ago, the 
United States began paying its dues at the start of the U.S. 
fiscal year, which is near the end of the U.N.'s fiscal year. 
This lengthy delay in U.S. payment has undermined financial 
stability at the U.N. The Committee has also included a 
provision in Section 407 supporting the realignment of the U.S. 
payment.
    The administration's request for the CIO account includes 
$3 million for the Cambodia War Crimes Commission. The 
Government of Cambodia has been working with the United Nations 
to establish a special tribunal for the prosecution of war 
crimes in which international judges and prosecutors would 
participate along with Cambodian counterparts. The Cambodian 
National Assembly has enacted the necessary legislation, 
prepared in consultation with the United Nations, for the 
establishment of the tribunal. Upon the signing of the formal 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of 
Cambodia and the United Nations, steps will be taken to set up 
the tribunal. The Committee believes that the MOU, which 
dictates the structure and procedures of the tribunal, must 
ensure that those responsible for genocide and other crimes of 
humanity against the Cambodian people are held accountable. In 
this context, the Committee urges the Department to use the 
funds requested in the CIPA account for the Cambodia War Crimes 
Commission to support the tribunal as agreed upon by the United 
Nations and the Cambodian Government in the MOU.
    Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) provides specific 
authorization of appropriations for the U.S. contribution to 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for FY 2002 and for each 
fiscal year thereafter. This is in response to a condition in 
the Senate resolution of advice and consent to the ratification 
of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on 
Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, which was 
adopted by the Senate on April 30, 1998. Condition 2(C)(ii) of 
that resolution purports to limit the total amount of 
expenditures by the United States in any fiscal year on or 
after October 1, 1998, for payments to the common-funded 
budgets of NATO to the total of all such payments made by the 
United States in FY 1998, unless specifically authorized by 
law.
    Subsection (c) authorizes such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the FY 2002 and 2003 to offset adverse fluctuations in 
foreign currency exchange rates.
    Subsection (d) requires that the United States continue to 
insist that refunds be provided by the U.N. or its specialized 
agencies to member states whenever contributions exceed the 
expenditures of the regular assessed budgets of U.N. agencies.

Sec. 104. International commissions

    This section authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 and 2003 
under the heading ``International Commissions.'' It authorizes 
funds necessary to enable the United States to meet its 
obligations as a participant in international commissions, 
including those dealing with American boundaries and related 
matters with Canada and Mexico, and international fisheries 
commissions.

Sec. 105. Migration and refugee assistance

    This section authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 
2002 and 2003 under the heading ``Migration and Refugee 
Assistance'' to enable the Secretary of State to provide 
assistance and make contributions for migrants and refugees, 
including contributions to international organizations such as 
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the 
International Committee for the Red Cross, through private 
volunteer agencies, governments, and bilateral assistance, as 
authorized by law. The full request of $715 million is provided 
in FY 2002 and increased to $750.75 million in FY 2003. In each 
year, $60 million is earmarked for resettlement of refugees in 
Israel.

Sec. 106. Grants to the Asia Foundation

    This section authorizes appropriations of $15 million for 
grants to the Asia Foundation in each of FY 2002 and 2003.

         Subtitle B--U.S. International Broadcasting Activities

Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations

    This section authorizes appropriations for international 
broadcasting activities in FY 2002 and 2003. Funds are 
earmarked in each year for Radio Free Asia. The Office of Cuba 
Broadcasting is authorized at the requested level for FY 2002.
    The Committee expresses its support for efforts by the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors to devote significant resources 
under the Broadcasting Capital Improvement account to 
counteract the jamming of transmissions by several nations' 
governments, mostly notably Radio Free Asia and the Voice of 
America (VOA) by the People's Republic of China.
    The Committee has provided funds for the proposed Middle 
East Radio Network, which seeks to expand on the currently 
small audience share in the region held by VOA and to influence 
public opinion in a critically important region about U.S. 
policy through a broad combination of news, editorial comment, 
talk and music.
    That said, the Committee has not approved the full amount 
for the project, in part out of concern by some members that 
the program be initiated and funded gradually and with great 
care. First, the volatility of the region's media and politics 
requires close monitoring of both hiring and program content. 
The Committee expects that the International Broadcasting 
Bureau will continue the current practice of having State 
Department regional security officers screen employees hired 
overseas. The management of the Network should devote 
significant resources to post-broadcast analysis to ensure that 
broadcasts promote democratic values and U.S. interests, 
consistent with the broadcasting standards and principles set 
forth in the U.S. International Broadcasting Act. Second, there 
are concerns about the ability of this new entity to mesh two 
broadcasting cultures--traditional VOA programming from its 
Washington headquarters, and a quasi-surrogate stream of 
broadcasts from a new center located in the region. Third, the 
establishment of a regional broadcast center is a new 
undertaking that requires close management attention. 
Therefore, the Committee urges that the senior official for the 
Network have autonomy for day-to-day operations. Finally, the 
Committee expects that the U.S. government will receive clear 
assurances from host governments that it will not interfere 
with broadcasts. The Committee intends to monitor this program 
closely, and expects to receive regular briefings about the 
progress of the initiative.

        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                    Subtitle A--Department of State

Sec. 201. Emergency evacuation services

    Under current law, the State Department has authority to 
use appropriated funds to evacuate private U.S. citizens (and 
accompanying dependents or guardians), as well as third-country 
nationals, when their lives are endangered by war, civil 
unrest, or natural disaster. This section clarifies the 
Department's authority to retain reimbursements for emergency 
evacuation services from private U.S. citizens and third-
country nationals.

Sec. 202. Application of earmarks and minimum funding requirements in 
        laws authorizing appropriations

    This section amends Section 15 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act. It would require that any law purporting 
to negate an authorization earmark for a State Department 
program do so by specific reference to the provision in 
question.

Sec. 203. Special Agent authorities

    This section makes three changes to the authorities of 
Diplomatic Security (DS) Agents.
    First, paragraph (1) gives such agents authority to obtain 
and execute search and arrest warrants as well as obtain and 
serve subpoenas and summonses issued under the authority of the 
United States. Under current law, agents may exercise these 
authorities only for offenses involving passport and visa 
cases. This limitation may handicap agents, for example, who 
are carrying out their protective functions in a situation in 
which an individual wanted on a federal warrant poses a threat 
to the protected person. The broader authority provided in this 
section is similar to authority possessed by numerous law 
enforcement agents across the federal government.
    Paragraph (2) makes a technical correction to section 37(a) 
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act to make clear 
that a Secretary of State designated by a ``President-elect'' 
is entitled to protection by Diplomatic Security agents.
    Paragraph (3) gives DS agents the authority to make arrests 
without warrant for any federal offense committed in their 
presence, or for any felony cognizable under the law of the 
United States if the agents have reasonable grounds to believe 
that the person has committed or is committing such felony. 
Under current law, agents may exercise this authority in 
limited circumstances. As with paragraph (1), this provision 
gives DS agents the same authority granted to numerous other 
federal law enforcement agents.

Sec. 204. Retention of portion of claims payments for the International 
        Litigation Fund

    This provision amends current law to permit the Department 
to deduct and retain a percentage of payments received by the 
Department from foreign governments or foreign entities as a 
result of the Department's pursuit of claims on behalf of U.S. 
citizens or others. Funds so retained would be placed into the 
International Litigation Fund, which was established by 
Congress in 1994 to provide a dependable and flexible source of 
funds for expenses relating to preparing or prosecuting a 
proceeding before an international tribunal, or a claim by or 
against a foreign government or other foreign entity.

Sec. 205. Foreign Relations historical series

    This provision makes two amendments to increase reporting 
to Congress on the implementation of Title IV of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act, relating to the Foreign 
Relations of the United States Historical Series.
     In 1991, Congress enacted Title IV out of concern for the 
timeliness and historical accuracy of the series, and mandated 
that it be a ``thorough, accurate and reliable documentary 
record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant 
U.S. diplomatic activity.'' Title IV requires, among other 
things, that the Secretary ensure that volumes in the series be 
published not more than 30 years after the events recorded. A 
decade after the law was enacted, the Department remains out of 
compliance with this provision. The Department has yet to 
publish 11 of the 34 volumes from the Johnson Administration, 
which ended in 1969. The main reason for the shortfall, says 
the Department, is the ``time-consuming declassification 
process.'' The Department reports that its historians access to 
the records of intelligence agencies has been ``mixed'' and 
that the Central Intelligence Agency has ``fluctuated between 
allowing our historians fairly wide access to its files and, 
more recently, imposing some restrictions on research and 
copying of documents.'' The Committee is concerned that the 
Department remains out of compliance with Title IV, and urges 
the Department and other Executive Branch agencies to devote 
high-level and sustained attention to improving the access to 
intelligence materials for the Department's historians.

Sec. 206. Expansion of eligibility for award of certain construction 
        contracts

    This section would amend eligibility limitations for award 
of certain contracts for construction, alteration, or repair of 
State Department buildings and grounds abroad. Currently, 
bidder qualifications are determined on the basis of 
nationality of ownership, evidence that the bidder has 
performed similar construction work in the United States, and 
other criteria. The amendment would modify the ``similar 
construction work'' criterion to include work performed at a 
U.S. diplomatic or consular establishment abroad, thus 
enlarging the pool of potentially qualified bidders.

Sec. 207. Repeal of provision regarding housing for foreign 
        agricultural attache

    This provision repeals a provision limiting the authority 
of the State Department to sell overseas property housing 
agricultural attaches.

Sec. 208. International Chancery Center

    This section amends section 2 of the International Center 
Act to establish an account in the Treasury into which advances 
from foreign governments and international organizations may be 
deposited and whose proceeds may be invested in public debt 
obligations. Currently, such advances are held in a public bank 
account.

Sec. 209. Travel to Great Lakes fisheries meetings

    This section amends the Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956 
to permit the Department to fund the travel of up to ten 
members of the Great Lakes Fisheries Advisory Committee to 
attend meetings of the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission, which 
promotes environmental protection and economic development 
among the Great Lakes states and Canada. This amendment 
reflects changes in the meeting structure of the Commission.

Sec. 210. Correction of Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967

    This section makes a technical correction to section 7 of 
the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, which was enacted to 
deter foreign governments from seizing U.S. commercial fishing 
vessels based on claims to a fisheries jurisdiction not 
recognized by the United States. One of the State Department's 
primary responsibilities under the Act is to administer funds 
from which reimbursement could be sought by U.S. vessel owners. 
Recent amendments erroneously transferred certain 
responsibilities from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
Secretary of Commerce, rather than to the Secretary of State.

Sec. 211. State Department records of overseas deaths of U.S. nationals 
        from non-natural causes

    Every year thousands of Americans travel safely overseas. 
Unfortunately, however, some individuals die as a result of 
accidents, criminal acts or negligence. Presently, the State 
Department continuously alerts travelers to areas of safety 
concern in each country through its country-by-country Consular 
Information Sheet (CIS) and Travel Warnings that are accessible 
through the Department's website.
    Section 211 is intended to provide specific information to 
potential travelers about deaths of American citizens overseas 
when those deaths result from non-natural causes. The current 
Consular Information Sheets tend to warn of generalized 
dangers, such as ``Several tourists have been killed or injured 
in jet-ski accidents, particularly when participating in group 
tours.'' The information provided must be specific enough to 
alert the U.S. public to potential dangers to enable the reader 
to make an informed decision.
    This section is not intended to require the Department to 
release information protected by the Privacy Act. The section 
requires that the information be gathered to the ``maximum 
extent practicable.'' This should be read as a rule of reason. 
Consular officials should gather information from reports 
presented directly to them, from media reports, and from other 
sources. They are not required, for the purposes of this 
section, to engage in exhaustive investigations.

Sec. 212. United States policy with respect to Jerusalem as the capital 
        of Israel

    This section contains four provisions related to the 
recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. It urges the 
President to immediately begin the process of relocating the 
U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. It withholds funds for the 
operation of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem unless the 
consulate is under the supervision of the U.S. Ambassador to 
Israel. It denies funds for the publication of official U.S. 
government documents listing capital cities unless they 
identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Finally, it allows 
U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem to have Israel listed, upon 
request, as their place of birth on passports.

Sec. 213. Use of funds received by International Boundary and Water 
        Commission

    This provision permits the U.S. Section of the 
International Boundary Water Commission to receive 
reimbursements from the North American Development Bank and the 
Border Environment Cooperation Committee.

Sec. 214. Fee collections relating to intercountry adoptions and 
        affidavits of support

    This section amends Section 403 of the Intercountry 
Adoption Act of 2000 and Section 232 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001. These amendments 
permit the expenditure of funds collected by the Department 
under those statutory provisions.

  Subtitle B--Educational, Cultural, and Public Diplomacy Authorities

Sec. 221. Allocation of funds for administrative expenses

    This section permits the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs to use up to 7.5 percent of funds transferred to it 
from other appropriations accounts for administrative purposes. 
Under current law, the amount it may use for such purposes 
ranges from zero to five percent. These limitations are unduly 
restrictive.

Sec. 222. Action plan related to public diplomacy activities

    This section requires the Secretary of State to submit a 
plan to the appropriate congressional committees for 
integrating public diplomacy policy into overall policy 
formulation and for improving coordination and communication 
between public diplomacy officers and others in the State 
Department's regional bureaus and between public diplomacy 
officers and the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy. 
At present, public diplomacy considerations are not always 
adequately addressed in the formulation and implementation of 
policy, policy coordination is minimal, and public diplomacy 
officers lack direct channels of communication to the Assistant 
Secretaries in the regional bureaus or to the Under Secretary 
for Public Diplomacy (because most public diplomacy officers 
ultimately report to the Under Secretary for Political 
Affairs). The Committee believes that these are serious issues 
which should be addressed by the Department in a timely and 
effective manner through the action plan required by this 
section. The Committee urges the Secretary of State to explore 
a variety of options including co-locating those performing 
public diplomacy functions and other State Department 
personnel, both in the regional bureaus and in U.S. embassies.

Sec. 223. Advisory Committee on Cultural Diplomacy

    This section establishes, on a temporary basis, an advisory 
committee on cultural diplomacy to assist the Undersecretary 
for Public Diplomacy and the Assistant Secretary for 
Educational and Cultural Affairs in devising initiatives to 
expand such programming and increase the use of public-private 
partnerships to fund such programming.
    The Committee believes that expansion of cultural 
diplomacy--the presentation of creative, visual and performing 
arts abroad--could have significant benefits to U.S. diplomacy. 
Unfortunately, direct funding for such programs has declined 
considerably in recent years to less that $2 million at 
present.
    Under Section 105(f) of the Fulbright-Hays Act, the 
Department has authority to accept funds from the private 
sector for such activities. The Committee urges the Department 
and the Advisory Committee to explore ways of increasing 
private sector support for such programming. The Committee 
expects that members of the Advisory Committee will be 
appointed on a non-partisan basis, and urges the Secretary to 
consider candidates nominated by organizations such as the 
National Assembly of State Art Agencies, the Association of 
Performing Arts Presenters, and Americans for the Arts.

Sec. 224. Chinese language scholars program

    This section authorizes the President to establish an 
incentive awards program for secondary and undergraduate school 
students to encourage study and mastery of the Chinese language 
by U.S. citizens. The nature of the award and the procedures 
for identifying and selecting award recipients are left to the 
determination of the President. The Committee believes this new 
program will encourage more Americans to study the Chinese 
language and that this, in turn, will deepen U.S. understanding 
of China and the ability of the U.S. government to advance 
democratic values and American interests in China and the Asia-
Pacific region.

Sec. 225. Allocation of funds for ``American Corners'' in the Russian 
        Federation

    This section authorizes $500,000 in both FY 2002 and 2003 
for ``American Corners'' centers in host libraries in the 
Russian Federation. A number of such centers already exist. The 
Committee believes that the inclusion of information about 
United States history, government, culture and values in 
Russian libraries and access to computers and the Internet in 
these centers will enhance U.S. programs of assistance and 
increase public awareness of Russian citizens about the United 
States.

Sec. 226. Conforming amendments

    This section contains several technical and conforming 
amendments which were overlooked in recent Foreign Relations 
Authorization Acts.

                    Subtitle C--Consular Authorities

Sec. 231. Machine readable visas

    Under current law, the Department has authority to collect 
fees for machine readable visas. The Department may expend such 
fees for consular services and border security programs. This 
section authorizes the amount of fees it may expend in FY 2002 
and 2003. Amounts collected above the authorized level are 
subject to reprogramming.

Sec. 232. Consular fees

    This section bars the Secretary from charging a fee for 
notarial acts or authentication when such acts will facilitate 
an inter-country adoption undertaken by a U.S. citizen. The 
Committee believes that steps should be taken wherever possible 
to remove obstacles in the way of U.S. citizens seeking 
international adoption. One such obstacle is financial. In many 
countries, local officials demand multiple certified and 
authenticated copies of a variety of documents, leading 
adoptive U.S. citizen parents to approach local American 
diplomatic and consular posts for authentication services. 
Consular fees collected for authentication services can quickly 
add up to a major expense. The Committee believes that these 
fees should be waived in order to reduce the costs of adoption.

Sec. 233. Report on approval of waivers of inadmissibility to the 
        United States

    Under current law, the Department of State reports to 
Congress periodically about non-immigrant visa applications 
which are refused because the applicant is ineligible under 
section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
relating to security and other grounds. This section adds a 
requirement that the Department report twice a year on visas 
issued pursuant to waivers of ineligibility under Section 
212(a)(3), including so-called ``silent'' waivers. As with the 
current report under Section 51(a) of the Basic Authorities 
Act, this report may be submitted in classified form.

Sec. 234. Denial of Entry into United States of Chinese and other 
        nationals engaged in coerced organ or bodily tissue 
        transplantation

    This section prohibits the issuance of a U.S. visa and the 
entry to the United States to any person who has been directly 
involved with the coercive transplantation of human organs or 
bodily tissue unless there are substantial grounds for 
believing that this individual has discontinued his or her 
involvement with, and support for, such practices. The visa 
denial must be based upon ``credible and specific 
information.'' The prohibition does not apply to a head of 
state, head of government, or cabinet-level minister. The 
provision may be waived by the Secretary of State when it is 
important to the national interests to do so.
    The Committee is concerned about continued reports of 
involuntary organ harvesting in nations such as the People's 
Republic of China. A recent study by the Laogai Research 
Foundation suggests that a number of Chinese doctors who have 
received specialized medical training in the United States may 
have been involved in the practice of harvesting organs from 
executed prisoners without permission from the potential donors 
or their families.

                   Subtitle D--Migration and Refugees

Sec. 241. U.S. membership in the International Organization for 
        Migration

    This section provides Congressional approval of certain 
amendments to the constitution of the International 
Organization for Migration (IOM). These amendments were adopted 
in 1998 by the IOM governing body, of which the United States 
is a member. The proposed amendments to the IOM constitution 
concern four issues of internal IOM governance.

Sec. 242. U.S. policy regarding involuntary return of refugees

    This section reinstates a provision regarding policy on the 
involuntary return of refugees which has been enacted in 
previous years (most recently in Section 251 of the Admiral 
James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001).

    TITLE III--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Subtitle A--Organizational Matters

Sec. 301. Comprehensive workforce plan

    This section requires the State Department to submit to 
Congress a comprehensive workforce plan within 6 months of the 
date of enactment. It also requires that the Department develop 
within 1 year of the date of enactment a domestic staffing 
model to assist in determining workforce needs in future years. 
The Committee is concerned that the Department has failed to 
devote sufficient attention to workforce planning. In 
particular, the Committee is dismayed at the Department's 
apparent inability to match staffing requirements to meet the 
policy needs of overseas posts and stateside offices. This 
requires dramatically improved coordination between the post 
mission plans, the regional bureaus policy priorities, and the 
Bureau of Personnel.

Sec. 302. ``Rightsizing'' overseas posts

    This section requires the Department to establish both an 
internal and an interagency task force to review issues of 
overseas staffing presence. This follows through on numerous 
reports, including that of the Overseas Presence Advisory 
Panel, that details the need to ``right size'' overseas posts--
i.e., staffing the post to the mission. Reports on the progress 
of each of these task forces are required.

Sec. 303. Elimination of position of Deputy Secretary of State for 
        Management and Resources

    This section eliminates a provision enacted last year in an 
appropriations act, and without agreement of this Committee, to 
create the position of Deputy Secretary of State for Management 
and Resources. The Committee believes this second deputy 
position is unnecessary. Secretary Powell has made clear that 
Deputy Secretary Armitage is his chief operating officer, 
responsible for management of both policy and resources. The 
Committee has high confidence in Secretary Armitage's ability 
to carry out this function. No official will be displaced as a 
result of this provision, as the position has yet to be filled.

                     Subtitle B--Personnel Matters

Sec. 311. Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service

    In 1999, Congress created the ``Foreign Service Star'' to 
honor U.S. government employees killed or wounded in the line 
of duty overseas. This provision amends the name of the award 
to ``Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service.'' The change 
was requested by the State Department. The award is authorized 
for all personnel serving at overseas missions.

Sec. 312. Presidential Rank Awards

    This provision amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 in 
order to restore parity between Senior Foreign Service and 
Senior Executive Service Presidential Awards. This parity was 
lost upon enactment of a provision in the FY 1999 Treasury and 
General Government Appropriations Act which altered the system 
for awards to senior executives in the civil service, but 
neglected to make a similar change for Senior Foreign Service 
Officers. The Committee believes there is no basis for this 
disparity in treatment of personnel in the two systems with 
regard to these awards.

Sec. 313. Clarification of separation for cause

    This section revises section 610 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980, related to separation from the Service for cause, to 
make the provision more comprehensible. Several recent 
amendments to Section 610 have necessitated this change. This 
section is not intended to make substantive changes to Section 
610.

Sec. 314. Family visitation travel for dependents

    This section amends section 901 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 to extend eligibility for Family Visitation Travel to 
family members of Foreign Service members. Currently, section 
901 authorizes such travel only for members of the Service.

Sec. 315. Health education and disease prevention programs

    This section amends Section 904(b) of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 in order that the Department may better allow its 
medical professionals to provide counseling and educational 
materials to foreign national employees of U.S. missions 
concerning diseases to which they are exposed but that may not 
be attributable to the workplace. The Office of Medical 
Services currently provides on-the-job illness and injury 
services for locally engaged staff. This provision permits the 
Department to provide health information and counseling. This 
is not intended to include any activities contrary to U.S. 
government policy on family planning.

Sec. 316. Correction of time limit for grievance filing

    This section amends section 1104(a) of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 to correct a drafting error made in the most recent 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act (P.L. 106-113). This is a 
technical correction. The literal requirement of the 1999 
amendment--that a grievance involving a supervisor be filed 
``in no case less than two years after the occurrence giving 
rise to the grievance''--imposes a waiting period, contrary to 
the intent of Congress. This section would eliminate language 
imposing a two-year waiting period for the filing of certain 
grievances, and would provide instead that the normal two-year 
time limit may be extended to as long as three years in the 
circumstances specified.

Sec. 317. Training authorities

    This section would make permanent a pilot program 
authorized in 1998 at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) which 
permitted the FSI to provide, on a reimbursable or advance-of-
funds basis, appropriate training and related services to 
employees of U.S. companies which do business abroad, and to 
family members of such employees, when such training is in the 
national interest. The pilot program also authorized training, 
on a reimbursable basis, to Members of Congress or the 
Judiciary and employees of the legislative and judicial 
branches.
    The Department reports that this authority has been used 
minimally (131 of the 68,000 enrollments in FY 1999-2000), but 
that such use has been worthwhile, particularly by making U.S. 
business persons more aware of personal security issues 
overseas and the role of the U.S. embassy in crisis situations. 
This section requires a report every other year, so Congress 
can monitor the situation and ensure that such training is not 
interfering with the primary mission of the FSI.

Sec. 318. Unaccompanied air baggage

    This section relates to unaccompanied air baggage of 
dependent personnel. Under current law, dependent children (of 
government personnel) on educational travel are allowed to ship 
up to 250 pounds of baggage between the United States and the 
employee's post. The law, however, does not cover any storage 
of effects. Thus, students often spend much of the summer 
without their baggage because it is in transit either to or 
from the post.
    The provision would allow dependent children who attend 
school in the United States the option of either leaving their 
belongings in short-term commercial storage in the United 
States, if there is no additional cost, instead of shipping 
their baggage to post. Local storage is a common-sense 
alternative. In response to the same problem, the Department of 
Defense obtained a similar amendment in its 1999 authorization 
bill.

Sec. 319. Emergency medical advance payments

    In 1999, Congress provided agencies the authority to 
advance up to three months pay to an employee assigned or 
located outside of the United States on government 
authorization (i.e., on temporary duty), when the employee or 
family member must undergo certain medical treatments abroad. 
Such authority extended to foreign national employees and non-
family member United States citizen employees hired abroad when 
such individuals need medical care while they are located 
outside their country of employment on U.S. Government 
authorization.
    Congress unintentionally excluded certain categories of 
employees, including persons hired pursuant to personal service 
agreements or contracts or foreign nationals employed by non-
Foreign Affairs agencies appointed under authority of title 5, 
United States Code. The proposed amendment would correct this 
omission.

Sec. 320. Retirement credit for certain government service preformed 
        abroad

    Because of changes made in 1986 to federal retirement law, 
individuals who worked for the Department of State in U.S. 
missions abroad under part-time, intermittent or temporary 
(``PIT'') appointments after January 1, 1989, were not eligible 
to pay into a federal retirement system for that service, or 
receive credit for that service, in order to improve their 
future retirement situations. The Department of State amended 
its regulations in 1998 to cover PIT appointees. The amendment 
created an inequity for PIT appointees who were employed 
between 1989 and 1998, since that employment time could not be 
``purchased'' or credited toward any federal retirement system.
    This section is intended to remedy this inequity by 
permitting individuals with creditable service as PIT 
appointees between 1989 and 1998 to receive credit and make a 
deposit into the Federal Employees Retirement System for all or 
part of that period. The Committee believes that this remedy 
addresses a basic inequity, however unintended, created by 
various changes to federal retirement law. It also recognizes 
the value added by PIT appointees, who are generally the 
dependents of Foreign Service or U.S. Armed Forces members, to 
official operations abroad.

Sec. 321. Computation of Foreign Service retirement annuities as if 
        locality pay were made to overseas stationed Foreign Service 
        members

    This section addresses a retirement and pay issued 
identified by the State Department. At present, ``locality 
pay''--which is provided to employees serving in the United 
States--is included in the calculation of Foreign Service 
retirement. Foreign Service officers serving overseas do not 
receive locality pay. Thus, as they near retirement, they have 
a significant financial incentive to remain in Washington. This 
often deprives overseas posts of the experience which more 
senior officers bring to U.S. diplomacy.
    Under this section, an officer, while serving overseas, 
will have his or her annuity calculated as if he or she were 
actually receiving locality pay. The Department estimates that 
this proposal will cost $8 million in FY 2002 and can be 
absorbed within the current estimate.

Sec. 322. Plan for improving recruitment of veterans into the Foreign 
        Service

    This section requires the Secretary of State to submit to 
the appropriate Congressional committees a plan to improve the 
recruitment of veterans to serve as candidates for the Foreign 
Service.
    The Committee believes that the United States armed forces 
provide a largely untapped recruitment pool of qualified 
individuals with international experience as well as writing, 
reporting and analytical skills. The Department recently 
provided data to the Committee indicating that only a very 
small percentage of commissioned Foreign Service officers have 
ever served in the U.S. armed forces. The Committee expects the 
Department to produce an action plan that will improve the 
effort to recruit among personnel who are departing the armed 
services. The Committee believes that these efforts will pay 
dividends in the quality of candidates for appointment as 
commissioned officers in the Foreign Service, and eventually, 
in improving coordination between U.S. civilian and uniformed 
services overseas.

                 TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Sec. 401. Payment of second installment of arrearages

    This section will result in the release of $582 million in 
U.S. arrearages to the United Nations. The provision amends a 
condition on U.S. peacekeeping assessments set forth in the 
United Nations Reform Act of 1999 (the ``Helms-Biden'' 
legislation) to bring the rate in line with the one negotiated 
in December 2000 by then-US Ambassador to the U.N., Richard 
Holbrooke. This provision passed the Senate in February 2001 as 
S. 248 on a 99-0 vote.

Sec. 402. Payment of third installment of arrearages

     This section clarifies and makes minor changes to 
provisions in the United Nations Reform Act of 1999 related to 
the third payment of arrearages. It also ``de-links'' all 
agencies awaiting payment of arrearages. Thus, arrears for non-
UN related agencies will be released upon passage of this 
legislation, and any one U.N.-affiliated agency will not have 
to wait for the certification of reforms by other agencies in 
order to receive its arrearage funding.

Sec. 403. Transmittal of certifications to Congress

    The section eliminates the 30-day notification period 
previously required for the release of Year Two payment of 
arrearages in the United Nations Reform Act of 1999 and reduces 
to 15 days the notification needed for the release of the Year 
Three arrears payment authorized by that Act. The elimination 
of the advance notification for Year Two will expedite the 
obligation of the funding. The original intent of the waiting 
period was to give Congress time to examine the certifications 
that the conditions had been met. There has been ample time to 
examine compliance with the Year Two conditions.

Sec. 404. Reports to Congress on contributions to the United Nations

    This provision consolidates within section 4 of the United 
Nations Participation Act two overlapping reporting 
requirements on contributions to international organizations. 
Specifically, section 2 of Public Law 81-806 (1950) provides in 
relevant part: ``All financial contributions by the United 
States to international organizations in which the United 
States participates as a member shall be made by or with the 
consent of the Department of State regardless of the 
appropriation from which any such contribution is made. The 
Secretary of State shall report annually to the Congress on the 
extent and disposition of such contributions.'' Section 409(d) 
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY 1994 and 1995 
(P.L. 103-236), requires that not later than February 1 of each 
year, the President shall submit to the Congress a report 
concerning the amount of U.S. assessed contributions paid to 
the U.N. and its specialized agencies during the preceding 
calendar year. These reports are duplicative. This section will 
create one comprehensive report that provides the same amount 
of information.

Sec. 405. Limitation on the United States share of assessments for U.N. 
        peacekeeping operations in calendar years 2001-2003

    This section recognizes that failure to lift the 25 percent 
cap on U.S. payments to the U.N.'s peacekeeping budget (set 
forth in Section 404 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995) will generate new arrears in 
excess of $70 million this year alone and seeks to address the 
matter by establishing a sliding scale of caps in light of the 
reductions negotiated in 2000 by then-Ambassador Holbrooke. 
Each calendar year from 2001-2003, the U.S. assessment rate for 
peacekeeping will decline, reflecting the downward trend 
negotiated by Holbrooke. The 25 percent cap remains in place 
for calendar year 2004 and thereafter.

Sec. 406. Limitation on the U.S. share of assessments for U.N. regular 
        budget

    This provision codifies the U.S. assessment rate for the 
U.N.'s regular budget--as negotiated by then-U.N. Ambassador 
Holbrooke in December 2000--to 22 percent. This is consistent 
with a condition enacted in the United Nations Reform Act of 
1999.

Sec. 407. Sense of Congress relating to the payment of the U.S. 
        portions of the regular budget of the U.N.

    This section recognizes that the U.N. and its affiliated 
agencies are very close to completing the reforms established 
in the United Nations Reform Act of 1999. Assuming completion 
of the reforms by December 2001, the Committee urges the 
Administration to begin again the practice of paying the U.S. 
portion of the regular budget of the United Nations in January 
2002 (the beginning of the U.N.'s fiscal calendar) and every 
January thereafter--rather than the current practice of paying 
in October at the beginning of the U.S. fiscal year. This re-
synchronization of payments will dramatically improve the 
U.N.'s ability to manage better its finances and will encourage 
other nations to pay their regular budget dues on time as well.
    The Committee also notes that there are other U.N.-related 
agencies to which the United States also defers annual payments 
until the beginning of the U.S. fiscal year; these include the 
World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture 
Organization (FAO), the International Labor Organization (ILO), 
and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The 
Committee urges the Administration to consider for calendar 
year 2003--upon completion of the reforms outlined in the 
Helms-Biden legislation--the reversal of the current policy of 
paying U.S. dues to international organizations at the 
beginning of the U.S. fiscal year and revert to paying our dues 
within the first month of the fiscal years of those 
organizations.

Sec. 408. Zero growth U.N. budget

    This section mandates that the United States withhold, on a 
pro-rated basis, its portion of the 2002-2003 biennium budget 
that exceeds zero real growth unless the Secretary of State 
certifies that the U.N.'s biennium budget has achieved zero 
real growth (i.e., after accounting for inflation), from the 
2000-2001 to 2002-2003 regular budgets and that the U.N. has 
stayed within its own budget for calendar year 2002. While the 
Committee recognizes and applauds the U.N.'s diligent efforts 
these past six years in maintaining fiscal discipline, such 
discipline remains a key concern of Congress.

Sec. 409. Membership on Commission on Human Rights and International 
        Narcotics Control Board

    This section requires that the United States use its voice 
and vote to make every reasonable effort to secure a seat for 
the United States on the U.N. Commission on Human Rights and 
the U.N.'s International Narcotics Control Board. The loss of 
U.S. membership on these bodies is a source of deep concern to 
the Committee because it reduces U.S. ability to influence 
policy in these two key areas of international relations. It is 
incumbent upon the Secretary of State to use U.S. leverage to 
regain membership to these two important U.N. bodies. The 
provision also calls on the Secretary to seek to prevent states 
with governments that engage in significant human rights 
violations from obtaining membership on the Commission. The 
Committee finds it absurd and highly counterproductive that 
autocratic governments with poor human rights records are given 
seats on a body the purpose of which is to promote human 
rights.

Sec. 410. Action plan for enhanced Department of State efforts to place 
        U.S. nationals in positions of employment in the United Nations 
        and its specialized agencies

    This section requires the Secretary of State to submit a 
report to the appropriate Congressional committees containing 
an action plan for enhancing the State Department's efforts to 
place U.S. nationals at the United Nations and in its 
specialized agencies.
    A recent General Accounting Office (GAO) report noted a 
general decline in the resources and number of positions in the 
Department's Office of United Nations System Administration in 
the Bureau of International Organizations Affairs that are 
dedicated to the placement of U.S. nationals at the United 
Nations and its specialized agencies. According to the report, 
while the United States has a nearly proportionate share of 
representation in the more senior positions within the U.N. and 
its specialized agencies, the farther down the ranks, the worse 
the situation of underrepresentation becomes. The Committee 
calls upon the Department of State to address this issue and 
propose possible remedies.
    Among the ``appropriate mechanisms'' referenced in section 
410(a)(3), which the Department should consider are: (1) the 
feasibility and cost-effectiveness of creating a ``junior 
professional officer'' (JPO) program--similar to the JPO 
program currently used by the Netherlands to substantial 
effect; and (2) steps to counteract constraints on spousal 
employment in nations hosting U.N. agencies, which the GAO 
report finds discourages U.S. nationals from accepting offers 
of employment in those agencies.

          TITLE V--U.S. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES

Sec. 501. Redesignation of Broadcasting Board of Governors as the 
        United States International Broadcasting Agency

    This section redesignates the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors--an independent entity which oversees all U.S. non-
military international broadcasting--as the U.S. International 
Broadcasting Agency.

Sec. 502. Special authority for surge capacity

    This section provides special authorities to the President 
to provide assistance to international broadcasting activities 
in order to provide a rapid expansion in broadcasting 
capabilities when a foreign policy crisis arises. During the 
Kosovo war in 1999, an effort to expand broadcasting to the 
region was hampered by inflexible rules and the lack of readily 
available funds.

Sec. 503. Dissemination of the VOA Special English Service's 
        programming in the United States

    This section would allow VOA's Special English programming 
to be made available in the United States. The Voice of America 
is prohibited by the Smith-Mundt Act from disseminating 
domestically material that was originally produced for 
broadcast overseas.
    VOA's Special English Service merits an exemption because 
it does not implicate the concerns the Smith-Mundt restrictions 
were designed to address, and because it can assist citizens 
and aliens living here seeking to improve their English-
speaking skills. Special English was created to communicate by 
radio in clear and simple English with people whose native 
language is not English. Over the years, it has proven to be a 
remarkable tool in teaching English as a second language. While 
many overseas students benefit from Special English, this 
resource is not available to residents of the United States, 
such as new immigrants, who might also benefit from this 
program. VOA has received numerous requests from teachers of 
English as a second language, publishers, and academic 
institutions for Special English materials. The Committee 
expects that there will be no additional cost to the government 
for this service.

Sec. 504. Modification of limitation on grant amounts to RFE/RL, Inc.

    This section amends a current limit on grants to RFE/RL, 
Inc., raising it from $75 million per year to $85 million in 
each of FY 2002 and 2003.

Sec. 505. Grants for Radio Free Asia

    This section amends a current limit on grants to Radio Free 
Asia, raising it from $30 million to $35 million in each of FY 
2002 and 2003.

Sec. 506. Pay parity for senior executives of RFE/RL, Inc.

    Under current law, RFE/RL grant funds may not be used to 
pay any salary or compensation in excess of the rate level IV 
of the Executive Schedule. The Broadcasting Board of Governors 
has interpreted this provision as placing a cap on the salaries 
of senior managers of RFE/RL at the rate of pay for Executive 
Level IV, exclusive of locality pay. RFE/RL senior executives 
are not federal employees and do not receive locality pay under 
the Federal Employee Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (which 
provides for locality adjustments in certain high-cost areas). 
In order to provide pay parity for these senior employees, this 
provision would permit up to four senior RFE/RL managers based 
in Washington to receive a salary benefit equivalent to the 
comparable Senior Executive Service salary with locality pay.

Sec. 507. Authority to contract for local broadcasting services outside 
        the United States

    This section amends current law relating to authority to 
enter into contracts for certain capabilities. Under current 
law, the Broadcasting Board of Governors may enter into 
contracts for periods not to exceed 7 years for circuit 
capacity to distribute radio and television programs. This 
section provides authority to enter into contracts for up to 10 
years in order to acquire local broadcasting services outside 
the United States.

Sec. 508. Personal services contracting pilot program

    This section provides the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
(BBG) the authority to implement a pilot program to utilize 
personal services contracts in the United States to employ 
individuals in the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and 
the Voice of America. The Committee has capped the authority at 
75 employees at any one time. The limited authority to award 
personal services contracts for broadcasters, producers and 
writers should enhance the BBG's responsiveness to crises and 
also better support existing broadcasts.

Sec. 509. Travel by Voice of America correspondents

    This section exempts Voice of America correspondents from 
the security responsibilities of the Secretary of State under 
Section 103 of the Diplomatic Security Act and from the Chief 
of Mission responsibilities in Section 207 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980. Although VOA correspondents are on the 
federal payroll, they are unique in that they are working 
journalists. Accordingly, it is the view of the Committee that 
their independent decisions on when and where to cover the news 
should not be governed by other considerations. The Committee 
expects that the VOA Director will take appropriate steps to 
ensure that VOA correspondents do not take undue risks that 
threaten their personal security.

Sec. 510. Conforming amendments

    This section makes technical and conforming amendments to 
the U.S. International Broadcasting Act to correct drafting 
errors made in previous Foreign Relations Authorization Acts.

              TITLE VI--REPORTING AND RELATED REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 601. Economic policy and trade practices

    This section repeals several reporting requirements, as 
requested by the Administration.
    Subsection (a) repeals a requirement for annual Country 
Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, which describe 
economic policy and trade practices of individual countries. 
The Committee believes this reporting requirement can be 
eliminated because it is redundant with other reporting 
requirements. With the advent of computerized databases (i.e., 
the National Trade Data Bank) and the Internet, a user can 
access information very similar to what is contained in these 
reports. In addition, the Office of the U.S. Trade 
Representative produces much of the same information in the 
national trade estimate reports.
    Subsection (b) repeals a provision of which requires annual 
submission of a report on the prospects for economic and social 
development in 45 countries which receive economic assistance 
under Title II of the Foreign Assistance Act.
    Subsection (c) eliminates the requirement for reporting on 
the number of U.S. nationals (military and civilian) visiting a 
foreign country quarterly as required by section 36(a)(7) of 
the Arms Export Control Act. The Department asserts that it 
does not have the resources to track, tabulate, and report all 
of the U.S. military and industry personnel that are in each 
country every month.
    Subsection (d) amends the Foreign Assistance Act to 
eliminate a requirement that the Secretary of State provide an 
annual report to Congress pursuant to the International 
Anticorruption and Good Governance Act. This reporting 
requirement is largely duplicative of information already 
provided to Congress in the Department's annual reports to 
Congress relating to the OECD Convention on Corruption, the 
Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, and in the drug-
related corruption section of the International Narcotics 
Control Strategy Report.

Sec. 602. Report relating to Commission on Security and Cooperation in 
        Europe

    This section rewrites and updates a current reporting 
requirement of the Department of State to the Commission on 
Security and Cooperation in Europe, a joint Executive-
Congressional commission established by statute.

Sec. 603. Briefings on potential purchases of defense articles or 
        defense services by Taiwan

    This section requires the State Department, in consultation 
with the Defense Department, to provide detailed briefings 
every three months to the appropriate Congressional committees 
on discussions between any executive branch agency and the 
government of Taiwan on any potential purchase of defense 
articles or services by the government of Taiwan.
    Section 3(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act grants Congress a 
role in the sale of defense items to Taiwan. It states, in 
part, that the ``President and the Congress shall determine the 
nature and quantity of such defense articles and services * * 
*.'' Beginning in 1981 the executive branch established a 
unique annual defense sale process for Taiwan, under which 
Taiwan submitted its requests in annual pre-talks held usually 
in November and those requests were approved, disapproved or 
deferred at talks usually held the following April.
    In recent years there have been concerns within the 
Congress about the effectiveness of the consultative process. 
As a result Congress enacted legislation last year, Section 581 
of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act (P.L. 106-429), 
requiring that Congress be consulted on Taiwan's requests at 
least 30 days prior to each annual round of defense sales 
talks.
    At the annual defense talks on April 24, 2001, the Bush 
Administration announced that it was terminating the annual 
defense sale process and would henceforth consider Taiwan's 
requests on an ongoing basis. The consultative process set 
forth in section 581 of P.L. 106-429 has been rendered moot as 
a result. Section 603 establishes a new procedure to ensure 
that consultations between the executive branch and Congress on 
Taiwan's potential purchases of defense articles and services 
and the Congressional role as outlined in the Taiwan Relations 
Act are maintained.

Sec. 604. Annual Reports on U.S.-Vietnam human rights dialog meetings

    This section mandates annual reports on the human rights 
dialog meetings between the United States and Vietnam and the 
extent to which the government of Vietnam has made progress on 
conforming its commercial and criminal codes with international 
standards; releasing imprisoned political and religious 
activists; taking steps to ease official restrictions on 
religious activity, to promote freedom of the media, and to 
address concerns about indigenous minorities; and making 
efforts to improve prison conditions; and working with the 
International Labor Organization to improve basic worker 
rights.

Sec. 605. Semiannual reports on expenditures made from appropriation 
        for ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service''

    This section would alter a current requirement that the 
Department submit a quarterly report on expenditures from the 
``emergencies'' account and make it semiannual.

Sec. 606. Report concerning elimination of Colombian opium

    This section requires the Secretary of State, through the 
Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs, to provide the Congress with a report 
outlining a comprehensive strategy to eradicate all opium 
cultivation in Colombia. Most of the heroin in the U.S. market 
now comes from Colombia. According to U.S. law enforcement 
officials, eradication of poppy cultivation at its source is 
the most effective way to reduce heroin supplies.

Sec. 607. Report concerning the German foundation ``Remembrance, 
        Responsibility, and the Future''

    This section directs the Secretary of State to report on 
the status of the agreement between the government of the 
United States and the Federal Republic of Germany concerning 
the Foundation that was established to distribute Holocaust Era 
insurance claims and payments to Holocaust survivors who were 
forced into labor or slave labor. This report shall be 
submitted to appropriate congressional committees, either in 
writing or orally, within 180 days after the enactment of this 
Act, and every 180 days thereafter.
    It will report on the status of the implementation of the 
agreement and the distribution of approximately $5 billion to 
Holocaust survivors by the Foundation. The Committee believes 
it is important that the money provided by the German 
government that is intended to reach Holocaust survivors 
actually reach those individuals in a timely fashion.

                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         Subtitle A--Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2001

Sec. 701. Short title

    This subtitle is the ``Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 
2001.''

Sec. 702. Findings

    This section describes the most basic commitments made by 
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in an exchange of 
letters between the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and 
Chairman Yasser Arafat on September 13, 1993. These commitments 
include resolving outstanding issues through peaceful means, 
renouncing terrorism and violence, and assuming responsibility 
over all PLO personnel.

Sec. 703. Reports

    This section requires the President to make a determination 
and to report every six months (initially 30 days after 
enactment of the legislation) on whether the PLO and/or the 
Palestinian Authority (PA) are abiding by their commitments as 
specified in Section 702.

Sec. 704. Imposition of sanctions

    This section provides that, if it is determined (in the 
Section 703 report) that the PLO and/or the PA are not in 
compliance with the commitments specified in Section 702, then 
the President is required to impose at least one of four 
sanctions for a period of at least six months. The possible 
sanctions are: deny U.S. visas to PLO and PA officials, 
downgrade the status of the PLO office in Washington to an 
information office as existed before the Oslo accords, 
designate the PLO or its constituent groups as terrorist 
organizations, and cut off non-humanitarian U.S. assistance to 
the West Bank and Gaza. The President is allowed to waive the 
sanctions requirement upon making a determination that such a 
waiver is in the national security interest of the United 
States.

                        Subtitle B--Tibet Policy

    This subtitle lays out a comprehensive approach for 
American policy toward Tibet. The Committee believes that this 
statement of policy is warranted due to the failure of the 
Government of the People's Republic of China to preserve the 
distinct ethnic, cultural and religious identity of the Tibetan 
people and to enter into a dialog with the Dalai Lama or his 
representatives to reach a negotiated agreement on Tibet.

Sec. 711. Short title

    This section entitles this subtitle as the ``Tibetan Policy 
Act of 2001.''

Sec. 712. Statement of purpose

    This section states the purpose of this subtitle: to 
support the aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard 
their distinct identity.

Sec. 713. Tibet negotiations

    This section urges the President and Secretary of State to 
encourage the Government of the People's Republic of China to 
enter into a dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his 
representatives and to provide an annual report to the Congress 
on steps taken to encourage this dialogue and the status of 
discussions between the Government of China and the Dalai Lama.

Sec. 714. Reporting on Tibet

    This section mandates that a separate section on Tibet be 
included in the annual human rights report and the annual 
religious freedom report submitted by the Department of State 
to the Congress.

Sec. 715. Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic 
        of China

    This section amends the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 
(P.L. 106-286) to include a description of the status of 
negotiations between the Government of China and the Dalai Lama 
and measures taken to safeguard Tibet's distinct identity as 
issues to be considered by the Congressional-Executive 
Commission on the People's Republic of China.

Sec. 716. Economic development on the Tibetan plateau

    Subsection (a) of this section states that it is the policy 
of the United States to support economic development, cultural 
preservation, health care, and education and environmental 
sustainability for Tibetans inside Tibet. The Committee notes 
that in 1980 Chinese Party Secretary Hu Yaobang formulated the 
Six Point Program for Tibet, which stated that the ``Tibetan 
people's habits, customs, history and culture must be 
respected,'' that ``all ideas that ignore and weaken Tibetan 
culture are wrong,'' and that ``Tibet should lay down laws, 
rules and regulations according to its special characteristics 
to protect the right of national autonomy and its special 
national interests.'' Recognizing that the Dalai Lama is not 
seeking independence for Tibet, that in 1979 Deng Xiaoping 
offered to negotiate on all issues other than independence, and 
that President Jiang Zemin has stated that the door to 
negotiations is open if the Dalai Lama accepts that Tibet is an 
inseparable part of China, the Committee believes that the 
adoption by the current Chinese government of the principles 
formulated by Hu Yaobang would improve the potential for 
meaningful negotiations with the Dalai Lama and have a positive 
impact on United States-China relations.
    Subsection (b) mandates that the United States use its 
voice and vote in international financial institutions to 
support projects in Tibet designed in accordance with a set of 
principles, enumerated in subsection (d), that are designed to 
raise the standard of living for the Tibetan people and to make 
them self-sufficient.
    Subsection (c) directs the Eximbank, OPIC, and TDA to 
support projects following these principles.
    Subsection (d) enumerates the principles which are to serve 
as a guidelines for the projects that the international 
financial institutions, nongovernmental organizations and the 
U.S. government should support in Tibet.

Sec. 717. Release of prisoners and access to prisons

    This section states that the President and Secretary of 
State should request the immediate release of all Tibetan 
political prisoners including those, like Ngawang Choephel, 
known to be seriously ill, and seek access for international 
humanitarian organizations to Tibetan prisoners.

Sec. 718. Establishment of a U.S. branch office in Lhasa, Tibet

    This section directs the Secretary of State to make best 
efforts to establish an office in Lhasa, Tibet, to monitor 
developments in Tibet.

Sec. 719. Requirement for Tibetan language training

    This section mandates that Tibetan language training be 
available to foreign service officers and to make every effort 
to assign a Tibetan-speaking officer to a U.S consulate in the 
PRC.

Sec. 720. Religious persecution in Tibet

    This section mandates that the U.S. ambassador to China 
seek to meet with the 11th Panchen Lama and request his release 
by the government of China.

     Subtitle C--East Timor Transition to Independence Act of 2001

    This subtitle specifies steps to be taken by the U.S. 
government to facilitate the transition of East Timor to 
independence. The Committee believes that it is in the 
interests of the United States to help the people of East 
Timor, who voted overwhelmingly for independence from Indonesia 
in August 1999, to realize their aspirations for a stable, 
prosperous democratic nation.

Sec. 731. Short title

    This section entitles this subtitle as the ``East Timor 
Transition to Independence Act of 2001.''

Sec. 732. Bilateral assistance

    This section authorizes $25 million in each of the FY 2002 
and 2003 for programs to be carried out by the Agency for 
International Development in East Timor.

Sec. 733. Multilateral assistance

    This section mandates that the United States use its voice, 
vote and influence at each of the international financial 
institutions of which it is a member to support economic and 
democratic development in East Timor.

Sec. 734. Trade and investment assistance

    Subsection (a) of this section directs the President of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to send a risk 
assessment team to East Timor to determine if East Timor meets 
the OPIC requirements after independence.
    Subsection (b) directs the Director of the Trade and 
Development Agency to send an assessment team to East Timor to 
conduct a feasibility study to determine how U.S. investment 
can assist East Timor's development after independence.
    Subsection (c) encourages the U.S. Export-Import Bank to 
take steps to undertake activities with respect to East Timor.

Sec. 735. Generalized System of Preferences

    This section urges the U.S. Trade Representative and the 
Customs Commissioner to send an assessment team to East Timor 
to determine what products from East Timor would be eligible 
for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences after 
independence.

Sec. 736. Peace Corps activities

    This section urges the Director of the Peace Corps to send 
an assessment team to East Timor to assess the possibility of 
establishing a formal Peace Corps presence in East Timor after 
independence.

Sec. 737. Security assistance for East Timor

    Subsection (a) of this section requires the President to 
conduct a study and report to the appropriate Congressional 
committees on the extent to which East Timor's security needs 
can be met through provision of excess defense articles and on 
the extent to which international military education and 
training (IMET) assistance will enhance the professionalism of 
the armed forces of East Timor.
    Subsection (b) authorizes the provision of excess defense 
articles and IMET pending a certification that East Timor has 
established independent armed forces and that assisting those 
forces will promote U.S. national interests and human rights 
and professionalization of the armed services in East Timor.

Sec. 738. Authorization of U.S. diplomatic mission to East Timor

    Subsection (a) of this section authorizes the establishment 
of a U.S. diplomatic mission to East Timor.
    Subsection (b) mandates that the head of the U.S. mission 
in East Timor be a chief of mission with no other diplomatic 
responsibilities in Indonesia or elsewhere.
    The Committee does not believe that the security situation 
on the ground in East Timor poses an unacceptable risk to 
official American personnel or an obstacle to the establishment 
of an American embassy in East Timor. In fact, the Committee 
strongly believes that U.S. interests in helping the people of 
East Timor to establish a new democracy can be promoted most 
effectively through the establishment of a U.S. embassy in East 
Timor and the presence of an American ambassador whose sole 
responsibilities pertain to the bilateral relationship between 
the United States and East Timor.

Sec. 739. Reporting requirement

    This section requires the Secretary of State to transmit a 
report within 90 days of enactment and annually thereafter on 
various developments with respect to East Timor including the 
specific steps taken by U.S. agencies to assist East Timor.

 Subtitle D--Reform of Certification Procedures Applicable to Certain 
                Drug Producing or Trafficking Countries

Sec. 741. Findings

    This section sets forth findings concerning the nature of 
the threat posed by illicit drug trafficking, including the 
economic and social cost of such activities.

Sec. 742. Modification of procedures relating to assistance to for 
        major drug-transit and major illicit drug producing countries

    Subsection (a) amends Chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 to add a new section Section 490A. This 
subsection changes the annual drug certification procedures 
beginning October 1, 2001 through 2003. Section 490A(a) 
provides for the submission of a report to Congress on October 
1 of each of the applicable years setting forth the names of 
countries determined each year to be major drug-transit or 
major illicit drug producers. Subsection (b) of Section 490A 
section requires the President to include in the so-called 
``Majors Report'' a determination as to whether any of the 
countries listed pursuant to subsection (a) have failed to 
adhere to obligations under international counter narcotics 
agreements or have failed to take the counter narcotics 
measures set forth in section 489(a)(1) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 and give an explanation as to why the 
President has made such a determination with respect to such 
country. Subsection (c) prohibits assistance to any country 
identified under subsection (b) unless the President determines 
that the continuation of assistance is vital to the U.S. 
national interests, or after the initial determination at the 
beginning of the fiscal year, the President determines that 
such country is in fact adhering to its international 
obligations with respect to counter narcotics matters. 
Subsection (d) defines the terms used throughout this section.
    Section 742(b)(1) suspends Section 490 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act with respect to the annual certification process 
for FY 2002-2004 during the three years in which Section 490A 
is in effect. Subsection (b)(2) makes it clear that the 
requirement that the International Narcotics Control Strategy 
Report be transmitted not later than March 1 of each year is 
not affected by Section 490A.

Sec. 743. Sense of Congress on enhanced international narcotics control

    This section expresses the sense of the Congress with 
respect to the need for an enhanced multilateral 
counternarcotics strategy to improve cooperation with respect 
to the investigation and prosecution of drug-related crimes as 
well as drug education and treatment. It calls upon the United 
States to convene a conference of interested countries to 
review existing strategies and agree to a program and timetable 
for implementation.

Sec. 744. Inclusion of major foreign drug trafficking organizations in 
        International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

    This section amends Section 489 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 to require that the annual International Narcotics 
Control Strategy Report include information on major drug 
trafficking organizations.

Sec. 745. Judicial review under Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation 
        Act

    This section amends Section 805 of the Foreign Narcotics 
Kingpin Designation Act to provide for judicial review under 
that Act.

          Subtitle E--Clean Water for the Americas Partnership

Sec. 751. Short title

    This section entitles the subtitle as the ``Clean Water for 
the Americas Partnership Act of 2001.''

Sec. 752. Definitions

    This section defines terms used in the subtitle.

Sec. 753. Establishment of program

    This section authorizes the President to establish a Clean 
Water for the Americas Partnership.

Sec. 754. Environmental assessment

    This section authorizes the President to conduct a 
comprehensive environmental assessment in the region to 
determine the most severe environmental problems threatening 
human health, which countries have them, and whether there is a 
market for the U.S. environmental industry in the region.

Sec. 755. Establishment of American technology centers

    This section authorizes the President to establish 
Technology America Centers (TEAMs) in the region to link the 
U.S. environmental technology industry with local partners by 
providing logistic and information support to U.S. firms 
seeking opportunities for environmental projects.

Sec. 756. Promotion of water quality, water treatment systems, and 
        energy efficiency

     This section authorizes the President to provide matching 
grants to U.S. associations and nonprofits for the purpose of 
promoting water quality, water treatment and energy efficiency 
in the region. These grants shall be used to support 
professional exchanges, academic fellowships, training 
programs, development of local chapters of associations or 
nonprofits, and online exchanges.

Sec. 757. Grants for feasibility studies within a designated subregion

    This section authorizes 80/20 matching grants, through the 
Trade and Development Agency, for ``prefeasibility studies'' 
for water projects within a subregion or an individual country 
of the Latin America/Caribbean region. These grants would 
provide potential investors in environmental projects, 
primarily water projects such as water treatment plants, a 
``jump-start'' in getting these projects off the ground.

Sec. 758. Clean Water Technical Support Committee

    This section authorizes the President to establish a Clean 
Water Technical Support Committee to provide technical support 
for water projects in the region.

Sec. 759. Authorization of appropriations

    This section authorizes appropriations of $10 million for 
each of the next three fiscal years beginning with FY 2002.

Sec. 760. Report

    This section mandates a report to the appropriate 
Congressional committees within two years of enactment 
containing an assessment of the progress made in this program 
and any recommendations for legislative changes.

Sec. 761. Termination date

    This section terminates the authorities provided by this 
title in three years after the establishment of the program, 
unless the President certifies that it would be in the national 
interest to maintain the program for an additional two year 
period.

Sec. 762. Effective date

    This section sets the effective date of this subtitle as 90 
days after the date of enactment.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 771. Amendments to the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998

    This section makes revisions to the International Religious 
Freedom Act of 1998 related to the Commission on International 
Religious Freedom created by the Act. The provision extends the 
sunset for the Commission from May 14, 2003 to September 30, 
2005. It authorizes $3 million in appropriations for the 
Commission for each of FY 2002 through 2005. It alters the date 
of the Commission Chair's election to permit him or her to 
remain in place through the date the Commission's annual report 
must be released. Finally, it establishes that a Commissioner 
selected to fill a vacancy is appointed only for the period 
remaining in the term of a Commissioner creating a vacancy.
    Subsection (e) amends the reporting requirement in the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include 
information on the use of sect filters as a violation of 
religious freedom. The Department of State defines ``sect 
filters'' as required declarations that a person or company is 
not affiliated with a particular religious group. State 
Department and U. S. Trade Representative (USTR) officials have 
discussed with European officials the concerns of the United 
States about the violation of individual rights posed by sect 
filters.
    At all levels of government in several European countries, 
there are procurement laws and practices in place which 
effectively forbid American businesses from being able to 
participate in any governmental procurement of goods and 
services due to their employee's religious affiliation. These 
laws and practices are in violation of obligations assumed by 
these countries under the World Trade Organization (WTO) 
Agreement on Government Procurement. For example, Microsoft 
faced a governmental ban of its Windows 2000 software in 
Germany because a component of the software was supplied by an 
American company, Executive Software, whose CEO is a 
Scientologist.
    In view of such laws and practices, the Committee is 
requiring the Department of State to provide information on the 
use of sect filters in its annual report on religious freedom.

Sec. 772. Extension of authority for Caucus on International Narcotics 
        Control

    This section extends the authorization of the Senate Caucus 
on International Narcotics Control for three additional years.

Sec. 773. Human Rights and Democracy Fund

    This section establishes a Human Rights and Democracy Fund 
to be administered by the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; outlines the purposes for 
which it is to be used; and authorizes appropriations for the 
fund for each of the FY 2002 and 2003. The Committee notes that 
this fund was originally created administratively by former 
Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights John Shattuck to 
respond to unanticipated human rights emergencies and sudden 
democratization opportunities. Section 773 gives the Fund a 
statutory basis.
    Subsection (c) authorizes appropriations of $20 million for 
each of FY 2002 and 2003 for the Fund. This represents an 
increase of $7 million over the administration's FY 2002 
request for the Fund. The Committee has substantially increased 
the authorization level of the Fund because in previous years 
the resources of the Fund were quickly exhausted by the demand.
    Of the $20 million authorized for the Fund, $1 million is 
authorized in each of FY 2002 and 2003 for the Documentation 
Center of Cambodia, in order to continue its efforts to 
collect, catalogue and disseminate information about Khmer 
Rouge atrocities against the Cambodian people. In addition, 
$500,000 has been authorized for each of the two fiscal years 
for a new fund to advance the work of the late Father John 
Kaiser, a Catholic missionary who worked relentlessly for over 
thirty years in Kenya, in the areas of human rights, social 
justice, ethnic conflict resolution, and government 
accountability. It is the intent of the Committee to work with 
the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor on the appropriate mission, guidelines and funding 
levels for the Father Kaiser memorial fund to ensure that it 
advances overall U.S. efforts to promote democracy and human 
rights. It is not the intent of the Committee to limit the use 
of the funds to activities or programs in Kenya but rather to 
allow them to be used as needed worldwide.
    The Committee recognizes that there are other projects and 
programs which make significant contributions to the promotion 
and protection of human rights and democracy. For example, 
Women's Campaign International is providing political training 
to women in developing nations around the world. The Center for 
Civic Education has recently initiated a program to translate 
and publish in China books and materials about American 
institutions, governance and rule of law. The Committee urges 
the Assistant Secretary to consider providing assistance to 
these programs in areas where they support the work of the 
Bureau.

Sec. 774. Reports on actions taken by the United States to encourage 
        respect for human rights

    This section requires the Department of State to include 
information in the annual country reports on Human Rights on 
the steps the United States has taken or will take to encourage 
an end to the use of extrajudicial killings, torture or other 
serious human rights violations in countries that engage in 
such practices.

Sec. 775. Program to improve building construction and practices in 
        Latin American countries

    This section authorizes the President to carry out a 
program to improve building codes and practices in Latin 
America by translating American building and life safety codes 
into Spanish, and training architects and contractors in Latin 
American countries such as El Salvador and Ecuador in the 
proper use of the codes in order to limit the economic and 
human costs of future natural disasters in the region.
    The Committee notes that representatives of the code 
community familiar with the needs of Latin America have 
determined that a code related to the construction of buildings 
should be translated as soon as possible. An appropriate fire 
code should be translated shortly thereafter. In addition, the 
training portion of this program should be implemented as soon 
as appropriate translations are available. The International 
Code Council has played an invaluable role in bringing this 
issue to the Committee's attention.
    While El Salvador and Ecuador are initial candidates for 
the training portion of this program, it can be extended to 
other Latin American countries at a fairly low cost, requiring 
only continued funding for the training. American volunteer 
organizations such as the International Executive Service Corps 
can make invaluable contributions to this program in the long-
run, and the Committee urges the State Department to explore 
the possibility of working with this and other groups.

Sec. 776. Support for accountability of persons responsible for 
        committing war crimes and other human rights abuses in Sierra 
        Leone

    This section authorizes appropriations of $5 million in 
each of FY 2002 and 2003 for assistance to the Special Court 
for Sierra Leone to try individuals most responsible for war 
crimes in Sierra Leone.
    The Committee recognizes that efforts to hold accountable 
those responsible for human rights abuses in Sierra Leone are 
critical to West Africa's prospects for lasting peace and 
stability and strongly supports voluntary contributions to the 
Special Court for Sierra Leone at the authorized funding 
levels.

Sec. 777. Transfer of proscribed weapons to persons or entities in the 
        West Bank and Gaza

    This section requires that the President, upon receiving 
evidence that proscribed weapons have been transferred 
knowingly by a person or entity to Palestinian entities in the 
West Bank or Gaza, weigh that evidence. If a preponderance of 
the evidence indicates such a transfer took place with the 
knowledge of the person or entity making the transfer, the 
President shall so determine and notify the appropriate 
congressional Committees. That person or entity will be subject 
to a ban on assistance under Part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 and sales of defense articles or defense services 
under Section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act. Those 
sanctions date from the notification to Congress for a period 
of two years.
    Finally, the President is required to report to the 
appropriate congressional Committees on transfers reviewed 
pursuant to this section. That report shall be submitted in 
conjunction with the report required under Title VIII of P.L. 
101-246 (the PLO Commitments Compliance Act).
    The Committee is concerned that notwithstanding agreements 
to limit the numbers and types of weapons flowing to areas 
under the control of the Palestinian Authority, there is 
significant traffic in proscribed weapons to Palestinian 
entities. The types and numbers of weapons authorized to be 
held by Palestinian security forces are clearly defined in the 
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area of May 4, 
1994, its annexes, and subsequent agreements between Israel and 
the PLO, and are defined as such in this section.

Sec. 778. Sense of Congress relating to global warming

    This section expresses the sense of Congress regarding 
global climate change negotiations.

Sec. 779. Sense of Congress relating to environmental contamination and 
        other adverse health effects in the Philippines emanating from 
        former U.S. military facilities

    This section expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. 
government should identify and share with the Government of the 
Philippines all relevant data about the environmental and 
health effects from contamination in and around former U.S. 
military facilities in the Philippines. It also expresses the 
belief that the U.S. Government should work closely with non-
governmental organizations in studying the environmental and 
health effects emanating from the former U.S. military 
facilities in the Philippines.

Sec. 780. Sense of Congress on Bolivia

    This section expresses the sense of Congress with respect 
to Bolivia's successful program to eradicate coca production. 
It also states that United States assistance to Bolivia in FY 
2002 should not be less than the levels provided Bolivia in FY 
2001, in recognition of the economic sacrifices involved in 
Bolivia's drug eradication program.

Sec. 781. Sense of Congress on return of portraits of Holocaust victims 
        to the artist Dina Babbitt

    This section expresses the sense of the Congress that the 
President and Secretary of State should make all efforts 
necessary to retrieve the original seven watercolor portraits 
painted by Dina Babbitt that are held by the Auschwitz-Birkenau 
State Museum. It further urges the Government of Poland and 
officials of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum to return the 
portraits as expeditiously as possible.
    Dina Babbitt suffered a 1\1/2\-year-long internment at the 
Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II and was 
ordered by Dr. Joseph Mengele to paint watercolor portraits of 
doomed inmates. The Committee views Dina Babbitt as the 
rightful owner of the seven watercolor portraits and believes 
that cooperative efforts between agencies of the United States 
and Poland can help facilitate the return of the artwork to 
Dina Babbitt.

                            V. Cost Estimate

    In accordance with rule XXVI, paragraph 11(a) of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee provides the 
following estimate of the cost of this legislation prepared by 
the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                   Washington, DC, August 21, 2001.

Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Chairman,
U.S. Senate,
Committee on Foreign Relations,
Washington, DC.

    Dear Mr. Chairman:
    The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed 
cost estimate for the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Sunita 
D'Monte.
            Sincerely,
                                  Dan L. Crippen, Director.

Enclosure.

               CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003

Summary

    The bill would authorize appropriations for the Department 
of State and related agencies for 2002 and 2003. CBO estimates 
that appropriation of the authorized amounts would result in 
additional discretionary spending of $17.3 billion over the 
2002-2006 period.
    CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would increase 
direct spending by $835 million in 2002 and by $893 million 
over the 2002-2006 period, and also would increase revenues by 
$5 million over the same period. Because the bill would affect 
direct spending and receipts, pay-as-you-go procedures would 
apply.
    The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) 
and would impose no costs on State, local, or tribal 
governments.

Estimated Cost to the Federal Government

    The estimated budgetary impact of the bill is shown in the 
following table. The costs of this legislation fall within 
budget functions 150 (international affairs), 300 (natural 
resources and environment), 600 (income security), and 800 
(general government).

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                                        Spending Subject to Appropriation

Spending Under Current Law:
  Budget Authority \1\..................       6,974           0           0           0           0           0
  Estimated Outlays.....................       6,686       1,472         677         282          73           2

Proposed Changes:
  Estimated Authorization Level.........           0       8,653       9,107          16           6           3
  Estimated Outlays.....................           0       6,612       7,978       1,716         755         288

Spending Under the Bill:
  Estimated Authorization Level \1\.....       6,974       8,653       9,107          16           6           3
  Estimated Outlays.....................       6,686       8,084       8,655       1,998         827         290

                                           Changes in Direct Spending

Estimated Budget Authority..............           0           9          14          14          15          15
Estimated Outlays.......................           0         835          14          14          15          15

                                               Changes in Revenues

Estimated Revenues......................          01           1           1           1           1           1
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\1\ The 2001 level is the amount appropriated for that year for the various foreign relations programs
  authorized by the bill.

Basis of Estimates

    Most of the bill's budgetary impact would stem from 
authorizations for current programs administered by the 
Department of State and related agencies. In addition, some of 
the bill's provisions would affect direct spending and 
revenues.
    Spending Subject to Appropriation.--This estimate assumes 
the legislation will be enacted by October 1, 2001. CBO also 
assumes that the authorized amounts will be appropriated by the 
start of each fiscal year and that outlays will follow 
historical spending patterns for the affected programs.
    CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $17.3 
billion over the 2002-2006 period, assuming appropriation of 
the authorized amounts. The bill would authorize appropriations 
for programs administered by the Department of State and 
related agencies. In 2001, these programs received 
appropriations of almost $7 billion and the bill would 
reauthorize them at higher levels--$8.6 billion for FY 2002 and 
$9.1 billion for 2003. The programs authorized by the bill 
include administration of foreign affairs, educational and 
cultural exchanges, international broadcasting, migration and 
refugee assistance, and contributions to international 
organizations and peacekeeping. In addition, the bill contains 
other provisions with potential discretionary costs, as 
described below.
    Title VII.--Title VII would address specific regional 
issues or authorize appropriations for new assistance programs.
    East Timor. Sections 731 through 739, the East Timor 
Transition to Independence Act of 2001, would authorize the 
appropriation of $25 million for development assistance to East 
Timor in 2002 and 2003. It also would authorize assistance from 
other U.S. agencies which CBO estimates would cost less than 
$500,000 a year, assuming the availability of appropriated 
funds.
    Clean Water. The Clean Water for the Americas Partnership 
Act of 2001 (sections 751 through 762 of this bill) would 
authorize the appropriation of $10 million a year in 2002, 
2003, and 2004 for a new program to promote the export of U.S. 
goods and technology to address environmental problems in Latin 
America, especially water quality and energy efficiency. The 
bill would authorize the Foreign Commercial Service of the 
Department of Commerce to open technology centers throughout 
Latin America to link environmental technology firms in the 
United States with local organizations in Latin America and 
would authorize the Trade and Development Agency to provide 
grants for pre-feasability studies for water projects. CBO 
assumes the authorized amounts would be split between the two 
agencies.
    Middle East. The Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2001 
(sections 701 through 704 of this bill) would require the 
President to report on whether the Palestinian Authority and 
Palestinian Liberation Organization are complying with their 
commitments to peace with Israel and to impose a set of 
sanctions against those two organizations, or their constituent 
parts, if he finds they have not. Because the listed sanctions 
may be waived by the President and would exempt humanitarian 
assistance, CBO estimates the provisions would have no 
significant budgetary effects.
    Tibet. Subtitle B of title VII, the Tibetan Policy Act of 
2001, would set policy guidelines for United States' efforts to 
preserve the distinct identity of the Tibetan people and would 
require the President to report on those efforts. Because 
subtitle B would not expand existing authorities, CBO estimates 
implementing it would have no significant costs.
    Reform of Certification Procedures Applicable to Certain 
Drug Producing or Trafficking Countries. Section 742 would 
modify, for a three-year period, procedures for providing 
bilateral assistance to countries that are known to be heavily 
involved in narcotics trafficking and that have not taken 
significant steps to curb such trafficking as outlined in 
international agreements. Nations identified under those 
requirements would be ineligible for aid from the United States 
unless the President determines that the aid is vital to the 
national interests of the United States or the country is 
making substantial efforts to adhere to its international 
agreements. The new procedures would replace the current 
practice of delaying obligations and conducting a Congressional 
review of Presidential deteminations before funds are released. 
CBO estimates that this provision would result in no 
significant budgetary effect because the provision would not 
alter the amount of bilateral assistance provided to affected 
countries.
    Other Provisions. In addition, title VII includes several 
other provisions that would affect spending subject to 
appropriation.

   Section 771 would extend the authority of the 
        International Religious Freedom Act through 2005 and 
        authorize appropriations of $3 million each year in 
        2002 through 2005 for the expenses of the commission 
        created by that act.

   Section 772 would extend the authority of the United 
        States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control 
        from 2002 through 2005 and would authorize 
        appropriations of $370,000 each year for that purpose.

   Section 773 would authorize appropriations of $20 
        million a year in 2002 and 2003 for a Human Rights and 
        Democracy Fund.

   Section 775 would authorize assistance to improve 
        building construction practices in Latin America but 
        does not specify the amount of money allocated for this 
        activity. Based on information from the U.S. Agency for 
        International Development (USAID), CBO estimates that 
        the program would be implemented through grants from 
        the USAID with a funding level of $2 million each year.

    Retirement Provision.--Two sections of the bill would 
affect retirement benefits for certain federal workers. Section 
320 would provide federal retirement credit to individuals who 
served abroad between December 31, 1988, and May 24, 1998, in 
temporary assignments where credit was not originally awarded 
under the Foreign Service retirement system or the retirement 
system for other federal workers. This provision would allow 
these employees to have any such service credited to the 
Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). Workers who choose 
to have this service credited to FERS must make a payment into 
the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF) equal 
to the amount the worker would have paid into the fund (plus 
interest) as if the service had originally been credited under 
FERS. The employing agency would also be required to make a 
similar payment. According to the State Department, about 300 
individuals would take service credits under this provision. 
CBO estimates that under section 320, federal agencies would 
have to make payments totaling $2 million into the CSRDF in 
2002, with only negligible payments in subsequent years.
    Section 321 would change the computation of retirement 
benefits for members of the Foreign Service who have served in 
overseas stations. For the purposes of calculating retirement 
benefits, salary and wages for service served overseas would be 
treated as if the worker's salary and wages were subject to 
locality-based pay adjustments for Washington, DC during that 
time. In addition, the percentage of pay that both employees 
and the agency make into the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund (FSRDF) would be increased. CBO estimates that 
agency payments into the FSRDF would increase by $2 million in 
2002 and by $24 million over the 2002-2011 period.
    Payments made by agencies into the CSRDF and the FSRDF come 
from appropriated funds. The bill's retirement provisions would 
also affect revenues and direct spending (as described later).
    Reporting Requirements.--The bill includes several 
provisions that would expand or introduce new reporting 
requirements. Combined, these provisions would raise spending 
subject to appropriation by about $1 million annually.
    Indefinite Authorizations.--Section 103(c) would authorize 
such sums as may be necessary in 2002 and 2003 to compensate 
for adverse fluctuations in exchange rates that might affect 
contributions to international organizations. Any funds 
appropriated for this purpose would be obligated and expended 
subject to certification by the Office of Management and 
Budget. Currency fluctuations are extremely difficult to 
estimate in advance, and they could result in spending either 
higher or lower than the amounts specifically authorized in the 
bill for contributions to international organizations and 
programs. Therefore, this estimate includes no additional costs 
associated with currency fluctuations.
    Section 223 would establish an advisory committee on 
cultural diplomacy and authorize such sums as may be necessary 
for its operation. CBO estimates this provision would cost less 
than $500,000 a year over the 2002-2005 period.
    Section 502 would authorize such sums as may be necessary 
for additional international broadcasting activities during 
crises abroad. The provision would restrict such amounts to a 
maximum of $10 million. CBO has no basis for estimating the 
need for such emergency broadcasting services; therefore, this 
estimate includes no costs for the provision.

Direct Spending and Revenues

    CBO estimates that the bill would increase direct spending 
by $835 million in 2002 and $893 million over the 2002-2006 
period.
    Payment of United Nations Arrears.--Sections 401 and 402 
would amend current law to permit the release of arrearage 
payments to the United Nations. CBO estimates that under the 
bill, the State Department would release $826 million in 2002 
that cannot be released under current law. (This estimate 
assumes that the bill is enacted near the start of FY 2002. If 
the bill were enacted by mid-September, CBO estimates that $582 
million would be released in FY 2001 and that the remaining 
$244 million would be released in 2002.)
    In 1999, Public Law 105-277 appropriated $475 million for 
arrearage payments. An additional $351 million was provided in 
2000 in Public Law 106-113. Under current law, however, those 
funds cannot be disbursed until certain conditions have been 
met. One of those conditions--which has not been met and cannot 
be waived--is that the United Nations lower the United States' 
assessment rate for peacekeeping activities from 31 percent to 
25 percent. The bill would drop this requirement and also would 
ease other conditions attached to the funds appropriated in 
2000. These changes would permit disbursement of the $826 
million that has already been appropriated. Because this 
provision would affect outlays from funds already appropriated 
and would not depend on future appropriation action, the 
additional outlays are considered direct spending for 
scorekeeping purposes.
    Consular Fees.--Section 214 would amend current law 
pertaining to fees for international adoptions and affidavits 
of support (which are required documents in certain immigration 
cases). Under current law, the spending of these fees is 
subject to appropriation. By removing this restriction, the 
bill would raise direct spending by $9 million in 2002 and $14 
million a year in subsequent years.
    Virtual Locality Pay for Foreign Service Personnel.--
Section 321 would change the computation of retirement benefits 
for members of the Foreign Service who have served in overseas 
stations. For the purposes of calculating retirement benefits, 
salary and wages for service provided outside the United States 
would be treated as if the worker's salary and wages were 
subject to locality-based pay adjustments for Washington, DC 
during that time.
    In addition, the percentage of pay that both employees and 
the agency make into the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund would be increased. CBO estimates that about 
150 new retirees each year would be affected by this provision, 
and payments made by employees into the fund would increase by 
$1 million a year between 2002 and 2011. Those payments are 
recorded in the budget as revenues.
    Finally, CBO projects that retirement benefits paid from 
the FSRDF would increase by less than $500,000 in 2002 and by a 
total of $16 million over the 2002-2011 period. Such payments 
from the fund constitute direct spending.
    Fees for Machine-Readable Visas.--Section 231 would extend, 
through 2003, the Secretary of State's authority to charge a 
fee for machine-readable visas and to spend the collections on 
consular activities. Authority to collect and spend these fees 
through 2002 was provided in Public Law 106-553. Based on 
information from the Department of State, CBO estimates the 
department would collect and spend $368 million in 2003 under 
this authority.
    Miscellaneous Provisions.--Several provisions in the bill 
would have little or no effect on direct spending or revenues.
    Reimbursements for Emergency Overseas Evacuation.--Section 
201 would allow the State Department to seek reimbursements for 
the emergency evacuation of employees of the U.S. government, 
their dependents, private U.S. citizens, and foreign nationals. 
According to the department, this section of the bill codifies 
existing practice and would have no impact on the budget
    Reimbursements for International Litigation Fund.--Section 
204 would allow the State Department to retain, as 
reimbursement for preparing or prosecuting a claim against a 
foreign government or entity, a portion of awards received. 
Based on information from the department, CBO estimates that it 
would collect and spend less than $1 million a year.
    International Boundary and Water Commission.--Section 213 
would allow the International Boundary and Water Commission to 
receive and spend funds from the North American Development 
Bank for its ongoing activities on the land and water boundary 
between the United States and Mexico. The provision would thus 
have no net budgetary impact.
    Lower Consular Fees.--Section 232 would prohibit the State 
Department from charging consular fees for notarial acts or 
authentications related to international adoptions. Based on 
information from the department, CBO estimates this provision 
would lower collections by less than $500,000 a year.
    Reimbursements for Training Services.--Section 317 would 
permanently extend a pilot program to provide training and 
related services on a reimbursable basis. CBO estimates the 
department would collect and spend less than $500,000 a year.
    Retirement Credit for Overseas Service.--Section 320 would 
provide federal retirement credit to individuals who served 
abroad between December 31, 1988, and May 24, 1998, in 
temporary assignments where credit was not originally awarded 
under the Foreign Service retirement system or the retirement 
system for other federal workers. This provision would allow 
these employees to have any such service credited to Federal 
Employee Retirement System. Workers who choose to have this 
service credited to FERS must make a payment into the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund equal to the amount the 
worker would have paid into the fund (plus interest) if the 
service had originally been credited under FERS. According to 
the State Department, about 300 individuals would take service 
credits under this provision. CBO estimates that all employee 
payments into the CSRDF would increase revenues by less than 
$500,000 a year. The increase in mandatory benefit payments 
from the CSRDF to these individuals would also be less than 
$500,000 a year.

Pay-as-you-go Considerations

    The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act sets 
up pay-as-you-go procedures for legislation affecting direct 
spending or receipts. The net changes in outlays and 
governmental receipts that are subject to pay-as-you-go 
procedures are shown in the following table. For the purposes 
of enforcing pay-as-you-go procedures, only the effects in the 
current year, the budget year, and the succeeding four years 
are counted.

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                                                                                          By Fiscal Year, in Millions of Dollars
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                                                                   2001    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006    2007    2008    2009    2010    2011
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Changes in outlays..............................................       0     835      14      14      15      15      15      16      17      17      18
Changes in receipts.............................................       0       1       1       1       1       1       1       1       1       1       1
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Intergovernmental and Private-Sector Impact

    The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in UMRA and would impose no costs on State, 
local, or tribal governments.

Previous CBO Estimates

    On May 10, 2001, CBO prepared a cost estimate for S. 219, 
as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign 
Relations on April 5, 2001. Section 742 of the bill is similar 
to S. 219, and their costs are identical.
    On May 4, 2001, CBO prepared a cost estimate for H.R. 1646, 
as ordered reported by the House Committee on International 
Relations on May 2, 2001. H.R. 1646 contains several provisions 
that are similar to those in the bill. CBO estimated that H.R. 
1646 would raise spending subject to appropriation by $16.2 
billion over the 2002-2006 period and direct spending by $726 
million over the 2001-2006 period.
    On February 13, 2001, CBO prepared a cost estimate for S. 
248, as passed by the Senate on February 7, 2001. That act 
would have released arrearage payments of $582 million in 2001. 
Section 401 of the bill is identical to S. 248, but CBO now 
estimates these funds would likely be released in 2002 instead 
of 2001.
    Estimate prepared by: State Department, Sunita D'Monte. 
Development and Security Assistance, Joseph C. Whitehill. 
Retirement, Geoffrey Gerhardt. Impact on State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments, Elyse Goldman. Impact on the Private 
Sector, Paige Piper/Bach.
    Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                  VI. Evaluation of Regulatory Impact

    In accordance with rule XXVI, paragraph 11(b) of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee has concluded that 
there is no regulatory impact from this legislation.

                      VII. Changes in Existing Law

    In compliance with Rule XXVI, paragraph 12 of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill, 
as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be 
omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in 
italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in 
roman):

                          The State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956

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                  TITLE I--BASIC AUTHORITIES GENERALLY

                organization of the department of state

 SECTION 1.

    (a) Secretary of State.--
          (1) The Department of State shall be administered, in 
        accordance with this Act and other provisions of law, 
        under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of 
        State (hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'').
          (2) The Secretary[, the Deputy Secretary of State, 
        and the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and 
        Resources] and the Deputy Secretary of State shall be 
        appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
        consent of the Senate.

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SEC. 4.

    (a) The Secretary of State is authorized to--
          (1) * * *

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    (b)(1) Expenditures described under subsection (a) shall be 
made only for such activities as--
          (A) * * *

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    (2) Activities described in paragraph (1) include--
          [(A) the evacuation of United States Government 
        employees and their dependents and private United 
        States citizens when their lives are endangered by war, 
        civil unrest, or natural disaster;]
          (A) the evacuation when their lives are endangered by 
        war, civil unrest, or natural disaster of--
                  (i) United States Government employees and 
                their dependents; and
                  (ii) private United States citizens or third-
                country nationals, on a reimbursable basis to 
                the extent feasible, with such reimbursements 
                to be credited to the applicable Department of 
                State appropriation and to remain available 
                until expended;

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SEC. 15.

    (a) * * *
    (b) * * *
    (c)(1) Whenever a provision of law expresses an earmark or 
minimum funding requirement with respect to an amount or 
amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
State, the provision shall apply to appropriations made 
pursuant to that authority unless the provision is specifically 
superseded, modified, stricken, or repealed by an Act enacted 
after the date of enactment of the provision of law expressing 
the earmark or requirement.
    (2) In this subsection, the term ``earmark'' means a sum 
that is available only for a particular purpose, country, 
program, project, or activity.

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SEC. 23.

    (a) Agreements.--Whenever the head of any Federal agency 
performing any foreign affairs functions (including, but not 
limited to, the Department of State, the [Broadcasting Board of 
Governors] United States International Broadcasting Agency and 
the Agency for International Development) determines that 
administrative services performed in common by the Department 
of State and one or more other such agencies may be performed 
more advantageously and more economically on a consolidated 
basis, the Secretary of State and the heads of the other 
agencies concerned may, subject to the approval of the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, conclude an agreement 
which provides for the transfer to and consolidation within the 
Department or within one of the other agencies concerned of so 
much of the functions, personnel, property, records, and funds 
of the Department and of the other agencies concerned as may be 
necessary to enable the performance of those administrative 
services on a consolidated basis for the benefit of all 
agencies concerned. Agreements for consolidation of 
administrative services under this section shall provide for 
reimbursement or advances of funds from the agency receiving 
the service to the agency performing the service in amounts 
which will approximate the expense of providing administrative 
services for the serviced agency.

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SEC. 25.

    (a) * * *

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    (e) * * *
    (f) The authorities available to the Secretary of State 
under this section with respect to the Department of State 
shall be available to the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] 
United States International Broadcasting Agency and the 
Administrator of the Agency for International Development with 
respect to [the Board and the Agency] their respective 
agencies.

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SEC. 26.

    (a) * * *
    (b) The authority available to the Secretary of State under 
this section shall be available to the [Broadcasting Board of 
Governors] United States International Broadcasting Agency, and 
the Administrator of the Agency for International Development 
with respect to [the Board and the Agency] their respective 
agencies.

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SEC. 32.

    The Secretary of State may pay, without regard to section 
5702 of title 5, United States Code, subsistence expenses of 
(1) special agents of the Department of State who are on 
authorized protective missions, and (2) members of the Foreign 
Service and employees of the Department who are required to 
spend extraordinary amounts of time in travel status. The 
authorities available to the Secretary of State under this 
section with respect to the Department of State shall be 
available to the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United 
States International Broadcasting Agency and the Administrator 
of the Agency for International Development with respect to 
their respective agencies, except that the authority of clause 
(2) shall be available with respect to those agencies only in 
the case of members of the Foreign Service and employees of the 
agency who are performing security-related functions abroad.

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SEC. 36A. AWARD OF [FOREIGN SERVICE STAR] THOMAS JEFFERSON STAR FOR 
                    FOREIGN SERVICE.

    (a) Authority to Award.--The President, upon the 
recommendation of the Secretary, may award a [Foreign Service 
star] Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service to any member 
of the Foreign Service or any other civilian employee of the 
Government of the United States who, while employed at, or 
assigned permanently or temporarily to, an official mission 
overseas or while traveling abroad on official business, 
incurred a wound or other injury or an illness (whether or not 
the wound, other injury, or illness resulted in death)--
          (1) * * *
          (2) * * *
          (3) * * *
    (b) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall prescribe the 
procedures for identifying and considering persons eligible for 
award of a [Foreign Service star] Thomas Jefferson Star for 
Foreign Service and for selecting the persons to be recommended 
for the award.
    (c) Award in the Event of Death.--If a person selected for 
award of a [Foreign Service star] Thomas Jefferson Star for 
Foreign Service dies before being presented the award, the 
award may be made and the star presented to the person's family 
or to the person's representative, as designated by the 
President.
    (d) Form of Award.--The Secretary shall prescribe the 
design of the [Foreign Service star] Thomas Jefferson Star for 
Foreign Service. The award may not include a stipend or any 
other cash payment.
    (e) Funding.--Any expenses incurred in awarding a person a 
[Foreign Service star] Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign 
Service may be paid out of appropriations available at the time 
of the award for personnel of the department or agency of the 
United States Government in which the person was employed when 
the person incurred the wound, injury, or illness upon which 
the award is based.

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SEC. 37.

    (a) General Authority.--Under such regulations as the 
Secretary of State may prescribe, special agents of the 
Department of State and the Foreign Service may--
          (1) * * *
          [(2) For the purpose of conducting such 
        investigation--
                  [(A) obtain and execute search and arrest 
                warrants,
                  [(B) make arrests without warrant for any 
                offense concerning passport or visa issuance or 
                use of the special agent has reasonable grounds 
                to believe that the person has committed or is 
                committing such offense, and
                  [(C) obtain and serve subpoenas and summonses 
                issued under the authority of the United 
                States;]
          (2) obtain and execute search and arrest warrants, as 
        well as obtain and serve subpoenas and summonses issued 
        under the authority of the United States;
          (3) protect and perform protective functions directly 
        related to maintaining the security and safety of--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (E) * * *
                  (F) an individual who has been designated by 
                the President or President-elect to serve as 
                Secretary of State, prior to that individual's 
                appointment.

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          [(5) arrest without warrant any person for a 
        violation of section 111, 112, 351, 970, or 1028 , of 
        title 18, United States Code--
                  [(A) in the case of a felony violation, if 
                the special agent has reasonable grounds to 
                believe that such person--
                          [(i) has committed or is committing 
                        such violation; and
                          [(ii) is in or is fleeing from the 
                        immediate area of such violation; and
                  [(B) in the case of a felony or misdemeanor 
                violation, if the violation is committed in the 
                presence of the special agent.]
          (5) make arrests without warrant for any offense 
        against the United States committed in their presence, 
        or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the 
        United States if they have reasonable grounds to 
        believe that the person to be arrested has committed or 
        is committing such felony.

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 expenses relating to participation in arbitrations of certain disputes

SEC. 38.

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    (d) International Litigation Fund.--

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  (e) Retention of Funds.--
          (1) In general.--To reimburse the expenses of the 
        United States Government in preparing or prosecuting a 
        proceeding before an international tribunal, or a claim 
        against a foreign government or other foreign entity, 
        the Department of State shall retain 1.5 percent of any 
        amount of $5,000,000 or less, and one percent of any 
        amount of more than $5,000,000, awarded per proceeding 
        or received per claim under chapter 34 of the Act of 
        February 27, 1896 (22 U.S.C. 2668a; 29 Stat. 32).
          (2) Treatment.--Amounts retained under the authority 
        of paragraph (1) shall be deposited into the fund under 
        subsection (d).

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                            denial of visas

SEC. 51.

    (a) Report to Congress.--(1) Denial of visas._The Secretary 
shall report, on a timely basis, to the appropriate committees 
of the Congress each time a consular post denies a visa on the 
grounds of terrorist activities or foreign policy. Such report 
shall set forth the name and nationality of each such person 
and a factual statement of the basis for such denial.
  (2) Visa issuance to inadmissible aliens.--The Secretary 
shall, on a semiannual basis, submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report describing every instance 
during the period covered by the report in which a consular 
post or the Visa Office of the Department of State issued an 
immigrant or nonimmigrant visa to an alien who is inadmissible 
to the United States based upon terrorist activity or failed to 
object to the issuance of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa to 
an alien notwithstanding any such ground of inadmissibility. 
The report shall set forth the name and nationality of the 
alien, the issuing post, and a brief factual statement of the 
basis for issuance of the visa or the failure to object. The 
report may be transmitted in classified or unclassified form.

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SEC. 404. DECLASSIFICATION OF STATE DEPARTMENT RECORDS.

  (a) Deadline for Declassification.--

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  (d) [Reporting Requirement] Annual Reports by the Advisory 
Committee.--The Advisory Committee shall annually submit to the 
Secretary of State and to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the 
House of Representatives a report setting forth its findings 
from the review conducted under subsection (c).
  [(e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary of State 
shall prepare and submit a written report to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on factors 
relevant to compliance with this section, and the procedures to 
be used for implementing the requirements of this section.]
  (e) Annual Reports by the Secretary of State.--Not later than 
March 1 of each year, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
Representatives on the compliance of the Department of State 
with the provisions of this title, including--
          (1) the volumes published in the previous calendar 
        year;
          (2) the degree to which the Department is not in 
        compliance with the deadline set forth in section 
        401(c); and
          (3) the factors relevant to the inability of the 
        Department to comply with the provisions of this title, 
        including section 401(c).

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The Foreign Service Act of 1980

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SEC. 202. OTHER AGENCIES UTILIZING THE FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL 
                    SYSTEM.

    (a)(1) The [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United States 
International Broadcasting Agency and the Administrator of the 
Agency for International Development may utilize the Foreign 
Service personnel system with respect to their respective 
agencies in accordance with this Act.

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SEC. 207. CHIEF OF MISSION.

    (a) Under the direction of the President, the chief of 
mission to a foreign country--
          (1) shall have full responsibility for the direction, 
        coordination, and supervision of all Government 
        executive branch employees in that country (except for 
        Voice of America correspondents on official assignment 
        and employees under the command of a United States area 
        military commander); and
          (2) shall keep fully and currently informed with 
        respect to all activities and operations of the 
        Government within that country, and shall insure that 
        all Government executive branch employees in that 
        country (except for Voice of America correspondents on 
        official assignment and employees under the command of 
        a United States area military commander) comply fully 
        with all applicable directives of the chief of mission.
    (b) Any executive branch agency having employees in a 
foreign country shall keep the chief of mission to that country 
fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and 
operations of its employees in that country, and shall insure 
that all of its employees in that country (except for Voice of 
America correspondents on official assignment and employees 
under the command of a United States area military commander) 
comply fully with all applicable directives of the chief of 
mission.
    (c) Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have 
as a principal duty the promotion of United States goods and 
services for export to such country.

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SEC. 210. BOARD OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

    The President shall establish a Board of the Foreign 
Service to advise the Secretary of State on matters relating to 
the Service, including furtherance of the objectives of maximum 
compatibility among agencies authorized by law to utilize the 
Foreign Service personnel system and compatibility between the 
Foreign Service personnel system and the other personnel 
systems of the Government. The Board of the Foreign Service 
shall be chaired by an individual appointed by the President 
and shall include one or more representatives of the Department 
of State, the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United States 
International Broadcasting Agency, the Agency for International 
Development, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of 
Commerce, the Department of Labor, the Office of Personnel 
Management, the Office of Management and Budget, the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission, and such other agencies as 
the President may designate.

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SEC. 405. PERFORMANCE PAY.

    (a) * * *

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    (b) * * *
          (1) * * *
          (2) * * *
          (3) Not more than 6 percent of the members of the 
        Senior Foreign Service may receive performance pay in 
        any fiscal year in an amount which exceeds the 
        percentage limitation specified in paragraph (2). 
        [Payments under this paragraph to a member of the 
        Senior Foreign Service may not exceed $10,000 in any 
        fiscal year, except that payments of up to $20,000 in 
        any fiscal year may be made under this paragraph to up 
        to 1 percent of the members of the Senior Foreign 
        Service.] Payments under this paragraph to a member of 
        the Senior Foreign Service may not exceed, in any 
        fiscal year, the percentage of basic pay established 
        under section 4507(e)(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code, for a Meritorious Executive, except that payments 
        of the percentage of the basic pay established under 
        section 4507(e)(2) of such title for Distinguished 
        Executives may be made in any fiscal year to up to 1 
        percent of the members of the Senior Foreign Service.

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SEC. 610. SEPARATION FOR CAUSE.

    (a)(1) The Secretary may decide to separate any member from 
the Service for such cause as will promote the efficiency of 
the Service.
    [(2) Except in the case of an individual who has been 
convicted of a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment of 
more than 1 year may be imposed, a member of the Service (other 
than a United States citizen employed under section 311 and who 
is not a family member) who is a member of the Senior Foreign 
Service or is assigned to a salary class in the Foreign Service 
Schedule and who either (A) is serving under a career 
appointment, or (B) if separation is to be by reason of 
misconduct, is serving under a limited appointment, shall not 
be separated from the Service under this section until the 
member has been granted a hearing before the Foreign Service 
Grievance Board and the cause for separation established at 
such hearing, unless the member waives in writing the right to 
a hearing or, notwithstanding section 1106(8) of this Act, 
unless the member has been convicted of a crime related to the 
cause for separation, subject to reinstatement with back pay 
(for any period during which separation for cause had not been 
established by such a hearing) if such conviction is reversed 
on appeal. If such cause is not established at such hearing, 
the Grievance Board shall have the authority to direct the 
Department to pay reasonable attorneys fees to the extent and 
in the manner provided by section 1107(b)(5) of this Act. The 
hearing provided under this paragraph shall be in accordance 
with the hearing procedures applicable to grievances under 
section 1106 and shall be in lieu of any other administrative 
procedure authorized or required by this or any other law. 
Section 1110 shall apply to proceedings under this paragraph.
    [(3) Notwithstanding the hearing required by this section, 
or procedures under any other provision of law, where a member 
has been convicted of a crime for which a sentence of 
imprisonment may be imposed, and there is a nexus to the 
efficiency of the Service, the Secretary, or his designee, may 
suspend such member without pay pending final resolution of the 
underlying matter, subject to reinstatement with back pay if 
cause for separation is not established in a hearing before the 
Board.
    [(4) Any member suspended pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of 
this section shall be entitled to--
          [(A) advance written notice of the specific reasons 
        for such suspension;
          [(B) a reasonable time, not less than seven days, to 
        answer orally and in writing;
          [(C) be represented by an attorney or other 
        representative; and
          [(D) a final written decision.
    [(5) Any member suspended pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of 
this section shall be entitled to grieve such action in 
accordance with procedures applicable to grievances under 
chapter 11. The Board review, however, shall be limited only to 
a determination of whether the conviction requirements of 
subsection (a)(3) have been fulfilled, and whether there is a 
nexus between the conduct and the efficiency of the Service.
    [(6) Notwithstanding the hearing required by paragraph (2), 
at the time the Secretary recommends that a member of the 
Service be separated for cause, that member shall be placed on 
leave without pay pending final resolution of the underlying 
matter, subject to reinstatement with back pay if cause for 
separation is not established in a hearing before the Board.
    [(b) Any participant in the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability System who is separated under subsection (a) shall 
be entitled to receive a refund as provided in section 815 of 
the contributions made by the participant to the Foreign 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund. Except in cases where 
the Secretary determines that separation was based in whole or 
in part on the ground of disloyalty to the United States, a 
participant who has at least 5 years of service credit toward 
retirement under the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
System (excluding military and naval service) may elect, in 
lieu of such refund, to an annuity, computed under section 806, 
commencing at age 60.]
  (2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), whenever the 
Secretary decides under paragraph (1) to separate, on the basis 
of misconduct, any member of the Service (other than a United 
States citizen employed under section 311 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 who is not a family member) who either--
          (i) is serving under a career appointment; or
          (ii) is serving under a limited appointment,
the member may not be separated from the Service until the 
member receives a hearing before the Foreign Service Grievance 
Board and the Board decides that cause for separation has been 
established, unless the member waives, in writing, the right to 
such a hearing, or the member's appointment has expired, 
whichever is sooner.
  (B) The right to a hearing in subparagraph (A) does not apply 
in the case of an individual who has been convicted of a crime 
for which a sentence of imprisonment of more than one year may 
be imposed.
  (3) If the Board decides that cause for separation has not 
been established, the Board may direct the Department to pay 
reasonable attorneys fees to the extent and in the manner 
provided by section 1107(b)(5). The hearing provided under this 
paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with the hearing 
procedures applicable to grievances under section 1106 and 
shall be in lieu of any other administrative procedure 
authorized or required by this or any other Act. Section 1110 
shall apply to proceedings under this paragraph.
  (4) Notwithstanding the hearing required by paragraph (2), at 
the time that the Secretary decides to separate a member of the 
Service for cause, the member shall be placed on leave without 
pay. If the member does not waive the right to a hearing, and 
the Board decides that cause for separation has not been 
established, the member shall be reinstated with back pay.

SEC. 805.

    (a) Rates and sources; deposits in Fund.
          (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, [7] 
        7.25 percent of the basic salary received by each 
        participant shall be deducted from the salary and 
        contributed to the Fund for the payment of annuities, 
        cash benefits, refunds, and allowances. [An equal 
        amount shall be contributed by the Department] The 
        contribution by the employing agency shall be a 
        percentage of basic salary equal to the percentage in 
        effect under section 7001(d)(1) of the Balanced Budget 
        Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33), and section 505(h) of 
        the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-346), plus .25 
        percent of basic salary, and shall be made from the 
        appropriations or fund used for payment of the salary 
        of the participant. The [Department] employing agency 
        shall deposit in the Fund the amounts deducted and 
        withheld from basic salary and the amounts contributed 
        by the [Department] employing agency.
          (2) Notwithstanding the percentage limitation 
        contained in paragraph (1) of this subsection--
                  (A) the [Department] employing agency shall 
                deduct and withhold from the basic pay of a 
                Foreign Service criminal investigator/inspector 
                of the Office of the Inspector General, Agency 
                for International Development, who is qualified 
                to have his annuity computed in the same manner 
                as that of a law enforcement officer pursuant 
                to section 8339(d) of title 5, an amount equal 
                to that to be withheld from a law enforcement 
                officer pursuant to section 8334(a)(1) of title 
                5, plus an amount equal to .25 percent of basic 
                pay. The amounts so deducted shall be 
                contributed to the Fund for the payment of 
                annuities, cash benefits, refunds, and 
                allowances. An equal amount shall be 
                contributed by the [Department] employing 
                agency from the appropriations or fund used for 
                payment of the salary of the participant. The 
                [Department] employing agency shall deposit in 
                the Fund the amount deducted and withheld from 
                basic salary and amounts contributed by the 
                [Department] employing agency.
                  (B) The [Department] employing agency shall 
                deduct and withhold from the basic pay of a 
                Foreign Service criminal investigator/inspector 
                of the Office of the Inspector General, Agency 
                for International Development, who is qualified 
                to have his annuity computed pursuant to 
                section 8415(d) of title 5, an amount equal to 
                that to be withheld from a law enforcement 
                officer pursuant to section 8422(a)(2)(B) of 
                title 5, plus .25 percent. The amounts so 
                deducted shall be contributed to the Fund for 
                the payment of annuities, cash benefits, 
                refunds, and allowances. An equal amount shall 
                be contributed by the [Department] employing 
                agency from the appropriations or fund used for 
                payment of the salary of the participant. The 
                Department shall deposit in the Fund the 
                amounts deducted and withheld from basic salary 
                and amounts contributed by the Department.
          (3) For service as a special agent, paragraph (1) 
        shall be applied by substituting for ``7 percent'' the 
        percentage that applies to law enforcement officers 
        under section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code, plus .25 percent.

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SEC. 806. COMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES.

    (a) Measurements; reduction for special contributions; 
Foreign Service investigator/inspectors. (1) * * *

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    (8) * * *
    (9) For purposes of any annuity computation under this 
subsection, the basic salary or basic pay of any member of the 
Service whose official duty station is outside the continental 
United States shall be considered to be the salary or pay that 
would have been paid to the member had the member's official 
duty station been Washington, D.C., including locality-based 
comparability payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code, that would have been payable to the member if the 
member's official duty station had been Washington, D.C.

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SEC. 855. ENTITLEMENT TO ANNUITY.

    (a) Retirement or conditions; definitions. (1) Any 
participant may be retired under the conditions specified in 
section 811 (22 USC 4051) and shall be retired under the 
conditions specified in sections 812 and 813 (22 USC 4052 and 
4053) and receive benefits under this subchapter (22 USC 4071 
et seq.)
    (2) For the purposes of this subsection--
          (A) the term ``participant'', as used in the sections 
        referred to in paragraph (1), means a participant in 
        the Foreign Service Pension System; and
          (B) the term ``System'', as used in those sections, 
        means the Foreign Service Pension System.
    (3) For purposes of any annuity computation under this 
subsection, the average pay (as used in section 8414 of title 
5, United States Code) of any member of the Service whose 
official duty station is outside the continental United States 
shall be considered to be the salary that would have been paid 
to the member had the member's official duty station been 
Washington, D.C., including locality-based comparability 
payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
that would have been payable to the member if the member's 
official duty station had been Washington, D.C.

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SEC. 856. DEDUCTIONS AND WITHHOLDINGS FROM PAY.

    (a) Basic pay.
          (1) The employing agency shall deduct and withhold 
        from the basic pay of each participant the applicable 
        percentage of basic pay specified in paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection minus the percentage then in effect 
        under section 3101(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 (26 U.S.C. 3101(a)) (relating to the rate of tax 
        for old age, survivors, and disability insurance).
          (2) The applicable percentage under this subsection 
        shall be as follows:
  

                       7.5...............  Before January 1, 1999.
                       7.75..............  January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
                       7.9...............  January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
                       [7.5..............  After December 31, 2000.]
                       7.75..............  After December 31, 2001.

                                           

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SEC. 901. TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES.

    The Secretary may pay the travel and related expenses of 
members of the Service and their families, including costs or 
expenses incurred for--
          (1) proceeding to and returning from assigned posts 
        of duty;
          (2) authorized or required home leave;

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          (8) trips by a member of the Service, and members of 
        his or her family, for purposes of family visitation in 
        situations where the family of the member is prevented 
        by official order from accompanying the member to, or 
        has been ordered from, the assigned post of the member 
        because of imminent danger due to the prevalence of 
        disturbed conditions, except that--

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SEC. 904. HEALTH CARE.

    (a) * * *
    (b) Any such health care program may include (1) medical 
examinations for applicants for employment, (2) medical 
examinations and inoculations or vaccinations, and other 
preventive and remedial care and services as necessary, for 
members of the Service and employees of the Department who are 
citizens of the United States and for members of their 
[families, and (3)] families, (3) health education and disease 
prevention programs for all employees, and (4) examinations 
necessary in order to establish disability or incapacity of 
participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
System or Foreign Service Pension System or to provide survivor 
benefits under chapter 8.

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SEC. 1003. APPLICATION.

    (a) This chapter applies only with respect to the 
Department of State, the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] 
United States International Broadcasting Agency, the Agency for 
International Development, the Department of Agriculture, and 
the Department of Commerce.

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SEC. 1101. DEFINITION OF GRIEVANCE.

    (a) * * *

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    (c) This chapter applies only with respect to the 
Department of State, the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] 
United States International Broadcasting Agency, the Agency for 
International Development, the Department of Agriculture, and 
the Department of Commerce.

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SEC. 1104. TIME LIMITATIONS.

    (a) A grievance is forever barred under this chapter unless 
it is filed with the Department not later than two years after 
the occurrence giving rise to the grievance or, in the case of 
a grievance with respect to the grievant's rater or reviewer, 
one year after the date on which the grievant ceased to be 
subject to rating or review by that person, [but in no case 
less than two years] but in no case more than three years after 
the occurrence giving rise to the grievance. There shall be 
excluded from the computation of any such period any time 
during which, as determined by the Foreign Service Grievance 
Board, the grievant was unaware of the grounds for the 
grievance and could not have discovered such grounds through 
reasonable diligence.
    (b) * * *

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SEC. 1106. BOARD PROCEDURES.

    The Board may adopt regulations concerning its organization 
and procedures. Such regulations shall include provision for 
the following:
          (1) * * *

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          (8) If the Board determines that the Department is 
        considering [the involuntary separation of the 
        grievant,] disciplinary action against the [grievant, 
        or] grievant or recovery from the grievant of alleged 
        overpayment of salary, expenses, or allowances, which 
        is related to a grievance pending before the Board and 
        that such action should be suspended, the Department 
        shall suspend such action until the date which is one 
        year after such determination or until the Board has 
        ruled upon the grievance, whichever comes first. The 
        Board shall extend the one-year limitation under the 
        preceding sentence and the Department shall continue to 
        suspend such action, if the Board determines that the 
        agency or the Board is responsible for the delay in the 
        resolution of the grievance. The Board may also extend 
        the 1-year limit if it determines that the delay is due 
        to the complexity of the case, the unavailability of 
        witnesses or to circumstances beyond the control of the 
        agency, the Board or the grievant. Notwithstanding such 
        suspension of action, the head of the agency concerned 
        or a chief of mission or principal officer may exclude 
        the grievant from official premises or from the 
        performance of specified functions when such exclusion 
        is determined in writing to be essential to the 
        functioning of the post or office to which the grievant 
        is assigned. [Notwithstanding the first sentence of 
        this paragraph, the Board's authority to suspend such 
        action shall not extend to instances where the 
        Secretary, or his designee, has exercised his authority 
        under subsection (a)(3) of section 610 or with respect 
        to any action which would delay the separation of an 
        employee pursuant to a reduction in force conducted 
        under section 611.]
          (9) The Board may reconsider any decision upon 
        presentation of newly discovered or previously 
        unavailable material evidence.

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                 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987

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SEC. 814. UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
                    CONTROL.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the United States 
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (hereafter in 
this section referred to as the ``Caucus'').

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    (i) Termination.--The Caucus shall cease to exist on 
September 30, [2002] 2005.

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                 Foreign Relations Authorizations Act, 
                       Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989

SEC. 124. REPORT ON EXPENDITURES MADE FROM APPROPRIATION FOR 
                    EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE.

    The Secretary of State shall provide to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committee on International Relations and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
[within 30 days after the end of each quarter of the fiscal 
year] not later than May 1 and November 1 of each year a 
complete report, including amount, payee, and purpose, of all 
expenditures made from the appropriation for ``Emergencies in 
the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' for [that quarter] the 
preceding half of the fiscal year that ended March 31 and 
September 30, respectively. Items included in each such report 
concerning representation, official travel, and gifts shall be 
submitted in unclassified form.

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                 Foreign Relations Authorizations Act, 
                       Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

SEC. 140. VISAS.

    (a) Surcharge for Processing Certain Visas.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) * * *
          (3) For each of the fiscal years 2000, [2001, and 
        2002,] 2001, 2002, and 2003, any amount collected under 
        paragraph (1) that exceeds $316,715,000 for fiscal year 
        2000, $316,715,000 for fiscal year 2001, [and 
        $316,715,000 for fiscal year 2002] $420,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2002, and $460,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2003, may be made available only if a notification is 
        submitted to Congress in accordance with the procedures 
        applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 
        34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
        1956.

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SEC. 404. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING 
                    OPERATIONS.

    (a) * * *
    (b) * * *

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          (2) Subsequent fiscal years.--[Funds] (A) In 
        general._Except as provided in subparagraph (B), funds 
        authorized to be appropriated for ``Contributions for 
        International Peacekeeping Activities'' for any fiscal 
        year after fiscal year 1995 shall not be available for 
        the payment of the United States assessed contribution 
        for a United Nations peacekeeping operation in an 
        amount which is greater than 25 percent of the total of 
        all assessed contributions for that operation.
          (B) Reduction in united states share of assessed 
        contributions.--Notwithstanding the percentage 
        limitation contained in subparagraph (A), the United 
        States share of assessed contributions for each United 
        Nations peacekeeping operation during the following 
        periods is authorized to be as follows:
                  (i) For assessments made during calendar year 
                2001, 28.15 percent.
                  (ii) For assessments made during calendar 
                year 2002, 27.90 percent.
                  (iii) For assessments made during calendar 
                year 2003, 27.40 percent.
          (3) * * *

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SEC. 409. REFORM IN BUDGET DECISIONMAKING PROCEDURES OF THE UNITED 
                    NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.

    (a) Assessed Contributions.--* * *

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    [(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than February 1 of each 
year, the President shall submit to the Congress a report 
concerning the amount of United States assessed contributions 
paid to the United Nations and each of its specialized agencies 
during the preceding calendar year.]

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Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001

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SEC. 232. FEES RELATING TO AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT.

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    (c) Treatment of Fees.--Fees collected under the authority 
of subsection (a) shall be deposited as an offsetting 
collection to any Department of State appropriation to recover 
the cost of providing consular services. Such fees shall remain 
available for obligation until expended.
    [(d) Compliance With Budget Act.--Fees collected under the 
authority of subsection (a) shall be available only to such 
extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in an 
appropriation Act.]

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SEC. 604. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to 
amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this or any 
other Act, there are authorized to be appropriated for 
``Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance''--
          (1) for fiscal year 2000, $900,000,000;
          (2) for fiscal year 2001, $900,000,000;
          (3) for fiscal year 2002, $900,000,000;
          (4) for fiscal year 2003, [$900,000,000] 
        $1,000,000,000; and
          (5) for fiscal year 2004, $900,000,000.

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SEC. 931. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.-- * * *
    (b) Conditions.-- * * *
          (1) Contested arrearages.-- * * *
          (2) Limitation on assessed share of budget for united 
        nations peacekeeping operations.--The assessed share of 
        the budget for each assessed United Nations 
        peacekeeping operation does not exceed [25 percent] 
        28.15 percent for any single United Nations member.

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                       Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998

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SEC. 2205. [PILOT] PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS REIMBURSEMENT.

    (a) Foreign Affairs Reimbursement.--
          (1) * * *

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          [(3) Termination of pilot program.--Effective October 
        1, 2002, section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
        (22 U.S.C. 4021), as amended by this subsection, is 
        further amended--* * *]
    (b) * * *
    [(c) Reporting on Pilot Program.--Two years after the date 
of enactment of this Act,] (c) Reporting on Program._Not later 
than February 1 of each even-numbered calendar year, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees containing--

                      United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994

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SEC. 304. [ESTABLISHMENT OF BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS] UNITED 
                    STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING AGENCY.

    [(a) Continued Existence Within Executive Branch.--
          [(1) In general.--The Broadcasting Board of Governors 
        shall continue to exist within the Executive branch of 
        Government as an entity described in section 104 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
          [(2) Retention of existing board members.--The 
        members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
        appointed by the President pursuant to subsection 
        (b)(1)(A) before the effective date of title XIII of 
        the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998 
        and holding office as of that date may serve the 
        remainder of their terms of office without 
        reappointment.
          [(3) Inspector general authorities.--
                  [(A) In general.--The Inspector General of 
                the Department of State and the Foreign Service 
                shall exercise the same authorities with 
                respect to the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
                and the International Broadcasting Bureau as 
                the Inspector General exercises under the 
                Inspector General Act of 1978 and section 209 
                of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 with respect 
                to the Department of State.
                  [(B) Respect for journalistic integrity of 
                broadcasters.--The Inspector General shall 
                respect the journalistic integrity of all the 
                broadcasters covered by this title and may not 
                evaluate the philosophical or political 
                perspectives reflected in the content of 
                broadcasts.]
  (a) Existence Within the Executive Branch.--
          (1) In general.--There is in the executive branch of 
        Government the United States International Broadcasting 
        Agency (in this title referred to as the ``Agency''), 
        which is an entity described in section 104 of title 5, 
        United States Code, and which shall be directed by a 
        Board of Governors.
          (2) Inspector general authorities.--
                  (A) In general.--The Inspector General of the 
                Department of State and the Foreign Service 
                shall exercise the same authorities with 
                respect to the Agency and the International 
                Broadcasting Bureau as the Inspector General 
                exercises under the Inspector General Act of 
                1978 and section 209 of the Foreign Service Act 
                of 1980 with respect to the Department of 
                State.
                  (B) Respect for journalistic integrity of 
                broadcasters.--The Inspector General shall 
                respect the journalistic integrity of all the 
                broadcasters covered by this title and may not 
                evaluate the philosophical or political 
                perspectives reflected in the content of 
                broadcasts.
    (b) * * *

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SEC. 305. AUTHORITIES OF THE [BOARD] AGENCY.

    (a) Authorities.--The [Board] Agency shall have the 
following authorities:
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          (4) To review, evaluate, and determine, at least 
        [annually,,] annually, after consultation with the 
        Secretary of State, the addition or deletion of 
        language services.

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          (10) To the extent considered necessary to carry out 
        the functions of the [Board] Agency, procure supplies, 
        services, and other personal property.
          (11) To appoint such staff personnel for the [Board] 
        Agency as the [Board] Agency may determine to be 
        necessary, subject to the provisions of title 5, United 
        States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
        service, and to fix their compensation in accordance 
        with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
        chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and 
        General Schedule pay rates.
          (12) To obligate and expend, for official reception 
        and representation expenses, such amount as may be made 
        available through appropriations (which for each of the 
        fiscal years 1998 and 1999 may not exceed the amount 
        made available to the [Board] Agency and the 
        International Broadcasting Bureau for such purposes for 
        fiscal year 1997).
          (13) To make available in the annual report required 
        by paragraph (9) information on funds expended on 
        administrative and managerial services by the Bureau 
        and by grantees and the steps the [Board] Agency has 
        taken to reduce unnecessary overhead costs for each of 
        the broadcasting services.
          (14) The [Board] Agency may provide for the use of 
        United States Government transmitter capacity for relay 
        of Radio Free Asia.
          (15) (A) To procure temporary and intermittent 
        personal services to the same extent as is authorized 
        by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at 
        rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate 
        provided for positions classified above grade GS-15 of 
        the General Schedule under section 5108 of title 5, 
        United States Code.
          (B) To allow those providing such services, while 
        away from their homes or their regular places of 
        business, travel expenses (including per diem in lieu 
        of subsistence) as authorized by section 5703 of title 
        5, United States Code, for persons in the Government 
        service employed intermittently, while so employed.
          (16) To procure, pursuant to section 1535 of title 
        31, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Economy 
        Act''), such goods and services from other departments 
        or agencies for the [Board] Agency and the 
        International Broadcasting Bureau as the [Board] Agency 
        determines are appropriate.
          (17) To utilize the provisions of titles III, IV, V, 
        VII, VIII, IX, and X of the United States Information 
        and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, and section 6 of 
        Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, as in effect on 
        the day before the effective date of title XIII of the 
        Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998, to 
        the extent the [Board] Agency considers necessary in 
        carrying out the provisions and purposes of this title.
          (18) To utilize the authorities of any other statute, 
        reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, 
        agreement, determination, or other official document or 
        proceeding that had been available to the Director of 
        the United States Information Agency, the Bureau, or 
        the [Board] Agency before the effective date of title 
        XIII of the Foreign Affairs Consolidation Act of 1998 
        for carrying out the broadcasting activities covered by 
        this title.
          (19) Notwithstanding section 501 of the United States 
        Information and Education Exchange Act of 1948 (22 
        U.S.C. 1461 (a)), or section 208 of the United States 
        Information Agency Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 
        and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1a), to distribute in the 
        United States program material prepared by the Voice of 
        America's Special English Service.
    (b) Delegation of Authority.--The [Board] Agency may 
delegate to the Director of the International Broadcasting 
Bureau, or any other officer or employee of the United States, 
to the extent the [Board] Agency determines to be appropriate, 
the authorities provided in this section, except those 
authorities provided in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), 
(9), or (11) of subsection (a).
    (c) Broadcasting Budgets.--The Director of the Bureau and 
the grantees identified in sections 308 and 309 shall submit 
proposed budgets to the [Board] Agency. The [Board] Agency 
shall forward its recommendations concerning the proposed 
budget for the [Board] Agency and broadcasting activities under 
this title, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the 
Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act to the Office of Management 
and Budget.
    (d) Professional Independence of Broadcasters.--The 
Secretary of State and the [Board] Agency, in carrying out 
their functions, shall respect the professional independence 
and integrity of the International Broadcasting Bureau, its 
broadcasting services, and the grantees of the [Board] Agency.

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SEC. 306. ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

    (a) Foreign Policy Guidance.--To assist the [Board] Agency 
in carrying out its functions, the Secretary of State shall 
provide information and guidance on foreign policy issues to 
the [Board] Agency, as the Secretary may deem appropriate.
    (b) Certain Worldnet Programming.--The Secretary of State 
is authorized to use Worldnet broadcasts for the purposes of 
continuing interactive dialogues with foreign media and other 
similar overseas public diplomacy programs sponsored by the 
Department of State. The Chairman of the [Broadcasting Board of 
Governors] United States International Broadcasting Agency 
shall provide access to Worldnet for this purpose on a 
nonreimbursable basis.

SEC. 307. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an 
International Broadcasting Bureau under the [Board] Agency 
(hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Bureau''), to 
carry out all nonmilitary international broadcasting activities 
supported by the United States Government other than those 
described in sections 308 and 309.
    (b) Selection of the Director of the Bureau.--The Director 
of the Bureau shall be appointed by the Chairman of the [Board] 
Agency, in consultation with the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the Bureau 
shall be entitled to receive compensation at the rate 
prescribed by law for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
    (c) Responsibilities of the Director.--The Director shall 
organize and chair a coordinating committee to examine and make 
recommendations to the Board on long-term strategies for the 
future of international broadcasting, including the use of new 
technologies, further consolidation of broadcast services, and 
consolidation of currently existing public affairs and 
legislative relations functions in the various international 
broadcasting entities. The coordinating committee shall include 
representatives of Radio Free Asia, RFE/RL, Incorporated, the 
[Broadcasting Board of Governors] United States International 
Broadcasting Agency, and, as appropriate, the Office of Cuba 
Broadcasting, the Voice of America, and Worldnet.

SEC. 308. LIMITS ON GRANTS FOR RADIO FREE EUROPE AND RADIO LIBERTY.

    (a) Board of RFE/RL, Incorporated.--The [Board] Agency may 
not make any grant to RFE/RL, Incorporated, unless the 
certificate of incorporation of RFE/RL, Incorporated, has been 
amended to provide that--
          (1) the Board of Directors of RFE/RL, Incorporated, 
        shall consist of the members of the [Broadcasting Board 
        of Governors] United States International Broadcasting 
        Agency established under section 304 and of no other 
        members; and
          (2) such Board of Directors shall make all major 
        policy determinations governing the operation of RFE/
        RL, Incorporated, and shall appoint and fix the 
        compensation of such managerial officers and employees 
        of RFE/RL, Incorporated, as it considers necessary to 
        carry out the purposes of the grant provided under this 
        title.
    (b) Location of Principal Place of Business.--
          (1) The [Board] Agency may not make any grant to RFE/
        RL, Incorporated unless the headquarters of RFE/RL, 
        Incorporated and its senior administrative and 
        managerial staff are in a location which ensures 
        economy, operational effectiveness, and accountability 
        to the [Board] Agency.
          (2) Not later than 90 days after confirmation of all 
        members of the [Board] Agency, the [Board] Agency shall 
        provide a report to Congress on the number of 
        administrative, managerial, and technical staff of RFE/
        RL, Incorporated who will be located within the 
        metropolitan area of Washington, D.C., and the number 
        of employees whose principal place of business will be 
        located outside the metropolitan area of Washington, 
        D.C.
    (c) Limitation on Grant Amounts.--[The total amount of 
grants made by the Board for the operating costs of Radio Free 
Europe and Radio Liberty may not exceed $75,000,000 for any 
fiscal year after fiscal year 1995] The total amount of grants 
made for the operating costs of RFE/RL, Incorporated, may not 
exceed $85,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 or fiscal year 2003.
    (d) Alternative Grantee.--If the [Board] Agency determines 
at any time that RFE/RL, Incorporated, is not carrying out the 
functions described in section 309 in an effective and 
economical manner, the [Board] Agency may award the grant to 
carry out such functions to another entity after soliciting and 
considering applications from eligible entities in such manner 
and accompanied by such information as the [Board] Agency may 
reasonably require.

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    (g) Grant Agreement.--Grants to RFE/RL, Incorporated, by 
the [Board] Agency shall only be made in compliance with a 
grant agreement. The grant agreement shall establish guidelines 
for such grants. The grant agreement shall include the 
following provisions--
          (1) that a grant be used only for activities which 
        the [Board] Agency determines are consistent with the 
        purposes of subsection (f);
          (2) that RFE/RL, Incorporated, shall otherwise comply 
        with the requirements of this section;
          (3) that failure to comply with the requirements of 
        this section may result in suspension or termination of 
        a grant without further obligation by the [Board] 
        Agency or the United States;
          (4) that duplication of language services and 
        technical operations between RFE/RL, Incorporated and 
        the International Broadcasting Bureau be reduced to the 
        extent appropriate, as determined by the [Board] 
        Agency; and
          (5) that RFE/RL, Incorporated, justify in detail each 
        proposed expenditure of grant funds, and that such 
        funds may not be used for any other purpose unless the 
        [Board] Agency gives its prior written approval.
    (h) Prohibited Uses of Grant Funds.--No grant funds 
provided under this section may be used for the following 
purposes:
          (1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph [(B),] (B) 
        or (C), to pay any salary or other compensation, or 
        enter into any contract providing for the payment of 
        salary or compensation in excess of the rates 
        established for comparable positions under title 5 of 
        the United States Code or the foreign relations laws of 
        the United States, except that no employee may be paid 
        a salary or other compensation in excess of the rate of 
        pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
        under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
          (B) Salary and other compensation limitations under 
        subparagraph (A) shall not apply prior to October 1, 
        1995, with respect to any employee covered by a union 
        agreement requiring a salary or other compensation in 
        excess of such limitations.
          (C) Notwithstanding the limitations under 
        subparagraph (A), grant funds provided under this 
        section may be used by RFE/RL, Incorporated to pay not 
        more than four employees employed in Washington, D.C. 
        salary or other compensation at a rate not to exceed 
        the rate of pay payable for level III of the Executive 
        Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States 
        Code.

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          (5) To compensate freelance contractors without the 
        approval of the [Board] Agency.
    (i) Report on Management Practices.--(1) Effective not 
later than March 31 and September 30 of each calendar year, the 
Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign 
Service shall submit to the [Board] Agency and the Congress a 
report on management practices of RFE/RL, Incorporated, under 
this section. The Inspector General of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service shall establish a special unit within 
the Inspector General's office to monitor and audit the 
activities of RFE/RL, Incorporated, and shall provide for on-
site monitoring of such activities.

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SEC. 309. RADIO FREE ASIA.

    (a) * * *

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    (c) Grant Agreement.--Any grant agreement or grants under 
this section shall be subject to the following limitations and 
restrictions:
          (1) The [Board] Agency may not make any grant to 
        Radio Free Asia unless the headquarters of Radio Free 
        Asia and its senior administrative and managerial staff 
        are in a location which ensures economy, operational 
        effectiveness, and accountability to the [Board] 
        Agency.

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          (4) [Grants made for the operating costs of Radio 
        Free Asia may not exceed $30,000,000 in each of the 
        fiscal years 2000 and 2001] Grants made for the 
        operating costs of Radio Free Asia may not exceed 
        $35,000,000 in each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003.

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    (e) Assessment of the Effectiveness of Radio Free Asia.--
Not later than 3 years after the date on which initial funding 
is provided for the purpose of operating Radio Free Asia, the 
[Board] Agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on--

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    (f) Sunset Provision.--The [Board] Agency may not make any 
grant for the purpose of operating Radio Free Asia after 
September 30, 2009.
    (g) Notification and Consultation Regarding Displacement of 
Voice of America Broadcasting.--The [Board] Agency shall notify 
the appropriate congressional committees before entering into 
any agreements for the utilization of Voice of America 
transmitters, equipment, or other resources that will 
significantly reduce the broadcasting activities of the Voice 
of America in Asia or any other region in order to accommodate 
the broadcasting activities of Radio Free Asia. The Chairman of 
the [Board] Agency shall consult with such committees on the 
impact of any such reduction in Voice of America broadcasting 
activities.

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SEC. 313. REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Limitation on Obligation and Expenditure of Funds.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the fiscal year 
1994 and for each subsequent fiscal year, any funds 
appropriated for the purposes of broadcasting subject to [the 
direction and] supervision of the [Board] Agency shall not be 
available for obligation or expenditure--

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SEC. 316. SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR SURGE CAPACITY.

  (a) Emergency Authority.--
          (1) In general.--Whenever the President determines it 
        to be important to the national interests of the United 
        States and so certifies to the appropriate 
        congressional committees, the President, on such terms 
        and conditions as the President may determine, is 
        authorized to furnish such assistance as may be 
        necessary to provide international broadcasting 
        activities of the United States with a surge capacity 
        to support United States foreign policy objectives 
        during a crisis abroad.
          (2) Supersedes existing law.--The authority of 
        paragraph (1) supersedes any other provision of law.
          (3) Surge capacity defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term `surge capacity' means the financial and technical 
        resources necessary to carry out broadcasting 
        activities in a geographical area during a crisis.
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
          (1) In general.--Effective October 1, 2001, there is 
        authorized to be appropriated to the President such 
        amounts as may be necessary for the President to carry 
        out this section, except that no such amount may be 
        appropriated which, when added to amounts previously 
        appropriated for such purpose but not yet obligated, 
        would cause such amounts to exceed $10,000,000.
          (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated 
        under this subsection are authorized to remain 
        available until expended.
          (3) Designation of appropriations.--Amounts 
        appropriated under this subsection may be referred to 
        as the ``United States International Broadcasting Surge 
        Capacity Fund''.

The Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act

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 ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE [BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS] UNITED 
               STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING AGENCY 

SEC. 3.

    (a) In order to carry out the objectives set forth in 
section 2, the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United States 
International Broadcasting Agency (hereafter in this Act 
referred to as the ``[Board] Agency'') shall provide for the 
open communication of information and ideas through the use of 
radio broadcasting to Cuba. Radio broadcasting to Cuba shall 
serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of 
accurate, objective, and comprehensive news.

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    (d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), in the event that 
broadcasts to Cuba on the 1180 AM frequency are subject to 
jamming or interference greater by 25 per centum or more than 
the average daily jamming or interference in the twelve months 
preceding September 1, 1983, the [Broadcasting Board of 
Governors] United States International Broadcasting Agency may 
lease time on commercial or noncommercial educational AM band 
radio broadcasting stations. The Federal Communications 
Commission shall determine levels of jamming and interference 
by conducting regular monitoring of the 1180 AM frequency. In 
the event that more than two hours a day of time is leased, not 
less than 30 per centum of the programing broadcast shall be 
regular Voice of America broadcasts with particular emphasis on 
news and programs meeting the requirements of section 503(2) of 
Public Law 80-402.
    (e) Any program of United States Government radio 
broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this section shall be 
designated ``Voice of America: Cuba Service'' or ``Voice of 
America: Radio Marti program''.
    (f) In the event broadcasting facilities located at 
Marathon, Florida, are rendered inoperable by natural disaster 
or by unlawful destruction, the [Broadcasting Board of 
Governors] United States International Broadcasting Agency may, 
for the period in which the facilities are inoperable but not 
to exceed one hundred and fifty days, use other United States 
Government-owned transmission facilities for Voice of America 
broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this Act.

         CUBA SERVICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU

SEC. 4.

    The [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United States 
International Broadcasting Agency shall establish within the 
International Broadcasting Bureau a Cuba Service (hereafter in 
this section referred to as the ``Service''). The Service shall 
be responsible for all radio broadcasts to Cuba authorized by 
section 3. The [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United States 
International Broadcasting Agency shall appoint a head of the 
Service and shall employ such staff as the head of the Service 
may need to carry out his duties. The Cuba Service shall be 
administered separately from other International Broadcasting 
Bureau functions and the head of the Cuba Service shall report 
directly to the Board of the International Broadcasting Bureau.

                  ADVISORY BOARD FOR CUBA BROADCASTING

SEC. 5.

    (a) There is established within the Office of the President 
the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (in this division 
referred to as the ``Advisory Board''). The Advisory Board 
shall consist of nine members, appointed by the President by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom not more 
than five shall be members of the same political party. The 
President shall designate one member of the Advisory Board to 
serve as chairperson.
    (b) The Advisory Board shall review the effectiveness of 
the activities carried out under this Act and the Television 
Broadcasting to Cuba Act shall make such recommendations to the 
President and the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United 
States International Broadcasting Agency as it may consider 
necessary.

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               ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

SEC. 6.

    (a) In order to assist the [Broadcasting Board of 
Governors] United States International Broadcasting Agency in 
carrying out the purposes set forth in section 2, any agency or 
instrumentality of the United States may sell, loan, lease, or 
grant property (including interests therein) and may perform 
administrative and technical support and services at the 
request of the [Board] Agency. Support and services shall be 
provided on a reimbursable basis. Any reimbursement shall be 
credited to the appropriation from which the property, support, 
or services was derived.
    (b) The [Board] Agency may carry out the purposes of 
section 3 by means of grants, leases, or contracts (subject to 
the availability of appropriations), or such other means as the 
[Board] Agency determines will be most effective.

                         FACILITY COMPENSATION

SEC. 7.

    (a) It is the intent of the Congress that the Secretary of 
State should seek prompt and full settlement of United States 
claims against the Government of Cuba arising from Cuban 
interference with broadcasting in the United States. Pending 
the settlement of these claims, it is appropriate to provide 
some interim assistance to the United States broadcasters who 
are adversely affected by Cuban radio interference and who seek 
to assert their right to measures to counteract the effects of 
such interference.
    (b) Accordingly, the [Board] Agency may make payments to 
the United States radio broadcasting station licensees upon 
their application for expenses which they have incurred before, 
on or after the date of this Act in mitigating, pursuant to 
special temporary authority from the Federal Communications 
Commission, the effects of activities by the Government of Cuba 
which directly interfere with the transmission or reception of 
broadcasts by these licensees. Such expenses shall be limited 
to the costs of equipment replaced (less depreciation) and 
associated technical and engineering costs.
    (c) The Federal Communications Commission shall issue such 
regulations and establish such procedures for carrying out this 
section as the Federal Communications Commission finds 
appropriate. Such regulations shall be issued no later than one 
hundred and eighty days after enactment of this Act.
    (d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the [Board] 
Agency, $5,000,000 for use in compensating United States radio 
broadcasting licensees pursuant to this section. Amounts 
appropriated under this section are authorized to be available 
until expended.

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                    AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 8.

    (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
[Broadcasting Board of Governors] United States International 
Broadcasting Agency $14,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, and 
$11,000,000 for fiscal year 1985 to carry out sections 3 and 4 
of this Act. The amount obligated by the [Broadcasting Board of 
Governors] United States International Broadcasting Agency in 
ensuing fiscal years shall be sufficient to maintain broadcasts 
to Cuba under this Act at rates no less than the fiscal year 
1985 level.
    (b) In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated to the [Board] Agency for the fiscal years 1984 
and 1985, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
[Board] Agency $54,800,000 for the fiscal year 1984 and 
$54,800,000 for the fiscal year 1985, which amounts shall be 
available only for expenses incurred by essential modernization 
of the facilities and operations of the Voice of America.
    (c) Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized 
to be made available until expended.

The Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act

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SEC. 243. TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA.

    (a) Television Broadcasting to Cuba. In order to carry out 
the purposes set forth in section 242 and notwithstanding the 
limitation of section 501 of the United States Information and 
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461) with respect 
to the dissemination in the United States of information 
prepared for dissemination abroad to the extent such 
dissemination is inadvertent, the [Broadcasting Board of 
Governors] United States International Broadcasting Agency 
(hereafter in this part referred to as the ``Agency'') shall 
provide for the open communication of information and ideas 
through the use of television broadcasting to Cuba. Television 
broadcasting to Cuba shall serve as a consistently reliable and 
authoritative source of accurate, objective, and comprehensive 
news.

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SEC. 244. TELEVISION MARTI SERVICE.

  (a) Television Marti Service.--There is within the Voice of 
America a Television Marti Service. The Service shall be 
responsible for all television broadcasts to Cuba authorized by 
this part. The [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United States 
International Broadcasting Agency shall appoint a head of the 
Service who shall report directly to the International 
Broadcasting Bureau. The head of the Service shall employ such 
staff as the head of the Service may need to carry out the 
duties of the Service.
  (b) Use of Existing Facilities of the USIA.--To assure 
consistency of presentation and efficiency of operations in 
conducting the activities authorized under this part, the 
Television Marti Service shall make maximum feasible 
utilization of Board facilities and management support, 
including Voice of America: Cuba Service, Voice of America, and 
the United States International Television Service.
  (c) Authority.--The [Board] Agency may carry out the purposes 
of this part by means of grants, leases, or contracts (subject 
to the availability of appropriations), or such other means as 
the [Board] Agency determines will be most effective.

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SEC. 246. ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

  In order to assist the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] 
United States International Broadcasting Agency in carrying out 
the provisions of this part, any agency or instrumentality of 
the United States may sell, loan, lease, or grant property 
(including interests therein) and may perform administrative 
and technical support and services at the request of the 
[Board] Agency.

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The United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948

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                     USIA SATELLITE AND TELEVISION

SEC. 505.

    (a) In General.--The [Broadcasting Board of Governors] 
United States International Broadcasting Agency is authorized 
to lease or otherwise acquire time on commercial or United 
States Government satellites for the purpose of transmitting 
materials and programs to posts and other users abroad.
    (b) Broadcast Principles.--The Congress finds that the 
long-term interests of the United States are served by 
communicating directly with the peoples of the world by 
television. To be effective, the [Broadcasting Board of 
Governors] United States International Broadcasting Agency must 
win the attention and respect of viewers. These principles will 
therefore govern the television broadcasts of the United States 
International Television Service:

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    (c) Programs.--The [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United 
States International Broadcasting Agency is authorized to 
produce, acquire, or broadcast television programs, via 
satellite, only if such programs--

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    (d) Costs.--When a comparable program produced by United 
States public or commercial broadcasters and producers is 
available at a cost which is equal to or less than the cost of 
production by the United States International Television 
Service, the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United States 
International Broadcasting Agency shall use such materials in 
preference to the United States International Television 
Service produced materials.
    (e) Allocation of Funds.--(1) Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated to the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United 
States International Broadcasting Agency not more than 
$12,000,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and not more than 
$12,480,000 for the fiscal year 1991 may be obligated or 
expended for the United States International Television 
Service.
    (2) The [Broadcasting Board of Governors] United States 
International Broadcasting Agency shall prepare and submit to 
the Congress quarterly reports which contain a detailed 
explanation of expenditures for USIA-TV during the fiscal years 
1990 and 1991. Such reports shall contain specific 
justification and supporting information pertaining to all 
programs, particularly those described in subsection (c)(4), 
that were produced in-house by USIA-TV. Each such report shall 
include a statement by the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] 
United States International Broadcasting Agency that, according 
to the best information available to the [Broadcasting Board of 
Governors] United States International Broadcasting Agency, no 
comparable United States commercially-produced or public 
television program is available at a cost which is equal to or 
less than the cost of production by USIA-TV.
    (3) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
[Broadcasting Board of Governors] United States International 
Broadcasting Agency, $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and 
$1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1991 shall be available only for 
the purchase or use of programs produced with grants from the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting or produced by United 
States public broadcasters.

                   VOICE OF AMERICA HIRING PRACTICES

SEC. 506.

    (a) * * *

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    (c) Report.--If the [Broadcasting Board of Governors] 
United States International Broadcasting Agency determines that 
the prohibition under subsection (a) would require the 
termination of a specific Voice of America foreign language 
service, then, not less than 90 days before the [Board] Agency 
begins to recruit such candidates, the Board shall submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a 
report concerning--

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                          GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

SEC. 802.

    (a) * * *

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    (b) * * *

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    (4)(A) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this 
subsection, the United States Information Agency is authorized 
to enter into contracts for periods not to exceed 7 years for 
circuit capacity to distribute radio and television programs 
and is authorized to enter into contracts for periods not to 
exceed ten years to acquire local broadcasting services outside 
the United States.

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Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

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SEC. 116. HUMAN RIGHTS.

    (a) * * *

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          (1) * * *

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          (7) wherever applicable, violations of religious 
        freedom, including particularly severe violations of 
        religious freedom (as defined in section 3 of the 
        International Religious Freedom Act of 1998)[ and];
          (8) wherever applicable, consolidated information 
        regarding the commission of war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and evidence of acts that may constitute 
        genocide (as defined in article 2 of the Convention on 
        the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 
        and modified by the United States instrument of 
        ratification to that convention and section 2(a) of the 
        Genocide Convention Implementation act of 1987)[.] ; 
        and
          (9) for each country with respect to which a 
        determination has been made that extrajudicial 
        killings, torture, or other serious violations of human 
        rights have occurred in the country, the extent to 
        which the United States has taken or will take action 
        to encourage an end to such practices in the country.

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SEC. 133. PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE GOOD GOVERNANCE.

    (a) Establishment of Programs.--

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    [(d) Annual Report.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the 
        Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development, shall prepare and transmit 
        to the Committee on International Relations and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
        and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate an 
        annual report on--
                  [(A) projects and activities carried out 
                under programs established under subsection (a) 
                for the prior year in priority countries 
                identified pursuant to subsection (a)(3); and
                  [(B) projects and activities carried out 
                under programs to combat corruption, improve 
                transparency and accountability, and promote 
                other forms of good governance established 
                under other provisions of law for the prior 
                year in such countries.
          [(2) Required contents.--The report required by 
        paragraph (1) shall contain the following information 
        with respect to each country described in paragraph 
        (1):
                  [(A) A description of all United States 
                Government-funded programs and initiatives to 
                combat corruption and improve transparency and 
                accountability in the country.
                  [(B) A description of United States 
                diplomatic efforts to combat corruption and 
                improve transparency and accountability in the 
                country.
                  [(C) An analysis of major actions taken by 
                the government of the country to combat 
                corruption and improve transparency and 
                accountability in the country.]
    (e) * * *

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SEC. 489. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.-- * * 
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          (1) * * *

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          (7) In addition, for those countries identified 
        pursuant to paragraph (3)(D) the following:
                  (A)(i) * * *

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                  (C) * * *
                          (i) * * *

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The report shall also detail instances of refusals to cooperate 
with foreign governments, and any actions taken by the United 
States Government and any international organization to adress 
such obstacles, including the imposition of sanctions or 
penalties.
          (8) The identity, to the extent consistent with 
        intelligence and law enforcement interests, of each 
        foreign organization determined by the President to be 
        a major drug trafficking organization, including a 
        description of the activities of such organization 
        during the two fiscal years preceding the fiscal year 
        of the report.
    (b) Annual Reports on Assistance.--

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  (c) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Major drug trafficking organization.--The term 
        ``major drug trafficking organization'' means any 
        organization engaged in substantial amounts of illicit 
        activity to cultivate, produce, manufacture, 
        distribute, sell, finance, or transport narcotic drugs, 
        controlled substances, or listed chemicals, engaged in 
        money laundering or proceeds from such activities, or 
        that otherwise endeavors or attempts to do so, or to 
        assist, abet, conspire, or collude with others to do 
        so.
          (2) Narcotic drug, controlled substance, listed 
        chemical.--The terms ``narcotic drug'', ``controlled 
        substance'', and ``listed chemical'' have the meanings 
        given those terms in section 102 of the Controlled 
        Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).

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SEC. 490. ANNUAL CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES.

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    (a) * * *

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    (h) * * *
    (i) Limitation on Applicability.--This section shall not 
apply during fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004.

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[SEC. 490A. * * *REPEALED--1995.]

SEC. 490A. LIMITATIONS DURING FISCAL YEARS 2002, 2003, AND 2004 ON 
                    ASSISTANCE FOR MAJOR DRUG-TRANSIT AND MAJOR ILLICIT 
                    DRUG PRODUCING COUNTRIES.

  (a) Annual Determination of Major Drug-Transit or Major 
Illicit Drug Producing Countries.--Not later than October 1 of 
2001, 2002, and 2003, the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report identifying each 
country determined by the President to be a major drug-transit 
country or major illicit drug producing country for the 
purposes of this Act.
  (b) Designation of Countries Not Adhering to International 
Agreements and Not Making Counternarcotics Efforts.--In each 
report under subsection (a), the President shall also--
          (1) designate each country, if any, identified in 
        such report that has failed demonstrably, during the 
        previous 12 months, to make substantial efforts--
                  (A) to adhere to its obligations under 
                international counternarcotics agreements; and
                  (B) to take the counternarcotics measures set 
                forth in section 489(a)(1); and
          (2) include a justification for each country so 
        designated.
  (c) Limitation on Assistance for Designated Countries.--In 
the case of a country identified in a report for a fiscal year 
under subsection (a) that is also designated under subsection 
(b) in the report for such fiscal year, United States 
assistance may be provided to the country in such fiscal year 
only if the President determines and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees that--
          (1) provision of such assistance to the country in 
        such fiscal year is vital to the national interests of 
        the United States; or
          (2) commencing at any time after October 1 of such 
        fiscal year, the country has made substantial efforts--
                  (A) to adhere to its obligations under 
                international counternarcotics agreements; and
                  (B) to take the counternarcotics measures set 
                forth in section 489(a)(1).
  (d) International Counternarcotics Agreement Defined.--In 
this section, the term `international counternarcotics 
agreement' means--
          (1) the United Nations Convention Against Illicit 
        Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances; 
        or
          (2) any bilateral or multilateral agreement in force 
        between the United States and another country or 
        countries that addresses issues relating to the control 
        of illicit drugs, such as--
                  (A) the production, distribution, and 
                interdiction of illicit drugs,
                  (B) demand reduction,
                  (C) the activities of criminal organizations,
                  (D) international legal cooperation among 
                courts, prosecutors, and law enforcement 
                agencies (including the exchange of information 
                and evidence),
                  (E) the extradition of nationals and 
                individuals involved in drug-related criminal 
                activity,
                  (F) the temporary transfer for prosecution of 
                nationals and individuals involved in drug-
                related criminal activity,
                  (G) border security,
                  (H) money laundering,
                  (I) illicit firearms trafficking,
                  (J) corruption,
                  (K) control of precursor chemicals,
                  (L) asset forfeiture, and
                  (M) related training and technical 
                assistance;
        and includes, where appropriate, timetables and 
        objective and measurable standards to assess the 
        progress made by participating countries with respect 
        to such issues.

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SEC. 502B. HUMAN RIGHTS.

    (a)(1) * * *

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    (b) The Secretary of State shall transmit to the Congress, 
as part of the presentation materials for security assistance 
programs proposed for each fiscal year, a full and complete 
report, prepared with the assistance of the Assistant Secretary 
of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and with the 
assistance of the Ambassador at Large for International 
Religious Freedom, with respect to practices regarding the 
observance of and respect for internationally recognized human 
rights in each country proposed as a recipient of security 
assistance. Wherever applicable, such report shall include 
consolidated information regarding the commission of war 
crimes, crimes against humanity, and evidence of acts that may 
constitute genocide (as defined in article 2 of the Convention 
on the prevention and punishment of the Crime of Genocide and 
modified by the United States instrument of ratification to 
that convention and section 2(a) of the Genocide Convention 
Implementation Act of 1987). Wherever applicable, such report 
shall include information on practices regarding coercion in 
population control, including coerced abortion and involuntary 
sterilization. Such report shall also include, wherever 
applicable, information on violations of religious freedom, 
including particularly severe violations of religious freedom 
(as defined in section 3 of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998). Such report shall also include, for each country 
with respect to which a determination has been made that 
extrajudicial killings, torture, or other serious violations of 
human rights have occurred in the country, the extent to which 
the United States has taken or will take action to encourage an 
end to such practices in the country. Each report under this 
section shall describe the extent to which each country has 
extended protection to refugees, including the provision of 
first asylum and resettlement. Each report under this section 
shall list the votes of each member of the United Nations 
Commission on Human Rights on all country-specific and thematic 
resolutions voted on at the Commission's annual session during 
the period covered during the preceding year. In determining 
whether a government falls within the provisions of subsection 
(a)(3) and in the preparation of any report or statement 
required under this section, consideration shall be given to--

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               Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act

SEC. 805. BLOCKING ASSETS AND PROHIBITING TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) * * *

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    [(f) Judicial Review.--The determinations, identifications, 
findings, and designations made pursuant to section 804 and 
subsection (b) of this section shall not be subject to judicial 
review.]

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Arms Export Control Act

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SEC. 36. REPORTS ON COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENTAL MILITARY EXPORTS; 
                    CONGRESSIONAL ACTION.

    (a) The President shall transmit to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and to the chairman of the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate not more than sixty days 
after the end of each quarter an unclassified report (except 
that any material which was transmitted in classified form 
under subsection (b)(1) or (c)(1) of this section may be 
contained in a classified addendum to such report, and any 
letter of offer referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection 
may be listed in such addendum unless such letter of offer has 
been the subject of an unclassified certification pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1) of this section, and any information provided 
under paragraph [(11)] (10) of this subsection may also be 
provided in a classified addendum) containing--
          (1) * * *

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          (6) * * *
          [(7) an estimate of--
                  [(A) the number of United States military 
                personnel, the number of United States 
                Government civilian personnel, and the United 
                States civilian contract personnel, who were in 
                each foreign country at the end of that 
                quarter, and
                  [(B) the number of members of each such 
                category of personnel who were in each foreign 
                country at any time during that quarter,
        [in implementation of sales and commercial exports 
        under this Act or of assistance under chapter 2, 5, 6, 
        or 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
        including both personnel assigned to the country and 
        personnel temporarily in the country by detail or 
        otherwise;]
          [(8)] (7) a description of each payment, 
        contribution, gift, commission, or fee reported to the 
        Secretary of State under section 39, including (A) the 
        name of the person who made such payment, contribution, 
        gift, commission, or fee; (B) the name of any sales 
        agent or other person to whom such payment, 
        contribution, gift, commission, or fee was paid; (C) 
        the date and amount of such payment, contribution, 
        gift, commission, or fee; (D) a description of the sale 
        in connection with which such payment, contribution, 
        gift, commission, or fee was paid; and (E) the 
        identification of any business information considered 
        confidential by the person submitting it which is 
        included in the report;
          [(9)] (8) a listing of each sale under section 29 
        during the quarter for which such report is made, 
        specifying (A) the purchaser, (B) the United States 
        Government department or agency responsible for 
        implementing the sale, (C) an estimate of the dollar 
        amount of the sale, and (D) a general description of 
        the real property facilities to be constructed pursuant 
        to such sale;
          [(10)] (9) a listing of the consents to third-party 
        transfers of defense articles or defense services which 
        were granted, during the quarter for which such report 
        is submitted, for purposes of section 3(a)(2) of this 
        Act, the regulations issued under section 38 of this 
        Act, or section 505(a)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance 
        Act of 1961, if the value (in terms of original 
        acquisition cost) of the defense articles or defense 
        services to be transferred is $1,000,000 or more;
          [(11)] (10) a listing of all munitions items (as 
        defined in section 40(l)(1)) which were sold, leased, 
        or otherwise transferred by the Department of Defense 
        to any other department, agency, or other entity of the 
        United States Government during the quarter for which 
        such report is submitted (including the name of the 
        recipient Government entity and a discussion of what 
        that entity will do with those munitions items) if--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) * * *
          [(12)] (11) a report on all concluded government-to-
        government agreements regarding foreign coproduction of 
        defense articles of United States origin and all other 
        concluded agreements involving coproduction or licensed 
        production outside of the United States of defense 
        articles of United States origin (including 
        coproduction memoranda of understanding or agreement) 
        that have not been previously reported under this 
        subsection, which shall include--

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          [(13)] (12) a report on all exports of significant 
        military equipment for which information has been 
        provided pursuant to section 38(i).

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      Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1996

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[SEC. 574. ANNUAL REPORT ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GROWTH.

    [(a) Reporting Requirement.--The President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an annual report 
providing a concise overview of the prospects for economic and 
social growth on a broad, equitable, and sustainable basis in 
the countries receiving economic assistance under title II of 
this Act. For each country, the report shall discuss the laws, 
policies and practices of that country that most contribute to 
or detract from the achievement of this kind of growth. The 
report should address relevant macroeconomic, microeconomic, 
social, legal, environmental, and political factors and include 
criteria regarding wage and price controls, State ownership of 
production and distribution, State control of financial 
institutions, trade and foreign investment, capital and profit 
repatriation, tax and private property protections and a 
country's commitment to stimulate education, health and human 
development.
    [(b) Countries.--The countries referred to in subsection 
(a) are countries--
          [(1) for which in excess of $5,000,000 has been 
        obligated during the previous fiscal year for 
        assistance under sections 103 through 106, chapters 10 
        and 11 of part I, and chapter 4 of part II of the 
        Foreign Assistance of 1961, and under the Support for 
        East European Democracy Act of 1989; or
          [(2) for which in excess of $1,000,000 has been 
        obligated during the previous fiscal year by the 
        Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
    [(c) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall submit the 
report required by subsection (a) in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the Agency for 
International Development, and the President of the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation. The report shall be submitted 
with the annual congressional presentation for appropriations.]

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An Act to Establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

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[SEC. 5.

    [In order to assist the Commission in carrying out its 
duties, the President shall submit to the Commission an annual 
report, which shall include (1) a detailed survey of actions by 
the signatories of the Final Act reflecting compliance with or 
violation of the provisions of the Final Act, and (2) a listing 
and description of present or planned programs and activities 
of the appropriate agencies of the executive branch and private 
organizations aimed at taking advantage of the provisions of 
the Final Act to expand East-West economic cooperation and to 
promote a greater interchange of people and ideas between East 
and West.]

SEC. 5.

    In order to assist the Commission in carrying out its 
duties, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Commission 
an annual report discussing the overall United States policy 
objectives that are advanced through meetings of decision-
making bodies of the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
in Europe (OSCE), the OSCE implementation review process, and 
other activities of the OSCE. The report shall also include a 
summary of specific United States policy objectives with 
respect to participating states where there is particular 
concern relating to the implementation of OSCE commitments or 
where an OSCE presence exists. Such summary shall address the 
role played by OSCE institutions, mechanisms, or field 
activities in achieving United States policy objectives. Each 
annual report shall cover the period from January 1 to December 
31, shall be submitted not more than 90 days after the end of 
the reporting period, and shall be posted on the Internet 
website of the Department of State.

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International Religious Freedom Act of 1998

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                 TITLE II--COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL
                           RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

SEC. 102. REPORTS.

    (a) * * *

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    (b) Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.
          (1) * * *

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                  (A) * * *

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                  (B) Violations of religious freedom. An 
                assessment and description of the nature and 
                extent of violations of religious freedom in 
                each foreign country, including persecution of 
                one religious group by another religious group, 
                religious persecution by governmental and 
                nongovernmental entities, persecution targeted 
                at individuals or particular denominations or 
                entire religions, the existence of government 
                policies violating religious freedom, the 
                existence of discriminatory government policies 
                such as sect filters,  and the existence of 
                government policies concerning--

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SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION.

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    (d) Election of Chair.--At the first meeting of the 
Commission [in each calendar] after May 30 of each year, a 
majority of the members of the Commission present and voting 
shall elect the Chair of the Commission.

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    (g) Vacancies.--Any vacancy of the Commission shall not 
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which 
the original appointment was made. A member may serve after the 
expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken 
office. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before 
the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that 
term.

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SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Commission $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 
through 2005 to carry out the provisions of this title.

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SEC. 209. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate on [May 14, 2003] September 
30, 2005.

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U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000

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TITLE III--CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA

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SEC. 302. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) * * *

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    (h) Specific Information in Annual Reports.--The 
Commission's report under subsection (g) [shall include 
specific information] shall include--
          (1) specific information as to the nature and 
        implementation of laws or policies concerning the 
        rights set forth in paragraphs (1) through (12) of 
        subsection (a), and as to restrictions applied to or 
        discrimination against persons exercising any of the 
        rights set forth in such paragraphs[.]; and
          (2) a description fo the status of negotiations 
        between the Government of the People's Republic of 
        China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives, and 
        measures taken to safeguard Tibet's distinct 
        historical, religious, cultural, and linguistic 
        identity and the protection of human rights.

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Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926

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SEC. 11.

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    (b)(1) * * *

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    (4) Bidder qualification under subsection (a) shall be 
determined on the basis of nationality of ownership, the burden 
of which shall be on the prospective bidder. Qualification 
under subsection (a)(1) shall require evidence of (A) 
performance of similar construction work in the United States 
or at a United States diplomatic or consular establishment 
abroad, and (B) either (i) ownership in excess of fifty percent 
by United States citizens or permanent residents, or (ii) 
incorporation in the United States for more than three years 
and employment of United States citizens or permanent residents 
in more than half of the corporation's permanent full-time 
professional and managerial positions in the United States.

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                      Omnibus Diplomatic Security
and Antiterrorism Act of 1986

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SEC. 103. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

    (a) Security Functions.--(1) The Secretary of State shall 
develop and implement (in consultation with the heads of other 
Federal agencies having personnel or missions abroad where 
appropriate and within the scope of the resources made 
available) policies and programs, including funding levels and 
standards, to provide for the security of United States 
Government operations of a diplomatic nature and foreign 
government operations of a diplomatic nature in the United 
States. Such policies and programs shall include--
          (A) protection of all United States Government 
        personnel on official duty abroad (other than Voice of 
        America correspondents on official assignment and those 
        personnel under the command of a United States area 
        military commander) and their accompanying dependents;

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SEC. 402. DIPLOMATIC CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.

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    (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
          (1) * * *
          (2) the term ``United States person'' means a person 
        which--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (D) has performed within the United States or 
                at a United States diplomatic or consular 
                establishment abroad administrative and 
                technical, professional, or construction 
                services similar in complexity, type of 
                construction, and value to the project being 
                bid;

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Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

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[SEC. 2202. COUNTRY REPORTS ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE PRACTICES.

  [The Secretary of State shall, not later than January 31 of 
each year, prepare and transmit to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate, and to other appropriate 
committees of the Congress, a detailed report regarding the 
economic policy and trade practices of each country with which 
the United States has an economic or trade relationship. The 
Secretary may direct the appropriate officers of the Department 
of State who are serving overseas, in consultation with 
appropriate officers or employees of other departments and 
agencies of the United States, including the Department of 
Agriculture and the Department of Commerce, to coordinate the 
preparation of such information in a country as is necessary to 
prepare the report under this section. The report shall 
identify and describe, with respect to each country--
          [(1) the macroeconomic policies of the country and 
        their impact on the overall growth in demand for United 
        States exports;
          [(2) the impact of macroeconomic and other policies 
        on the exchange rate of the country and the resulting 
        impact on price competitiveness of United States 
        exports;
          [(3) any change in structural policies (including tax 
        incentives, regulations governing financial 
        institutions, production standards, and patterns of 
        industrial ownership) that may affect the country's 
        growth rate and its demand for United States exports;
          [(4) the management of the country's external debt 
        and its implications for trade with the United States;
          [(5) acts, policies, and practices that constitute 
        significant barriers to United States exports or 
        foreign direct investment in that country by United 
        States persons, as identified under section 181(a)(1) 
        of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2241(a)(1));
          [(6) acts, policies, and practices that provide 
        direct or indirect government support for exports from 
        that country, including exports by small businesses;
          [(7) the extent to which the country's laws and 
        enforcement of those laws afford adequate protection to 
        United States intellectual property, including patents, 
        trademarks, copyrights, and mask works; and
          [(8) the country's laws, enforcement of those laws, 
        and practices with respect to internationally 
        recognized worker rights (as defined in section 507(4) 
        of the Trade Act of 1974), the conditions of worker 
        rights in any sector which produces goods in which 
        United States capital is invested, and the extent of 
        such investment.]

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United Nations Participation Act of 1945

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SEC. 4.

    (a) Periodic Reports.-- * * *

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    (e) Consultations and Reports on United Nations 
Peacekeeping Operations.--

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          (5) Notification and quarterly reports regarding 
        united states assistance.--
                  (A) Notification of certain assistance.--

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                  [(B) Quarterly reports.--
                          [(i) In general.--The President shall 
                        submit quarterly reports to the 
                        designated congressional committees on 
                        all assistance provided by the United 
                        States during the preceding calendar 
                        quarter to the United Nations to 
                        support peacekeeping operations.
                          [(ii) Matters included.--Each report 
                        under this subparagraph shall describe 
                        the assistance provided for each such 
                        operation, listed by category of 
                        assistance.
                          [(iii) Fourth quarter report.--The 
                        report under this subparagraph for the 
                        fourth calendar quarter of each year 
                        shall be submitted as part of the 
                        annual report required by subsection 
                        (d) and shall include cumulative 
                        information for the preceding calendar 
                        year.]
                  (B) Annual report.--The President shall 
                submit an annual report to the designated 
                congressional committees on all assistance 
                provided by the United States during the 
                preceding calendar year to the United Nations 
                to support peacekeeping operations. Each such 
                report shall describe the assistance provided 
                for each such operation, listed by category of 
                assistance.
    (f) Annual Report on Financial Contributions.--Not later 
than July 1 of each year, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the designated congressional committees on the extent 
and disposition of all financial contributions made by the 
United States during the preceding year to international 
organizations in which the United States participates as a 
member.

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    [(f)] (g) Designated Congressional Committees.--In this 
section, the term ``designated congressional committees'' means 
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International 
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives.
    [(g)] (h) Relationship to Other Notification 
Requirements.--Nothing in this section is intended to alter or 
supersede any notification requirement with respect to 
peacekeeping operations that is established under any other 
provision of law.

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SEC. 11. LIMITATION ON THE UNITED STATES SHARE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR 
                    UNITED NATIONS REGULAR BUDGET.

  None of the funds available to the Department of State shall 
be used to pay the United States share of assessed 
contributions for the regular budget of the United Nations in 
an amount greater than 22 percent of the total of all assessed 
contributions for that budget.

United Nations Reform Act of 1999

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SEC. 912. OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.

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    (b) Obligation and Expenditure Upon Satisfaction of 
Certification Requirements.-- * * *

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          (3) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
        year 2000[, upon the certification described in section 
        941] upon a certification described in section 941 with 
        respect to the United Nations or a particular 
        designated specialized agency, and immediately with 
        respect to organizations to which none of the 
        conditions in section 941(b) apply.
    [(c) Advance Congressional Notification.--Funds made 
available pursuant to section 911 may be obligated and expended 
only if the appropriate certification has been submitted to the 
appropriate congressional committees 30 days prior to the 
payment of the funds.]
  (c) Advance Congressional Notification.--Funds made available 
pursuant to section 911 may be obligated and expended--
          (1) after the appropriate certification has been 
        submitted to the appropriate congressional committees 
        prior to payment of the funds, in the case of a 
        certification submitted with respect to funds made 
        available for fiscal year 1999; or
          (2) only if the appropriate certification has been 
        submitted to the appropriate congressional committees 
        15 days prior to payment of the funds, in the case of a 
        certification submitted with respect to funds made 
        available for fiscal year 2000.

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                 CHAPTER 4--BUDGET AND PERSONNEL REFORM

SEC. 941. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        a certification described in this section is a 
        certification by the Secretary of State that the 
        conditions in subsection (b) are satisfied.
          (2) Specified certification.--A certification 
        described in this section is [also] a certification 
        that, with respect to the United Nations or a 
        particular designated specialized agency, the 
        conditions [in subsection (b)(4)] applicable to that 
        organization are satisfied, regardless of whether the 
        conditions [in subsection (b)(4)] applicable to any 
        other organization are satisfied[, if the other 
        conditions in subsection (b) are satisfied].
          (3) Effect of specified certification.--Funds made 
        available under section 912(b)(3) upon a certification 
        made under this section with respect to the United 
        Nations or a particular designated specialized agency 
        shall be limited to that portion of the funds available 
        under that section that is allocated for the 
        organization with respect to which the certification is 
        made[ and for any other organization to which none of 
        the conditions in subsection (b) apply].

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    (b) Conditions.--The conditions under this subsection are 
the following:

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          (3) [New budget procedures] Budget practices and 
        financial regulations for the united nations.--The 
        United Nations [has established and] is implementing 
        budget [procedures] practices that--
                  (A) [require] result in the maintenance of a 
                budget not in excess of the level agreed to by 
                the General Assembly at the beginning of each 
                United Nations budgetary biennium, unless 
                increases are agreed to by consensus; and
                  (B) [require] result in the system-wide 
                identification of expenditures by functional 
                categories such as personnel, travel, and 
                equipment.

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          (9) [New budget procedures] Budget practices and 
        financial regulations.--[Each designated specialized 
        agency has established procedures to--] The practices 
        of each designated specialized agency--
                  (A) [require] result in the maintenance of a 
                budget that does not exceed the level agreed to 
                by the member states of the organization at the 
                beginning of each budgetary biennium, unless 
                increases are agreed to by consensus;
                  (B) [require] result in the identification of 
                expenditures by functional categories such as 
                personnel, travel, and equipment; and
                  (C) [require] result in approval by the 
                member states of the agency's supplemental 
                budget requests to the Secretariat in advance 
                of expenditures under those requests.

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  The Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1973

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              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

    [After] Subject to section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 
U.S.C. 287e note), after December 31, 1973, no appropriation is 
authorized and no payment shall be made to the United Nations 
or any affiliated agency in excess of 25 per centum of the 
total annual assessment of such organization. [Appropriations 
are authorized] Subject to section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 
U.S.C. 287e note), appropriations are authorized and 
contributions and payments may be made to the following 
organizations and activities notwithstanding that such 
contributions and payments are in excess of 25 per centum of 
the total annual assessment of the respective organization or 
33 1/3 per centum of the budget for the respective activity: 
the International Atomic Energy Agency, the joint financing 
program of the International Civil Aviation Organization, and 
contributions for international peacekeeping activities [(other 
than United Nations peacekeeping operations) conducted] 
conducted by or under the auspices of the United Nations or 
through multilateral agreements.

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Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999

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International Organizations and Conferences

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                           ARREARAGE PAYMENTS

    For an additional amount for payment of arrearages to meet 
obligations of membership in the United Nations, and to pay 
assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities, 
$475,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this heading for payment of arrearages may be obligated 
or expended unless such obligation or expenditure is expressly 
authorized by law: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading for 
payment of arrearages may be obligated or expended until such 
time as the share of the total of all assessed contributions 
for the regular budget of the United Nations does not exceed 22 
percent for any single United Nations member, and the share of 
the budget for each assessed United Nations peacekeeping 
operation does not exceed [25 percent] 28.15 percent for any 
single United Nations member.

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Departments of Commerce, Justice and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriation Act, 2000

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                           ARREARAGE PAYMENTS

    For an additional amount for payment of arrearages to meet 
obligations of authorized membership in international 
multilateral organizations, and to pay assessed expenses of 
international peacekeeping activities, $244,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading for 
payment of arrearages may be obligated or expended until such 
time as [the share of the total of all assessed contributions 
for any designated specialized agency of the United Nations 
does not exceed 22 percent for any single member of the agency, 
and] the designated specialized agencies have achieved zero 
nominal growth in their biennium budgets for 2000-2001 from the 
1998-1999 biennium budget levels of the respective agencies: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available under this heading for payment of 
arrearages may be obligated with respect to a designated 
specialized agency of the United Nations until such time as the 
share of the total of all assessed contributions for that 
designated specialized agency does not exceed 22 percent for 
any member of the agency: Provided futher, That, 
notwithstanding the preceding proviso, an additional amount, 
not to exceed $107,000,000, which is owed by the United Nations 
to the United States as a reimbursement, including any 
reimbursement under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the 
United Nations Participation Act of 1945, that was owed to the 
United States before the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be applied or used, without fiscal year limitations, to 
reduce any amount owed by the United States to the United 
Nations.

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   Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Act, 2001

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[SEC. 738.

    [Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
housing or residence in a foreign country purchased by an agent 
or instrumentality of the United States, for the purpose of 
housing the agricultural attache, shall be sold or disposed of 
without the approval of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the 
United States Department of Agriculture, including property 
purchased using foreign currencies generated under the 
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
(Public Law 480) and used or occupied by agricultural attaches 
of the Foreign Agricultural Service: Provided, That the 
Department of State/Office of Foreign Buildings may sell such 
properties with the concurrence of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service if the proceeds are used to acquire suitable properties 
of appropriate size for Foreign Agricultural Service 
agricultural attaches: Provided further, That the Foreign 
Agricultural Service shall have the right to occupy such 
residences in perpetuity with costs limited to appropriate 
maintenance expenses.]

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International Center Act

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    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That: (a) 
in order to facilitate the conduct of foreign relations by the 
Department of State in Washington, District of Columbia, 
through the creation of a more propitious atmosphere for the 
establishment of foreign government and international 
organization offices and other facilities, the Secretary of 
State is authorized to develop in coordination with the 
Administrator of General Services for, or to sell, exchange, or 
lease; to foreign governments and international organizations 
property owned by the United States in the Northwest sections 
of the District of Columbia bounded by Connecticut Avenue, Yuma 
Street, 36th Street, Reno Road, and Tilden Street, except that 
portion of lot 802 in square 1964, the jurisdiction over which 
was transferred to the District of Columbia for use as an 
educational facility, upon such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may prescribe. Every lease, contract of sale, deed, 
and other document of transfers shall provide [(a)] (1) that 
the foreign government shall devote the property transferred to 
use for legation purposes, or [(b)] (2) that the international 
organization shall devote the property transferred to its 
official uses.
  (b) There is established in the Treasury of the United States 
an account into which may be deposited funds provided as 
advance payments pursuant to subsection (a).
  (c) The Secretary of State may request the Secretary of the 
Treasury to invest such portion of the funds deposited in that 
account as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of State, 
required to meet the current needs of the account. Such 
investments shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in 
public debt securities with maturities suitable to the needs of 
the account, as determined by the Secretary of State, and 
bearing interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, taking into consideration the current market yields 
on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of 
comparable maturity.

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                   Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956

SEC. 4.

    (a) * * *

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    (c) The members of the advisory committees shall receive no 
compensation from the Government of the United States for their 
services as such members. Not more than [five] ten members of 
all the committees, designated by the committees and approved 
by the United States Section, may be paid by the Government of 
the United States for transportation expenses and per diem 
incident to attendance at [each] the annual meeting of the 
Commission or of the United States Section.

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Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967

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SEC. 7.

    (a) * * *
          (1) * * *

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          (3) the owner of such vessel and its crew for not to 
        exceed 50 per centum of the gross income lost as a 
        direct result of such seizure and detention, as 
        determined by the [Secretary of Commerce] Secretary of 
        State, based on the value of the average catch per 
        day's fishing during the three most recent calendar 
        years immediately preceding such seizure and detention 
        of the vessel seized, or, if such experience is not 
        available, then of all commercial fishing vessels of 
        the United States engaged in the same fishery as that 
        of the type and size of the seized vessel.

                    Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961

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SEC. 112.

    (a) * * *

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    (g) Working Group on United States Government Sponsored 
International Exchanges and Training.--(1) In order to carry 
out the purposes of subsection (f) and to improve the 
coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness of United States 
Government-sponsored international exchanges and training, 
there is established within the [United States Information 
Agency] Department of State a senior-level interagency working 
group to be known as the Working Group on United States 
Government-Sponsored International Exchanges and Training (in 
this section referred to as the ``Working Group'').
    (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``Government-
sponsored international exchanges and training'' means the 
movement of people between countries to promote the sharing of 
ideas, to develop skills, and to foster mutual understanding 
and cooperation, financed wholly or in part, directly or 
indirectly, with United States Government funds.
    (3) The Working Group shall be composed as follows:
          (A) The Associate Director for Educational and 
        Cultural Affairs of the [United States Information 
        Agency] Department of State, who shall act as Chair.
          [(B) A senior representative of the Department of 
        State, who shall be designated by the Secretary of 
        State.]
          [(C)] (B) A senior representative of the Department 
        of Defense, who shall be designated by the Secretary of 
        Defense.
          [(D)] (C) A senior representative of the Department 
        of Education, who shall be designated by the Secretary 
        of Education.
          [(E)] (D) A senior representative of the Department 
        of Justice, who shall be designated by the Attorney 
        General.
          [(F)] (E) A senior representative of the Agency for 
        International Development, who shall be designated by 
        the Administrator of the Agency.
          [(G)] (F) Senior representatives of such other 
        departments and agencies as the Chair determines to be 
        appropriate.

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    (5) The Working Group shall be supported by an interagency 
staff office established in the Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs of the [United States Information Agency] 
Department of State.
    (6)(A) * * *

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          (G) Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
        Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, to report on the 
        feasibility and advisability of transferring funds and 
        program management for the ATLAS or the Mandela Fellows 
        programs, or both, in South Africa from the Agency for 
        International Development to the [United States 
        Information Agency] Department of State. The report 
        shall include an assessment of the capabilities of the 
        South African Fulbright Commission to manage such 
        programs and the cost effects of consolidating such 
        programs under one entity.
    (7) All reports prepared by the Working Group shall be 
submitted to the President, through the [Director of the United 
States Information Agency] Secretary of State, acting through 
the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.

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SEC. 114. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO THE BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL 
                    AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.

  Of each amount transferred to the Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs out of appropriations other than 
appropriations under the heading ``Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Programs'' for support of an educational or cultural 
exchange program, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not more than 7.5 percent shall be made available to cover 
administrative expenses incurred in connection with support of 
the program. Amounts made available to cover administrative 
expenses shall be credited to the appropriations under the 
heading ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'' and 
shall remain available until expended.

The Asia Foundation Act

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                                FUNDING

[SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    [There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
of State $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001 
for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to this title.]

SEC. 404.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
State $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 2002 and $15,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 2003 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant 
to this title.

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  Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962

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SEC. 2.

    [(a) The President is hereby authorized to continue 
membership for the United States in the International 
Organization for Migration in accordance with its constitution 
approved in Venice, Italy, on October 19, 1953, as amended in 
Geneva, Switzerland, on May 20, 1987. For the purpose of 
assisting in the movement of refugees and migrants and to 
enhance the economic progress of the developing countries by 
providing for a coordinated supply of selected manpower, there 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be 
necessary from time to time for the payment by the United 
States of its contributions to the Organization and all 
necessary salaries and expenses incidental to United States 
participation in the Organization.]
  (a)(1) The President is authorized to continue membership for 
the United States in the International Organization for 
Migration in accordance with the constitution of such 
organization approved in Venice, Italy, on October 19, 1953, as 
amended in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 24, 1998, upon 
entry into force of such amendments.
  (2) For the purpose of assisting in the movement of refugees 
and migrants, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
President such amounts as may be necessary from time to time 
for payment by the United States of its contributions to the 
International Organization for Migration and all necessary 
salaries and expenses incidental to United States participation 
in such organization.

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Public Law 81-806

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SEC. 2.

    All financial contributions by the United States to the 
normal operations of the international organizations covered by 
this Act, which member states are obligated to support 
annually, shall be limited to the amounts provided in this Act: 
Provided, That contributions for special projects not regularly 
budgeted by such international organizations shall not be 
subject to the above limitation.
    All financial contributions by the United States to 
international organizations in which the United States 
participates as a member shall be made by or with the consent 
of the Department of State regardless of the appropriation from 
which any such contributions is made. [The Secretary of State 
shall report annually to the Congress on the extent and 
disposition of such contributions.]

                      Title 5, United States Code

GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES

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SEC. 5313. POSITIONS AT LEVEL II.

    Level II of the Executive Schedule applies to the following 
positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the 
rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of 
title 2 (2 U.S.C. 351), as adjusted by section 5318 of this 
title:
          Deputy Secretary of Defense.
          Deputy Secretary of State.
          [Deputy Secretary of State for Management and 
        Resources.]

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SEC. 5924. COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES.

    The following cost-of-living allowances may be granted, 
when applicable, to an employee in a foreign area:
          (1) * * *

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          (4) * * *
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) The travel expenses of dependents of an 
                employee to and from a school in the United 
                States (or to and from a school outside the 
                United States if the dependent is attending 
                that school for less than one year under a 
                program approved by the school in the United 
                States at which the dependent is enrolled, with 
                the allowable travel expense not to exceed the 
                cost of travel to and from the school in the 
                United States) to obtain an American secondary 
                or postsecondary educational institution 
                education (other than a program of post-
                baccalaureate education), not to exceed one 
                annual trip each way for each dependent. At the 
                election of the employee, in lieu of the 
                transportation of the baggage of a dependent 
                from the dependent's school, the costs incurred 
                to store the baggage at or in the vicinity of 
                the school during the dependent's annual trip 
                between the school and the employee's duty 
                station may be paid or reimbursed to the 
                employee, except that the amount of the payment 
                or reimbursement may not exceed the cost that 
                the Government would incur to transport the 
                baggage. An allowance payment under 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (4) may not 
                be made for a dependent during the 12 months 
                following his arrival in the United States for 
                secondary education under authority contained 
                in this subparagraph (B). Notwithstanding 
                section 5921(6) of this title, travel expenses, 
                for the purpose of obtaining postsecondary 
                educational institution education (other than a 
                program of post-baccalaureate education), may 
                be authorized under this subparagraph (B), 
                under such regulations as the President may 
                prescribe, for dependents of employees who are 
                citizens of the United States stationed in the 
                Canal Zone. For the purposes of this 
                subparagraph, the term ``educational 
                institution'' has the meaning defined under 
                section 1701(a)(6) of title 38.

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SEC. 5927. ADVANCES OF PAY.

    (a) Up to Three Months' Pay May Be Paid in Advance--
          (1) * * *

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          [(3) to a foreign national employee appointed under 
        section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, or a 
        nonfamily member United States citizen appointed under 
        such section 303 (and employed under section 311 of 
        such Act) for service at such nonfamily member's post 
        of residentce, who--
                  [(A) is located outside the country of 
                employment of such foreign national employee or 
                nonfamily member (as the case may be), in 
                circumstances specified by the President in 
                regulations.]
          (3) to an employee compensated pursuant to section 
        408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, who--
                  (A) pursuant to United States Government 
                authorization is located outside the country of 
                employment; and
                  (B) requires medical treatment outside the 
                country of employment in circumstances 
                specified by the President in regulations.

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Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000

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TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

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SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; COLLECTION OF FEES.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--

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    (b) Assessment of Fees.--
          (1) The Secretary may charge a fee for new or 
        enhanced services that will be undertaken by the 
        Department of State to meet the requirements of this 
        Act with respect to intercountry adoptions under the 
        Convention and comparable services with respect to 
        other intercountry adoptions. Such fee shall be 
        prescribed by regulation and shall not exceed the cost 
        of such services.
          (2) Fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be 
        retained and deposited as an offsetting collection to 
        any Department of State appropriation to recover the 
        costs of providing such services. Such fees shall 
        remain available for obligation until expended.
          [(3) Fees authorized under this section shall be 
        available for obligation only to the extent and in the 
        amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts.]
    (c) Restriction.--No funds collected under the authority of 
this section may be made available to an accrediting entity to 
carry out the purposes of this Act.

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                          Public Law 105-277d

An Act providing for a study regarding the equitable use of the waters 
 of the Rio Grande below Fort Quitman, Texas, in cooperation with the 
                        United States of Mexico

SEC. 5.

    Any moneys contributed by or received from the United 
Mexican States, the North American Development Bank, or the 
Border Environment Cooperation Commission for the purpose of 
cooperating or assisting in carrying out the provisions of this 
Act shall be made available for expenditure in connection with 
an appropriation which may be made for the purposes of this 
Act.

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