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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5034

To make certain technical amendments relating to the State Department

Basic Authorities Act of 1956, the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, and other provisions of law.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 13, 1994

Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Ms. SNOWE) introduced the following bill; which

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To make certain technical amendments relating to the State

Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, the United

States Information and Educational Exchange Act of

1948, and other provisions of law.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

4 (a) Section 121 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza5 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

6 236) is amended in subsection (d)(1)—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘and the Director of the United

8 States Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Di-
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1 rector of the United States Information Agency, or

2 the Administrator of the Agency for International

3 Development’’; and

4 (2) by striking ‘‘or the United States Informa5 tion Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘, the United States In6 formation Agency, or the Agency for International

7 Development’’.

8 (b) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to regulate the issue

9 and validity of passports, and for other purposes’’, ap10 proved July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 887, 22 U.S.C. 211a) as

11 amended by section 127(a) of the Foreign Relations Au12 thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 is amend13 ed—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘other employees’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘such other employees’’; and

16 (2) by striking ‘‘United States,’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘United States’’.

18 (c) Section 139 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza19 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

20 236) is amended in paragraph (20) by striking ‘‘2349aa’’

21 and inserting ‘‘4858(b)’’.

22 (d) Section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza23 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

24 236) is amended in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘serious
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1 loss of life or property’’ and inserting ‘‘serious injury, loss

2 of life, or significant destruction of property’’.

3 (e) Section 142(a) of the Foreign Relations Author4 ization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law

5 103–236) is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘not,’’ and in7 serting ‘‘not’’; and

8 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘because’’ and

9 inserting ‘‘because,’’.

10 (f)(1) Section 1 of the State Department Basic Au11 thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2662) as amended by

12 section 161(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,

13 Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236) is

14 amended in subsection (a)(2) by inserting ‘‘and the Dep15 uty Secretary of State’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’.

16 (2) Section 161 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza17 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

18 236) is amended in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘133’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘162’’.

20 (3) Section 161 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza21 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

22 236) is amended in subsection (f)(2)—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘the principal duty of negotia24 tions for’’;
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1 (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘In2 creased’’; and inserting ‘‘The principal duty of nego3 tiating increased’’; and

4 (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking

5 ‘‘Recoupment’’ and inserting ‘‘In consultation with

6 the Department of Defense, assist in negotiations

7 with the host governments for the recoupment’’.

8 (4)(A) The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and

9 Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) as

10 amended by section 162(g) of the Foreign Relations Au11 thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law

12 102–236)) is amended—

13 (i) in section 103(a)(2)(B)(i) by striking ‘‘oper14 ations’’ and inserting ‘‘operation’’; and

15 (ii) in the table of contents—

16 (I) by striking the item relating to section

17 104;

18 (II) by striking the item relating to section

19 105;

20 (III) by striking the item relating to title

21 II and inserting the following:

‘‘TITLE II—PERSONNEL’’;

22 (IV) by striking the item relating to sec23 tion 201 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 201. Diplomatic Security Service.’’;

24 and
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1 (V) by striking the item relating to section

2 203 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 203. Special agents.’’.

3 (B) Section 162 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza4 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

5 236) is amended in subsection (q) by striking ‘‘2655’’ and

6 inserting ‘‘2655a’’.

7 (g) Section 179 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza8 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

9 236) is amended in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘individual

10 holding a career or career candidate appointment’’ and in11 serting ‘‘individuals holding career or career candidate ap12 pointments’’.

13 (h) The Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901

14 et seq.) as amended by section 180(a) of the Foreign Rela15 tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

16 (Public Law 103–236) is amended—

17 (1) in section 311—

18 (A) by striking the section heading and in19 serting in lieu thereof:

20 ‘‘SEC. 311. UNITED STATES CITIZENS HIRED

21 ABROAD.—’’; and

22 (B) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘by rea23 son of such employment’’ after ‘‘eligible’’;

24 (2) in section 610(a)(2) by inserting ‘‘(other

25 than a United States citizen employed under section
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1 311 who is not a family member)’’ after ‘‘A member

2 of the Service’’; and

3 (3) in the table of contents by striking the item

4 relating to section 311 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 311. United States citizens hired abroad.’’.

5 (i) Section 181(c) of the Foreign Relations Author6 ization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law

7 103–236) is amended—

8 (1) by striking ‘‘system),’’ and inserting ‘‘sys9 tem,’’; and

10 (2) by striking ‘‘that agency’’ and inserting

11 ‘‘that agency)’’.

12 (j) Section 182 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza13 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

14 236) is amended in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘has’’ and

15 inserting ‘‘have’’.

16 (k) Part I of title 18, United States Code (as amend17 ed by section 506 of Public Law 103–236) is amended

18 in paragraph (1) of section 2340 by striking ‘‘with’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘within his’’.

20 (l) Section 564 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza21 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

22 236) is amended in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘primary

23 or secondary’’ and inserting ‘‘secondary or tertiary’’.
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1 (m) Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality

2 Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) is amended in subsection (f) by strik3 ing ‘‘1994’’ and inserting ‘‘1995’’.

4 (n) The Secretary of State is authorized to obligate

5 and expend from the Department of State’s ‘‘Diplomatic

6 and Consular Programs’’ appropriation not more than

7 $2,500,000 of the amount appropriated in title XI, chap8 ter 2 of Public Law 102–368 for the purchase of real

9 property for use by the Department of State for its Miami

10 Regional Center.

11 (o) Section 102(g) of the Foreign Relations Author12 ization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law

13 103–236) is amended—

14 (1) by inserting ‘‘the United Nations and its af15 filiated agencies in’’ after ‘‘appropriated for’’;

16 (2) by striking ‘‘each of the fiscal years 1994

17 and’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year’’;

18 (3) by striking ‘‘unless’’ and inserting ‘‘until’’;

19 (4) by striking ‘‘States’’ and inserting ‘‘Na20 tions’’; and

21 (5) by striking ‘‘promotes, condones,’’ and in22 serting ‘‘promotes and condones’’.

23 (p) Section 303 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza24 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–
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1 236) is amended by adding at the end the following new

2 subsection:

3 ‘‘(c) VOICE OF AMERICA BROADCASTS.—The long4 range interests of the United States are served by commu5 nicating directly with the peoples of the world by radio.

6 To be effective, the Voice of America must win the atten7 tion and respect of listeners. These principles will there8 fore govern Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts:

9 ‘‘(1) VOA will serve as a consistently reliable

10 and authoritative source of news. VOA news will be

11 accurate, objective, and comprehensive.

12 ‘‘(2) VOA will represent America, not any sin13 gle segment of American society, and will therefore

14 present a balanced and comprehensive projection of

15 significant American thought and institutions.

16 ‘‘(3) VOA will present the policies of the United

17 States clearly and effectively, and will also present

18 responsible discussions and opinion on these poli19 cies.’’.

20 (q) Section 701(f)(4) of the United States Informa21 tion and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C.

22 1476(f)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘1993’’ and inserting

23 ‘‘1995’’.

24 (r) Section 132 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza25 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–
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1 236) is amended by inserting ‘‘or issuance of a passport’’

2 after ‘‘nationality’’.

3 (s)(1) Section 305(a)(14) of the Foreign Relations

4 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public

5 Law 103–236) is amended by striking ‘‘to’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘of’’.

7 (2) Section 309(d)(1)(B) of such Act is amended by

8 inserting ‘‘of all members’’ after ‘‘confirmation’’.

9 (t) Section 101(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations Au10 thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law

11 103–236) is amended in subparagraph (D) by striking

12 ‘‘$400,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each of

13 the’’ and inserting ‘‘$800,000 is authorized to be appro14 priated for’’.

15 (u) Section 191(a)(4) of the Foreign Relations Au16 thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law

17 103–236) is amended by inserting before the semicolon

18 ‘‘, the Agency for International Development, and the

19 United States Information Agency’’.

20 (v) Section 8 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship

21 Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–454) is amended by adding

22 at the end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 555 of

23 Public Law 100–461 and title III of S. 2757 as reported

24 by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Septem25 ber 7, 1988, (pursuant to the enactment under section 555
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1 of Public Law 100–461), the Director of the United States

2 Information Agency is authorized to administer such au

3 pair programs through fiscal year 1995 in a manner con4 sistent with the requirements of the Mutual Educational

5 and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 and shall promulgate

6 regulations regarding such au pair programs.’’.

7 (w) The table of contents of the Foreign Relations

8 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public

9 Law 103–236) is amended by striking the item relating

10 to section 534 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 534. Study of democracy effectiveness.’’.

11 (x) Section 101(b) of the Foreign Relations Author12 ization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law

13 103–236) is amended in paragraph (2)(D) by striking

14 ‘‘title 5’’ and inserting ‘‘part D of title V’’.

15 (y) Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980

16 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amended by striking the section cap17 tion and inserting ‘‘INSTITUTION FOR TRAINING’’.

18 (z) Section 134 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza19 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

20 236) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 1926’’ after ‘‘Act’’.

21 (aa) Section 139 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza22 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

23 236) is amended in paragraph (21), by striking ‘‘1990 and

24 1991 (22 U.S.C. 287(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘1992 and 1993

25 (22 U.S.C. 287e note).
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1 (bb) Section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza2 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-

3 236) is amended in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘sub4 section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’.

5 (cc) Section 162 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza6 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

7 236) is amended in subsection (o)(3)(B), by striking

8 ‘‘paragraph (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’.

9 (dd) Section 529 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza10 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

11 236) is amended by striking ‘‘Nuclear Nonproliferation

12 Treaty’’ each of the three places it appears and inserting

13 ‘‘Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons’’.

14 (ee) The table of contents of the Immigration and

15 Nationality Act is amended by striking the item relating

16 to section 104 and inserting:

‘‘Sec. 104. Powers and duties of the Secretary of State.’’.

17 (ff) Section 164(b) of the Foreign Relations Author18 ization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law

19 103–236) is amended by inserting ‘‘of 1962’’ after ‘‘Mi20 gration and Refugee Assistance Act’’.

21 (gg) Section 173(c) of the Foreign Relations Author22 ization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law

23 103–236) is amended by inserting ‘‘United States’’ before

24 ‘‘Arms Control and Disarmament Agency’’ both places it

25 appears.
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1 (hh) Section 309(b) of the Foreign Service Act of

2 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘; and

3 (5) as a foreign national employee.’’ and inserting ‘‘; and

4 ‘‘(5) as a foreign national employee.’’.

5 (ii) Section 611 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980

6 (as amended by section 181(a)(2) of the Foreign Relations

7 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public

8 Law 103–236)) is amended by striking ‘‘SEC. 611’’ and

9 all that follows through ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting the following:

10 ‘‘SEC. 611. REDUCTIONS IN FORCE.—(a)’’.

11 (jj) Section 181 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza12 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

13 236) is amended—

14 (1) in subsection (a)(5) by inserting ‘‘of 1980’’

15 after ‘‘Foreign Service Act’’; and

16 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Section

17 1005’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 1005(a)’’.

18 (kk) The PLO Commitments Compliance Act of 1989

19 (title VIII of Public Law 101–246) as amended by section

20 524 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal

21 Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236) is amend22 ed—

23 (1) in section 804(b) by striking ‘‘section

24 (3)(b)(1) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act
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1 of 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘section 583(b)(1) of the

2 Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994’’; and

3 (2) in section 804(b)(1), by striking ‘‘section

4 (4)(a) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of

5 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘section 584(a) of the Middle

6 East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994’’.

7 (ll) Section 315 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza8 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–

9 236) is amended by adding after subsection (c) the follow10 ing new subsection:

11 ‘‘(d) RELOCATION COSTS.—Notwithstanding any

12 other provision of law, funds derived from the sale of real

13 property assets of RFE/RL in Munich, Germany, may be

14 retained, obligated, and expended to meet one-time costs

15 associated with the consolidation of United States Govern16 ment broadcasting activities in accordance with this title,

17 including the costs of relocating RFE/RL offices and oper18 ations.’’.

19 (mm)(1) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the

20 reorganization of the consular service of the United

21 States’’ approved April 5, 1906 (34 Stat. 100, 22 U.S.C.

22 4215) as amended by section 127 of the Foreign Relations

23 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public

24 Law 103–236) is amended by striking the last sentence

25 of section 7.
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1 (2) The Act of August 18, 1856 (11 Stat. 61, 22

2 U.S.C. 4221) is amended in section 24 by adding at the

3 end the following new sentence: ‘‘Pursuant to such regula4 tions as the Secretary of State may prescribe, the Sec5 retary may designate any other employee of the Depart6 ment of State who is a citizen of the United States to

7 perform any notarial function authorized to be performed

8 by a consular officer of the United States under this Act.’’.

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