in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States
with respect to international conferences and contin-
gencies and to carry out other authorities in law consistent
with such purposes.
(f) FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES.—In ad-
dition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated
by subsections (a) and (b) of this section, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to offset
adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall be avail-
able for obligation and expenditure only to the extent that
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget de-
termines and certifies to Congress that such amounts are
necessary due to such fluctuations.
(g) LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES VOLUNTARY
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.—
(1) Of the amounts made available for fiscal
years 1998 and 1999 for United States voluntary
contributions to the United Nations Development
Program an amount equal to the amount the United
Nations Development Program will spend in Burma
during each fiscal year shall be withheld unless dur-
ing such fiscal year, the President submits to the ap-
propriate congressional committees the certification
described in paragraph (2).
(2) The certification referred to in paragraph
(1) is a certification by the President that all pro-
grams and activities of the United Nations Develop-
ment Program (including United Nations Develop-
ment Program—Administered Funds) in Burma—
(A) are focused on eliminating human suf-
fering and addressing the needs of the poor;
(B) are undertaken only through inter-
national or private voluntary organizations that
have been deemed independent of the State
Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC),
after consultation with the leadership of the
National League for Democracy and the leader-
ship of the National Coalition Government of
the Union of Burma;
(C) provide no financial, political, or mili-
tary benefit to the SLORC; and
(D) are carried out only after consultation
with the leadership of the National League for
Democracy and the leadership of the National
Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.
SEC. 1103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated under ‘‘International Commissions’’ for the De-
partment of State to carry out the authorities, functions,
duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign
affairs of the United States and for other purposes author-
ized by law:
(1) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
AND
WATER
COMMISSION, UNITED
STATES
AND
MEXICO.—For
‘‘International Boundary and Water Commission,
United States and Mexico’’—
(A) 
for 
‘‘Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’
$18,490,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$18,490,000 for the fiscal year 1999; and
(B) for ‘‘Construction’’ $6,493,000 for the
fiscal year 1998 and $6,493,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(2) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
COMMISSION,
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—For ‘‘International
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’,
$785,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $785,000 for
the fiscal year 1999.
(3) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—For
‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $3,225,000 for
the fiscal year 1998 and $3,225,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(4) 
INTERNATIONAL
FISHERIES
COMMIS-
SIONS.—For ‘‘International Fisheries Commissions’’,
$14,549,000 
for 
the 
fiscal 
year 
1998 
and
$14,549,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
SEC. 1104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
(a) MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’ for authorized activi-
ties, $623,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$623,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(2) LIMITATION REGARDING TIBETAN REFU-
GEES IN INDIA AND NEPAL.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1),
$1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,000,000
for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be avail-
able only for humanitarian assistance, including but
not limited to food, medicine, clothing, and medical
and vocational training, to Tibetan refugees in India
and Nepal who have fled Chinese-occupied Tibet.
(b) REFUGEES RESETTLING IN ISRAEL.—There are
authorized to be appropriated $80,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for
assistance for refugees resettling in Israel from other
countries.
(c) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
FOR DISPLACED
BURMESE.—There are authorized to be appropriated
$1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,500,000 for
the fiscal year 1999 for humanitarian assistance, includ-
ing but not limited to food, medicine, clothing, and medi-
cal and vocational training, to persons displaced as a re-
sult of civil conflict in Burma, including persons still with-
in Burma.
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated
pursuant to this section are authorized to be available
until expended.
SEC. 1105. ASIA FOUNDATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Asia
Foundation’’, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and
responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the
United States with respect to Asia Foundation and to
carry out other authorities in law consistent with such
purposes.
SEC. 
1106. 
UNITED 
STATES 
INFORMATIONAL, 
EDU-
CATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out international information activities
and educational and cultural exchange programs under
the United States Information and Educational Exchange
Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961, Reorganization Plan Number 2 of
1977, the United States International Broadcasting Act
of 1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Tele-
vision Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Board for Inter-
national Broadcasting Act, the North/South Center Act of
1991, the National Endowment for Democracy Act, and
to carry out other authorities in law consistent with such
purposes:
(1) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.—For ‘‘Salaries
and Expenses’’, $434,097,000 for the fiscal year
1998 and $434,097,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(2) TECHNOLOGY
FUND.—For ‘‘Technology
Fund’’ for the United States Information Agency,
$6,350,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $6,350,000
for the fiscal year 1999.
(3) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE
PROGRAMS.—
(A) FULBRIGHT
ACADEMIC
EXCHANGE
PROGRAMS.—For the ‘‘Fulbright Academic Ex-
change Programs’’, $94,236,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $94,236,000 for the fiscal year
1999.
(B) SOUTH PACIFIC EXCHANGES.—For the
‘‘South Pacific Exchanges’’, $500,000 for the
fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(C) EAST TIMORESE SCHOLARSHIPS.—For
the ‘‘East Timorese Scholarships’’, $500,000
for the fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the
fiscal year 1999.
(D) 
TIBETAN
EXCHANGES.—For 
the
‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchanges with
Tibet’’ under section 236 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (Public Law 103–236), $500,000 for the
fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(E) OTHER PROGRAMS.—For ‘‘Hubert H.
Humphrey Fellowship Program’’, ‘‘Edmund S.
Muskie Fellowship Program’’, ‘‘International
Visitors Program’’, ‘‘Mike Mansfield Fellowship
Program’’, ‘‘Claude and Mildred Pepper Schol-
arship Program of the Washington Workshops
Foundation’’, ‘‘Citizen Exchange Programs’’,
‘‘Congress-Bundestag 
Exchange 
Program’’,
‘‘Newly Independent States and Eastern Eu-
rope Training’’, and ‘‘Institute for Representa-
tive Government’’, $97,995,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $97,995,000 for the fiscal year
1999.
(4) INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING
ACTIVI-
TIES.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘International Broadcasting Ac-
tivities’’, $334,655,000 for the fiscal year 1998,
and $334,655,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under subparagraph
(A), the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency and the Board of Broadcasting
Governors shall seek to ensure that the
amounts made available for broadcasting to na-
tions whose people do not fully enjoy freedom of
expression do not decline in proportion to the
amounts made available for broadcasting to
other nations.
(5) RADIO CONSTRUCTION.—For ‘‘Radio Con-
struction’’, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998,
and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(6) RADIO
FREE
ASIA.—For ‘‘Radio Free
Asia’’, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(7) BROADCASTING
TO
CUBA.—For ‘‘Broad-
casting to Cuba’’, $22,095,000 for the fiscal year
1998 and $22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(8) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL
INTERCHANGE
BETWEEN
EAST
AND
WEST.—For
‘‘Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange be-
tween East and West’’, $10,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(9) NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT
FOR
DEMOC-
RACY.—For ‘‘National Endowment for Democracy’’,
$30,000,000 
for 
the 
fiscal 
year 
1998 
and
$30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(10) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL
INTERCHANGE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.—For
‘‘Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange be-
tween North and South’’ $2,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
SEC. 1107. UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISAR-
MAMENT.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
the purposes of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act—
(1) $44,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$44,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999; and
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for increases in sal-
ary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits author-
ized by law, and to offset adverse fluctuations in for-
eign currency exchange rates.
TITLE 
XII—DEPARTMENT 
OF
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORITIES AND
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 1201. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 36 of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 36. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) There is established a
program for the payment of rewards to carry out the pur-
poses of this section.
‘‘(2) The rewards program established by this section
shall be administered by the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation, where appropriate, with the Attorney General.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—(1) The rewards program estab-
lished by this section shall be designed to assist in the
prevention of acts of international terrorism, international
narcotics trafficking, and other related criminal acts.
‘‘(2) At the sole discretion of the Secretary of State
and in consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney
General, the Secretary may pay a reward to any individual
who furnishes information leading to—
‘‘(A) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual for the commission of an act of inter-
national terrorism against a United States person or
United States property;
‘‘(B) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual conspiring or attempting to commit
an act of international terrorism against a United
States person or United States property;
‘‘(C) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual for committing, primarily outside the
territorial jurisdiction of the United States, any nar-
cotics-related offense if that offense involves or is a
significant part of conduct that involves—
‘‘(i) a violation of United States narcotics
laws and which is such that the individual
would be a major violator of such laws; or
‘‘(ii) the killing or kidnapping of—
‘‘(I) any officer, employee, or contract
employee of the United States Government
while such individual is engaged in official
duties, or on account of that individual’s
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Department of Justice, the offering, administration, and
payment of rewards under this section, including proce-
dures for—
‘‘(A) identifying individuals, organizations, and
offenses with respect to which rewards will be of-
fered;
‘‘(B) the publication of rewards;
‘‘(C) offering of joint rewards with foreign gov-
ernments;
‘‘(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
‘‘(E) the payment and approval of payment,
shall be governed by procedures developed by the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General.
‘‘(2) Before making a reward under this section in
a matter over which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction,
the Secretary of State shall advise and consult with the
Attorney General.
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—(1) There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of State from time to time such
amounts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes
of this section, notwithstanding section 102 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987
(Public Law 99–93).
‘‘(2) No amount of funds may be appropriated which,
when added to the amounts previously appropriated but
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not yet obligated, would cause such amounts to exceed
$15,000,000.
‘‘(3) To the maximum extent practicable, funds made
available to carry out this section should be distributed
equally for the purpose of preventing acts of international
terrorism and for the purpose of preventing international
narcotics trafficking.
‘‘(4) Amounts appropriated to carry out the purposes
of this section shall remain available until expended.
‘‘(e) LIMITATION AND CERTIFICATION.—(1) A re-
ward under this section may not exceed $2,000,000.
‘‘(2) A reward under this section of more than
$100,000 may not be made without the approval of the
President or the Secretary of State.
‘‘(3) Any reward granted under this section shall be
approved and certified for payment by the Secretary of
State.
‘‘(4) The authority of paragraph (2) may not be dele-
gated to any other officer or employee of the United States
Government.
‘‘(5) If the Secretary determines that the identity of
the recipient of a reward or of the members of the recipi-
ent’s immediate family must be protected, the Secretary
may take such measures in connection with the payment
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of the reward as he considers necessary to effect such pro-
tection.
‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.—An officer or employee of any
governmental entity who, while in the performance of his
or her official duties, furnishes information described in
subsection (b) shall not be eligible for a reward under this
section.
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than 30 days after
paying any reward under this section, the Secretary of
State shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees with respect to such reward. The report,
which may be submitted on a classified basis if necessary,
shall specify the amount of the reward paid, to whom the
reward was paid, and the acts with respect to which the
reward was paid. The report shall also discuss the signifi-
cance of the information for which the reward was paid
in dealing with those acts.
‘‘(2) Not later than 60 days after the end of each
fiscal year, the Secretary of State shall submit an annual
report to the appropriate congressional committees with
respect to the operation of the rewards program author-
ized by this section. Such report shall provide information
on the total amounts expended during such fiscal year to
carry out the purposes of this section, including amounts
spent to publicize the availability of rewards.
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‘‘(h) PUBLICATION REGARDING REWARDS OFFERED
BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, at the sole discretion of the Sec-
retary of State the resources of the rewards program au-
thorized by this section, shall be available for the publica-
tion of rewards offered by foreign governments regarding
acts of international terrorism which do not involve United
States persons or property or a violation of the narcotics
laws of the United States.
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee on International Re-
lations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
‘‘(2) the term ‘act of international terrorism’ in-
cludes, but is not limited to—
‘‘(A) any act substantially contributing to
the acquisition of unsafeguarded special nuclear
material (as defined in section 830(8) of the
Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994)
or any nuclear explosive device (as defined in
section 830(4) of that Act) by an individual,
group, or non-nuclear weapon state (as defined
in section 830(5) of that Act); and
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‘‘(B) any act, as determined by the Sec-
retary of State, which materially supports the
conduct of international terrorism, including the
counterfeiting of United States currency or the
illegal use of other monetary instruments by an
individual, group, or country supporting inter-
national terrorism as determined for purposes
of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act
of 1979;
‘‘(3) the term ‘United States narcotics laws’
means the laws of the United States for the preven-
tion and control of illicit traffic in controlled sub-
stances (as such term is defined for purposes of the
Controlled Substances Act); and
‘‘(4) the term ‘member of the immediate family’
includes—
‘‘(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or
child of the individual;
‘‘(B) a person to whom the individual
stands in loco parentis; and
‘‘(C) any other person living in the individ-
ual’s household and related to the individual by
blood or marriage.
‘‘(j) DETERMINATIONS OF THE SECRETARY.—A de-
termination made by the Secretary of State under this sec-
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tion shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject
to judicial review.’’.
(b) USE OF EARNINGS FROM FROZEN ASSETS FOR
PROGRAM.—
(1) AMOUNTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE.—Up to
2 percent of the earnings accruing, during periods
beginning October 1, 1998, on all assets of foreign
countries blocked by the President pursuant to the
International Emergency Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 and following) shall be available, subject to ap-
propriations Acts, to carry out section 36 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act, as amend-
ed by this section, except that the limitation con-
tained in subsection (d)(2) of such section shall not
apply to amounts made available under this para-
graph.
(2) CONTROL OF FUNDS BY THE PRESIDENT.—
The President is authorized and directed to take
possession and exercise full control of so much of the
earnings described in paragraph (1) as are made
available under such paragraph.
SEC. 1202. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.
Section 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2684a) is
amended—
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(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘and enhance-
ment’’ after ‘‘procurement’’;
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘are authorized
to’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’;
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘for expendi-
ture to procure capital equipment and information
technology’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘for pur-
poses of subsection (a)’’; and
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(e) REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURES.—Funds cred-
ited to the Capital Investment Fund shall not be available
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
procedures applicable to reprogrammings under section 34
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2710).’’.
SEC. 1203. REDUCTION OF REPORTING.
(a) REPORT ON FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL IN
EACH AGENCY.—Section 601(c)(4) of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)) is repealed.
(b) REPORT ON PARTICIPATION BY U.S. MILITARY
PERSONNEL
ABROAD
IN
U.S. ELECTIONS.—Section
101(b)(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absen-
tee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)) is amended by
striking ‘‘of voter participation’’ and inserting ‘‘of uni-
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formed services voter participation, a general assessment
of overseas nonmilitary participation,’’.
(c) COUNTRY REPORTS ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND
TRADE PRACTICES.—Section 2202 of the Omnibus Trade
and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4711) is re-
pealed.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
GROWTH.—Section 574 of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–107) is repealed.
(e) REPORT.—Section 308 of the Chemical and Bio-
logical Weapons and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22
U.S.C. 5606) is repealed.
SEC. 1204. CONTRACTING FOR LOCAL GUARDS SERVICES
OVERSEAS.
Section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864(c))
is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts,
award contracts to the technically acceptable firm
offering the lowest evaluated price, except that pro-
posals of United States persons and qualified United
States joint venture persons (as defined in sub-
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section (d)) shall be evaluated by reducing the bid
price by 5 percent;’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(5);
(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6) and inserting a period; and
(4) by striking paragraph (7).
SEC. 1205. PREADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.
Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement
Act (22 U.S.C. 1623(a)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘1948, or’’
and inserting ‘‘1948,’’;
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of
the first sentence ‘‘, or included in a category of
claims against a foreign government which is re-
ferred to the Commission by the Secretary of State’’;
and
(3) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the applica-
ble’’ and inserting ‘‘any applicable’’.
SEC. 1206. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTER-
NATIONAL CLAIMS AND PROCEEDINGS.
(a) RECOVERY OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.—The De-
partment of State Appropriation Act of 1937 (49 Stat.
1321, 22 U.S.C. 2661) is amended in the fifth undesig-
nated paragraph under the heading entitled ‘‘INTER-
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NATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION’’ by striking ‘‘extraor-
dinary’’.
(b) PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES.—Section 38(c) of
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2710(c)) is amended in the first sentence by insert-
ing ‘‘personal and’’ before ‘‘other support services’’.
SEC. 1207. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEE ACCOUNT AND PROVID-
ING FOR PASSPORT INFORMATION SERVICES.
(a) DISPOSITION OF FEES.—Amounts collected by
the Department of State pursuant to section 281 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1351), section
1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214),
section 16 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (22 U.S.C.
4219), and section 9701 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be deposited in a special fund of the Treasury.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Subject to subsections (d) and
(e), amounts collected and deposited in the special fund
in the Treasury pursuant to subsection (a) shall be avail-
able to the extent and in such amounts as are provided
in advance in appropriations Acts for the following pur-
poses:
(1) To pay all necessary expenses of the De-
partment of State and the Foreign Service, including
expenses authorized by the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956.
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(2) Representation to certain international or-
ganizations in which the United States participates
pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice
and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Con-
gress.
(3) Acquisition by exchange or purchase of pas-
senger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343
of title 31, United States Code, section 201(c) of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(c)), and section 7 of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2674).
(4) Expenses of general administration of the
Department of State.
(5) To carry out the Foreign Service Buildings
Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–300) and the Diplo-
matic Security Construction Program as authorized
by title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851).
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—Amounts collected
and deposited in the special fund pursuant to subsection
(a) are authorized to remain available until expended.
(d) LIMITATION.—For any fiscal year, any amount
deposited in the special fund under subsection (a) that ex-
ceeds $455,000,000 is authorized to be made available
only if a notification is submitted in compliance with the
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procedures applicable to a reprogramming of funds under
section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956.
(e) PASSPORT INFORMATION SERVICES.—For each
of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, $5,000,000 of the
amounts available in the fund shall be available only for
the purpose of providing passport information without
charge to citizens of the United States, including—
(1) information about who is eligible to receive
a United States passport and how and where to
apply;
(2) information about the status of pending ap-
plications; and
(3) names, addresses, and telephone numbers of
State and Federal officials who are authorized to
provide passport information in cooperation with the
Department of State.
SEC. 1208. ESTABLISHMENT OF MACHINE READABLE FEE
ACCOUNT.
Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–
236) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (6);
(2) by striking paragraph (5);
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(3) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(2) Amounts collected under the authority of
paragraph (1) shall be deposited in a special fund of
the Treasury.
‘‘(3) Subject to paragraph (5), fees deposited in
the special fund pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be
available to the extent and in such amounts as are
provided in advance in appropriations Acts for costs
of the Department of State’s border security pro-
gram, including the costs of—
‘‘(A) installation and operation of the ma-
chine readable visa and automated name-check
process;
‘‘(B) improving the quality and security of
the United States passport;
‘‘(C) passport and visa fraud investiga-
tions; and
‘‘(D) the technological infrastructure to
support and operate the programs referred to in
subparagraphs (A) through (C).
‘‘(4) Amounts deposited pursuant to paragraph
(2) shall remain available for obligation until ex-
pended.
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compliance audits of United States and foreign par-
ties, the conduct of administrative proceedings, end-
use monitoring of direct commercial arms sales and
transfer, and cooperation in criminal proceedings re-
lated to defense trade export controls.’’.
SEC. 1210. TRAINING.
(a) INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING.—Section 701 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amend-
ed—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as sub-
section (g); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) of sub-
section (d) the following new subsections:
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary of State may, in the discretion
of the Secretary, provide appropriate training and related
services through the institution to employees of United
States companies engaged in business abroad, and to the
families of such employees.
‘‘(2) In the case of any company under contract to
provide services to the Department of State, the Secretary
of State is authorized to provide job-related training and
related services to any company employee who is perform-
ing such services.
‘‘(3) Training under this subsection shall be on a re-
imbursable or advance-of-funds basis. Such reimburse-
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ments or advances shall be credited to the currently avail-
able applicable appropriation account.
‘‘(4) Training and related services under this sub-
section is authorized only to the extent that it will not
interfere with the institution’s primary mission of training
employees of the Department and of other agencies in the
field of foreign relations.
‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to pro-
vide on a reimbursable basis training programs to Mem-
bers of Congress or the judiciary.
‘‘(2) Congressional staff members and employees of
the judiciary may participate on a reimbursable, space-
available basis in training programs offered by the institu-
tion.
‘‘(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection
shall be credited to the currently available applicable ap-
propriation account.
‘‘(4) Training under this subsection is authorized
only to the extent that it will not interfere with the institu-
tion’s primary mission of training employees of the De-
partment of State and of other agencies in the field of
foreign relations.’’.
(b) FEES FOR USE OF NATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS
TRAINING CENTER.—The State Department Basic Au-
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thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669 et seq.) is amended
by adding after section 52 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 53. FEES FOR USE OF THE NATIONAL FOREIGN AF-
FAIRS TRAINING CENTER.
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use
of the National Foreign Affairs Training Center Facility
of the Department of State. Funds collected under the au-
thority of this section, including reimbursements, sur-
charges, and fees, shall be deposited as an offsetting col-
lection to any Department of State appropriation to re-
cover the costs of such use and shall remain available for
obligation until expended.’’.
SEC. 1211. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION
ROOMS.
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding after sec-
tion 53 (as added by section 1210(b)) the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 54. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION
ROOMS.
‘‘The Secretary of State is authorized to charge a fee
for use of the diplomatic reception rooms of the Depart-
ment of State. Amounts collected under the authority of
this section (including any reimbursements and sur-
charges) shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to
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any Department of State appropriation to recover the
costs of such use and shall remain available for obligation
until expended.’’.
SEC. 1212. FEES FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
Section 52 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2724) is amended in subsection
(b) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Funds deposited
under this subsection shall remain available for obligation
until expended.’’.
SEC. 1213. BUDGET PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS.
The Secretary of State shall include in the annual
Congressional Presentation Document and the Budget in
Brief, a detailed accounting of the total collections re-
ceived by the Department of State from all sources, in-
cluding fee collections. Reporting on total collections shall
also include the previous year’s collection and the pro-
jected expenditures from all collections accounts.
SEC. 1214. GRANTS TO OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL FACILI-
TIES.
Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, where the children of United States citizen
employees of an agency of the United States Government
who are stationed outside the United States attend edu-
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cational facilities assisted by the Department of State
under this section, such agency is authorized to make
grants to, or otherwise to reimburse or credit with advance
payment, the Department of State for funds used in pro-
viding assistance to such educational facilities.’’.
SEC. 1215. GRANTS TO REMEDY INTERNATIONAL CHILD AB-
DUCTIONS.
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 7 of the Inter-
national Child Abduction Remedies Act (42 U.S.C. 11606;
Public Law 100–300) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) 
GRANT
AUTHORITY.—The 
United 
States
Central Authority is authorized to make grants to, or
enter into contracts or agreements with, any individual,
corporation, other Federal, State, or local agency, or pri-
vate entity or organization in the United States for pur-
poses of accomplishing its responsibilities under the con-
vention and this Act.’’.
CHAPTER 2—CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 1241. USE OF CERTAIN PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES
FOR ENHANCED PASSPORT SERVICES.
For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, of the
fees collected for expedited passport processing and depos-
ited to an offsetting collection pursuant to the Department
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of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fis-
cal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–317; 22 U.S.C. 214), 30
percent shall be available only for enhancing passport
services for United States citizens, improving the integrity
and efficiency of the passport issuance process, improving
the secure nature of the United States passport, inves-
tigating passport fraud, and deterring entry into the Unit-
ed States by terrorists, drug traffickers, or other crimi-
nals.
SEC. 1242. CONSULAR OFFICERS.
(a) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE REPORTS OF
BIRTH ABROAD.—Section 33 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2705) is amend-
ed in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘(or any United States
citizen employee of the Department of State designated
by the Secretary of State to adjudicate nationality abroad
pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may pre-
scribe)’’ after ‘‘consular officer’’.
(b) PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSULAR OFFI-
CERS.—Section 1689 of the Revised Statutes of the Unit-
ed States (22 U.S.C. 4191), is amended by inserting ‘‘and
to such other United States citizen employees of the De-
partment of State as may be designated by the Secretary
of State pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary
may prescribe’’ after ‘‘such officers’’.
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(c) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO AUTHENTICATE FOR-
EIGN DOCUMENTS.—Section 3492(c) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing: ‘‘For purposes of this section and sections 3493
through 3496 of this title, a consular officer shall include
any United States citizen employee of the Department of
State designated to perform notarial functions pursuant
to section 24 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat.
1750, 22 U.S.C. 4221).’’.
(d) 
PERSONS
AUTHORIZED
TO
ADMINISTER
OATHS.—Section 115 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For pur-
poses of this section a consular officer shall include any
United States citizen employee of the Department of State
designated to perform notarial functions pursuant to sec-
tion 24 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1750,
22 U.S.C. 4221).’’.
SEC. 1243. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT RE-
QUIREMENTS.
Sections 1726, 1727, and 1728 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (22 U.S.C. 4212, 4213, and
4214) (concerning accounting for consular fees) are re-
pealed.
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SEC. 1244. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE PUBLICATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.
(a) FEDERAL REGISTER PUBLICATION OF TRAVEL
ADVISORIES.—Section 44908(a) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2).
(b) PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER OF
TRAVEL ADVISORIES CONCERNING SECURITY AT FOR-
EIGN PORTS.—Section 908(a) of the International Mari-
time and Port Security Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–399;
100 Stat. 891; 46 U.S.C. App. 1804(a)) is amended by
striking the second sentence.
CHAPTER 3—REFUGEES AND MIGRATION
SEC. 1261. REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING CUBAN
EMIGRATION POLICIES.
Beginning 3 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act and every subsequent 6 months, the Secretary
of State shall include in the monthly report to Congress
entitled ‘‘Update on Monitoring of Cuban Migrant Return-
ees’’ additional information concerning the methods em-
ployed by the Government of Cuba to enforce the United
States-Cuba agreement of September 1994 to restrict the
emigration of the Cuban people from Cuba to the United
States and the treatment by the Government of Cuba of
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persons who have returned to Cuba pursuant to the Unit-
ed States-Cuba agreement of May 1995.
SEC. 1262. REPROGRAMMING OF MIGRATION AND REFU-
GEE ASSISTANCE FUNDS.
Section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) EMERGENCY WAIVER
OF NOTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENT.—The Secretary of State may waive the noti-
fication requirement of subsection (a), if the Secretary de-
termines that failure to do so would pose a substantial
risk to human health or welfare. In the case of any waiver
under this subsection, notification to the appropriate con-
gressional committees shall be provided as soon as prac-
ticable, but not later than 3 days after taking the action
to which the notification requirement was applicable, and
shall contain an explanation of the emergency cir-
cumstances.’’.
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TITLE XIII—ORGANIZATION OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE;
DEPARTMENT OF STATE PER-
SONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE
CHAPTER 1—ORGANIZATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 1301. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1(e) of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2651a(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘In’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) In’’; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(2) COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.—
‘‘(A) There shall be within the office of the Sec-
retary of State a Coordinator for Counterterrorism
(hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the ‘Coor-
dinator’) who shall be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
‘‘(B)(i) The Coordinator shall perform such du-
ties and exercise such power as the Secretary of
State shall prescribe.
‘‘(ii) The principal duty of the Coordinator shall
be the overall supervision (including policy oversight
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of resources) of international counterterrorism ac-
tivities. The Coordinator shall be the principal ad-
viser to the Secretary of State on international
counterterrorism matters. The Coordinator shall be
the principal counterterrorism official within the
senior management of the Department of State and
shall report directly to the Secretary of State.
‘‘(C) The Coordinator shall have the rank and
status of Ambassador-at-Large. The Coordinator
shall be compensated at the annual rate of basic pay
in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United
States Code, or, if the Coordinator is appointed from
the Foreign Service, the annual rate of pay which
the individual last received under the Foreign Serv-
ice Schedule, whichever is greater.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Section 161 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236) is
amended by striking subsection (e).
(c) TRANSITION PROVISION.—The individual serving
as Coordinator for Counterterrorism of the Department
of State on the day before the effective date of this division
may continue to serve in that position.
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SEC. 1302. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY ESTABLISHMENT
OF CERTAIN POSITIONS OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE.
(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH
ASIAN AFFAIRS.—Section 122 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22
U.S.C. 2652b) is repealed.
(b) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
BURDENSHARING.—Section 161 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22
U.S.C. 2651a note) is amended by striking subsection (f).
(c) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTER-
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS.—
Section 9 of the Department of State Appropriations Au-
thorization Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2655a) is repealed.
SEC. 1303. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES.
Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended by add-
ing after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HUMAN RE-
SOURCES.—There shall be in the Department of
State an Assistant Secretary for Human Resources
who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State
for matters relating to human resources including
the implementation of personnel policies and pro-
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grams within the Department of State and inter-
national affairs functions and activities carried out
through the Department of State. The Assistant
Secretary shall have substantial professional quali-
fications in the field of human resource policy and
management.’’.
SEC. 1304. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.
Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) as amended by sec-
tion 1303 is further amended by adding after paragraph
(3) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DIPLOMATIC
SECURITY.—There shall be in the Department of
State an Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security
who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State
for matters relating to diplomatic security. The As-
sistant Secretary shall have substantial professional
qualifications in the field of Federal law enforce-
ment, intelligence, or security.’’.
SEC. 1305. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.
(a) UNITED STATES SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.—
The President should appoint within the Department of
State a United States Special Envoy for Tibet, who shall
hold office at the pleasure of the President.
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(b) RANK.—A United States Special Envoy for Tibet
appointed under subsection (a) shall have the personal
rank of ambassador and shall be appointed by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c) SPECIAL FUNCTIONS.—The United States Special
Envoy for Tibet should be authorized and encouraged—
(1) to promote substantive negotiations between
the Dalai Lama or his representatives and senior
members of the Government of the People’s Republic
of China;
(2) to promote good relations between the Dalai
Lama and his representatives and the United States
Government, including meeting with members or
representatives of the Tibetan government-in-exile;
and
(3) to travel regularly throughout Tibet and Ti-
betan refugee settlements.
(d) DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The United
States Special Envoy for Tibet should—
(1) consult with the Congress on policies rel-
evant to Tibet and the future and welfare of all Ti-
betan people;
(2) coordinate United States Government poli-
cies, programs, and projects concerning Tibet; and
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(3) report to the Secretary of State regarding
the matters described in section 536(a)(2) of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236).
SEC. 1306. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BUREAU CHARGED WITH
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
The Bureau of Migration and Refugee Assistance
shall be the bureau within the Department of State with
principal responsibility for assisting the Secretary in car-
rying out the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of
1962 and shall not be charged with responsibility for as-
sisting the Secretary in matters relating to family plan-
ning or population policy.
CHAPTER 2—PERSONNEL OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN
SERVICE
SEC. 1321. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE.
(a) END FISCAL YEAR 1998 LEVELS.—The number
of members of the Foreign Service authorized to be em-
ployed as of September 30, 1998—
(1) for the Department of State, shall not ex-
ceed 8,700, of whom not more than 750 shall be
members of the Senior Foreign Service;
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(2) for the United States Information Agency,
shall not exceed 1,000, of whom not more than 140
shall be members of the Senior Foreign Service; and
(3) for the Agency for International Develop-
ment, not to exceed 1070, of whom not more than
140 shall be members of the Senior Foreign Service.
(b) END FISCAL YEAR 1999 LEVELS.—The number
of members of the Foreign Service authorized to be em-
ployed as of September 30, 1999—
(1) for the Department of State, shall not ex-
ceed 8,800, of whom not more than 750 shall be
members of the Senior Foreign Service;
(2) for the United States Information Agency,
not to exceed 1,000 of whom not more than 140
shall be members of the Senior Foreign Service; and
(3) for the Agency for International Develop-
ment, not to exceed 1065 of whom not more than
135 shall be members of the Senior Foreign Service.
(c) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section,
the term ‘‘members of the Foreign Service’’ is used within
the meaning of such term under section 103 of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C 3903), except that
such term does not include—
(1) members of the Service under paragraphs
(6) and (7) of such section;
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(2) members of the Service serving under tem-
porary resident appointments abroad;
(3) members of the Service employed on less
than a full-time basis;
(4) members of the Service subject to involun-
tary separation in cases in which such separation
has been suspended pursuant to section 1106(8) of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980; and
(5) members of the Service serving under non-
career limited appointments.
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to paragraph
(2), the President may waive any limitation under sub-
section (a) or (b) to the extent that such waiver is nec-
essary to carry on the foreign affairs functions of the
United States.
(2) Not less than 15 days before the President exer-
cises a waiver under paragraph (1), such agency head
shall notify the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Chairman of the Commit-
tee on International Relations of the House of Representa-
tives. Such notice shall include an explanation of the cir-
cumstances and necessity for such waiver.
SEC. 1322. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY.
Title 5 of the United States Code is amended—
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(1) in section 5544(a), by inserting after the
fourth sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘For
employees serving outside the United States in areas
where Sunday is a routine workday and another day
of the week is officially recognized as the day of rest
and worship, the Secretary of State may designate
the officially recognized day of rest and worship as
the day with respect to which the preceding sentence
shall apply instead of Sunday.’’; and
(2) at the end of section 5546(a), by adding the
following new sentence: ‘‘For employees serving out-
side the United States in areas where Sunday is a
routine workday and another day of the week is offi-
cially recognized as the day of rest and worship, the
Secretary of State may designate the officially recog-
nized day of rest and worship as the day with re-
spect to which the preceding sentence shall apply in-
stead of Sunday.’’.
SEC. 1323. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO SEPARATE CON-
VICTED FELONS FROM SERVICE.
Section 610(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4010(a)(2)) is amended in the first sentence
by striking ‘‘A member’’ and inserting ‘‘Except in the case
of an individual who has been convicted of a crime for
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which a sentence of imprisonment of more than 1 year
may be imposed, a member’’.
SEC. 1324. CAREER COUNSELING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 706(a) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4026(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following sentence: ‘‘Career counsel-
ing and related services provided pursuant to this Act shall
not be construed to permit an assignment to training or
to another assignment that consists primarily of paid time
to conduct a job search and without other substantive du-
ties, except that career members of the Service who upon
their separation are not eligible to receive an immediate
annuity and have not been assigned to a post in the Unit-
ed States during the 12 months prior to their separation
from the Service may be permitted up to 2 months of paid
time to conduct a job search.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall be effective 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1325. REPORT CONCERNING MINORITIES AND THE
FOREIGN SERVICE.
The Secretary of State shall annually submit a report
to the Congress concerning minorities and the Foreign
Service officer corps. In addition to such other information
as is relevant to this issue, the report shall include the
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following data (reported in terms of real numbers and per-
centages and not as ratios):
(1) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties taking the written foreign service examination.
(2) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties successfully completing and passing the written
foreign service examination.
(3) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties successfully completing and passing the oral for-
eign service examination.
(4) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties entering the junior officers class of the Foreign
Service.
(5) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties in the Foreign Service officer corps.
(6) The numbers and percentages of all minor-
ity Foreign Service officers at each grade, particu-
larly at the senior levels in policy directive positions.
(7) The numbers of and percentages of minori-
ties promoted at each grade of the Foreign Service
officer corps.
SEC. 1326. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR INVOLUNTARY SEP-
ARATION.
(a) BENEFITS.—Section 609 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4009) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘or any
other applicable provision of chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code,’’ after ‘‘section 811,’’;
(2) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or section
855, as appropriate’’ after ‘‘section 806’’; and
(3) in subsection (b)(2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A) for those partici-
pants in the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability System,’’ before ‘‘a refund’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the
end ‘‘; and (B) for those participants in the
Foreign Service Pension System, benefits as
provided in section 851’’.
(4) in subsection (b) in the matter following
paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘(for participants in the
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System)
or age 62 (for participants in the Foreign Service
Pension System)’’ after ‘‘age 60’’.
(b) ENTITLEMENT TO ANNUITY.—Section 855(b) of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071d(b)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘611,’’ after
‘‘608,’’;
(2) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and for par-
ticipants in the Foreign Service Pension System’’
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after ‘‘for participants in the Foreign Service Retire-
ment and Disability System’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘or 610’’ and
inserting ‘‘610, or 611’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) The amendments made by paragraphs (2)
and (3) of subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and
(3) of subsection (b) shall apply with respect to any
actions taken under section 611 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 after January 1, 1996.
SEC. 1327. AVAILABILITY PAY FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL IN-
VESTIGATORS WITHIN THE DIPLOMATIC SE-
CURITY SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5545a of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(k)(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘crimi-
nal investigator’ includes an officer occupying a position
under title II of Public Law 99–399 if—
‘‘(A) subject to subparagraph (C), such officer
meets the definition of such term under paragraph
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(2) of subsection (a) (applied disregarding the par-
enthetical matter before subparagraph (A) thereof);
‘‘(B) the primary duties of the position held by
such officer consist of performing—
‘‘(i) protective functions; or
‘‘(ii) criminal investigations; and
‘‘(C) such officer satisfies the requirements of
subsection (d) without taking into account any hours
described in paragraph (2)(B) thereof.
‘‘(2) In applying subsection (h) with respect to an
officer under this subsection—
‘‘(A) any reference in such subsection to ‘basic
pay’ shall be considered to include amounts des-
ignated as ‘salary’;
‘‘(B) paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection shall
be considered to include (in addition to the provi-
sions of law specified therein) sections 609(b)(1),
805, 806, and 856 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980; and
‘‘(C) paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection shall
be applied by substituting for ‘Office of Personnel
Management’ the following: ‘Office of Personnel
Management or the Secretary of State (to the extent
that matters exclusively within the jurisdiction of the
Secretary are concerned)’.’’.
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(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than the date on
which the amendments made by this section take effect,
each special agent of the Diplomatic Security Service who
satisfies the requirements of subsection (k)(1) of section
5545a of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this
section, and the appropriate supervisory officer, to be des-
ignated by the Secretary of State, shall make an initial
certification to the Secretary of State that the special
agent is expected to meet the requirements of subsection
(d) of such section 5545a. The Secretary of State may
prescribe procedures necessary to administer this sub-
section.
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 5545a(a) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended (in the matter before subpara-
graph (A)) by striking ‘‘Public Law 99–399)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Public Law 99–399, subject to subsection (k))’’.
(2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘title 18, United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘title
18 or section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956,’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the first day of the first
applicable pay period—
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(1) which begins on or after the 90th day fol-
lowing the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) on which date all regulations necessary to
carry out such amendments are (in the judgment of
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
and the Secretary of State) in effect.
SEC. 1328. LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS.
Section 1017(e)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4117(e)(2)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and
paragraph (1)(B), the term ‘management official’ does not
include chiefs of mission, principal officers or their depu-
ties, administrative and personnel officers abroad, or indi-
viduals described in section 1002(12)(B), (C), and (D)
who are not involved in the administration of this chapter
or in the formulation of the personnel policies and pro-
grams of the Department.’’.
SEC. 1329. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
(a) PROCEDURES.—Section 209(c) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(c)) is amended by
adding after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(4) In the case of a formal interview where an
employee is the likely subject or target of an Inspec-
tor General criminal investigation, the Inspector
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General shall make all best efforts to provide the
employee with notice of the full range of his or her
rights, including the right to retain counsel and the
right to remain silent, as well as the identification
of those attending the interview.
‘‘(5) In carrying out the duties and responsibil-
ities established under this section, the Inspector
General shall develop and provide to employees—
‘‘(A) information detailing their rights to
counsel; and
‘‘(B) guidelines describing in general terms
the policies and procedures of the Office of In-
spector General with respect to individuals
under investigation, other than matters exempt
from disclosure under other provisions of law.’’.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than April 30, 1998, the In-
spector General of the Department of State shall submit
a report to the appropriate congressional committees
which includes the following information:
(1) Detailed descriptions of the internal guid-
ance developed or used by the Office of the Inspector
General with respect to public disclosure of any in-
formation related to an ongoing investigation of any
employee or official of the Department of State, the
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United States Information Agency, or the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency.
(2) Detailed descriptions of those instances for
the year ending December 31, 1997, in which any
disclosure of information to the public by an em-
ployee of the Office of Inspector General about an
ongoing investigation occurred, including details on
the recipient of the information, the date of the dis-
closure, and the internal clearance process for the
disclosure.
TITLE 
XIV—UNITED 
STATES
PUBLIC 
DIPLOMACY: 
AU-
THORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
FOR UNITED STATES INFOR-
MATIONAL, 
EDUCATIONAL,
AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS
SEC. 1401. EXTENSION OF AU PAIR PROGRAMS.
Section 1(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to extend
au pair programs.’’ (Public Law 104–72; 109 Stat.
1065(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘, through fiscal year
1997’’.
SEC. 1402. RETENTION OF INTEREST.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the
approval of the National Endowment for Democracy,
grant funds made available by the National Endowment
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for Democracy may be deposited in interest-bearing ac-
counts pending disbursement and any interest which ac-
crues may be retained by the grantee without returning
such interest to the Treasury of the United States and
interest earned by be obligated and expended for the pur-
poses for which the grant was made without further ap-
propriation.
SEC. 1403. CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTER-
CHANGE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.
Section 208(e) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075(e))
is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$4,000,000’’.
SEC. 1404. USE OF SELECTED PROGRAM FEES.
Section 810 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) is
amended by inserting ‘‘educational advising and counsel-
ing, exchange visitor program services, advertising sold by
the Voice of America, receipts from cooperating inter-
national organizations and from the privatization of VOA
Europe,’’ after ‘‘library services,’’.
SEC. 1405. MUSKIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) GUIDELINES .—Section 227(c)(5) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
(22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended—
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(1) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘journal-
ism and communications, education administration,
public policy, library and information science,’’ after
‘‘business administration,’’; and
(2) in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘jour-
nalism and communications, education administra-
tion, public policy, library and information science,’’
after ‘‘business administration,’’.
(b) REDESIGNATION
OF SOVIET UNION.—Section
227 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘Soviet Union’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Independent States of the
Former Soviet Union’’; and
(2) in the section heading by inserting ‘‘INDE-
PENDENT
STATES
OF
THE
FORMER’’ after
‘‘FROM THE’’.
SEC. 1406. WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT 
SPONSORED 
INTERNATIONAL 
EX-
CHANGES AND TRAINING.
Section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(g) WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES
AND
TRAINING.—(1) In order to carry out the purposes of sub-
section (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 a senior-
level interagency working group to be known as the Work-
ing Group on United States Government Sponsored Inter-
national Exchanges and Training (hereinafter in this sec-
tion referred to as ‘the Working Group’).
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Gov-
ernment sponsored international exchanges and training’
means the movement of people between countries to pro-
mote 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 Govern-
ment funds.
‘‘(3) The Working Group shall be composed as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) The Associate Director for Educational
and Cultural Affairs of the United States Informa-
tion Agency, who shall act as Chair.
‘‘(B) A senior representative designated by the
Secretary of State.
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‘‘(C) A senior representative designated by the
Secretary of Defense.
‘‘(D) A senior representative designated by the
Secretary of Education.
‘‘(E) A senior representative designated by the
Attorney General.
‘‘(F) A senior representative designated by the
Administrator of the Agency for International Devel-
opment.
‘‘(G) Senior representatives of other depart-
ments and agencies as the Chair determines to be
appropriate.
‘‘(4) Representatives of the National Security Adviser
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
may participate in the Working Group at the discretion
of the adviser and the director, respectively.
‘‘(5) The Working Group shall be supported by an
interagency staff office established in the Bureau of Edu-
cational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Infor-
mation Agency.
‘‘(6) The Working Group shall have the following
purposes and responsibilities:
‘‘(A) To collect, analyze, and report data pro-
vided by all United States Government departments
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and agencies conducting international exchanges and
training programs.
‘‘(B) To promote greater understanding and co-
operation among concerned United States Govern-
ment departments and agencies of common issues
and challenges in conducting international exchanges
and training programs, including through the estab-
lishment of a clearinghouse for information on inter-
national exchange and training activities in the gov-
ernmental and nongovernmental sectors.
‘‘(C) In order to achieve the most efficient and
cost-effective use of Federal resources, to identify
administrative and programmatic duplication and
overlap of activities by the various United States
Government departments and agencies involved in
Government sponsored international exchange and
training programs, to identify how each Government
sponsored international exchange and training pro-
gram promotes United States foreign policy, and to
report thereon.
‘‘(D) Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, to develop and
thereafter assess, annually, a coordinated and cost-
effective strategy for all United States Government
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SEC. 1407. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BUR-
MESE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AND CUL-
TURAL EXCHANGE FOR TIBETANS.—The Director of the
United States Information Agency shall establish pro-
grams of educational and cultural exchange between the
United States and the people of Tibet. Such programs
shall include opportunities for training and, as the Direc-
tor considers appropriate, may include the assignment of
personnel and resources abroad.
(b) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years
1998 and 1999, at least 30 scholarships shall be
made available to Tibetan students and professionals
who are outside Tibet, and at least 15 scholarships
shall be made available to Burmese students and
professionals who are outside Burma.
(2) WAIVER.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to
the extent that the Director of the United States In-
formation Agency determines that there are not
enough qualified students to fulfill such allocation
requirement.
(3) SCHOLARSHIP DEFINED.—For the purposes
of this section, the term ‘‘scholarship’’ means an
amount to be used for full or partial support of tui-
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tion and fees to attend an educational institution,
and may include fees, books, and supplies, equip-
ment required for courses at an educational institu-
tion, living expenses at a United States educational
institution, and travel expenses to and from, and
within, the United States.
SEC. 1408. UNITED STATES—JAPAN COMMISSION.
(a) RELIEF FROM RESTRICTION OF INTERCHANGE-
ABILITY OF FUNDS.—
(1) Section 6(4) of the Japan-United States
Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2905(4)) is amended by
striking ‘‘needed, except’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘United States’’ and inserting ‘‘needed’’.
(2) The second sentence of section 7(b) of the
Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C.
2906(b)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘Such in-
vestment may be made only in interest-bearing obli-
gations of the United States, in obligations guaran-
teed as to both principal and interest by the United
States, in interest-bearing obligations of Japan, or
in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and
interest by Japan.’’.
(b) REVISION OF NAME OF COMMISSION.—
(1) After the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Japan-United States Friendship Commission
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shall be designated as the ‘‘United States-Japan
Commission’’. Any reference in any provision of law,
Executive order, regulation, delegation of authority,
or other document to the Japan-United States
Friendship Commission shall be considered to be a
reference to the United States-Japan Commission.
(2) The heading of section 4 of the Japan-Unit-
ed States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION’’.
(3) The Japan-United States Friendship Act is
amended by striking ‘‘Japan-United States Friend-
ship Commission’’ each place such term appears and
inserting ‘‘United States-Japan Commission’’.
(c) REVISION OF NAME OF TRUST FUND.—
(1) After the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund
shall be designated as the ‘‘United States-Japan
Trust Fund’’. Any reference in any provision of law,
Executive order, regulation, delegation of authority,
or other document to the Japan-United States
Friendship Trust Fund shall be considered to be a
reference to the United States-Japan Trust Fund.
(2) Section 3(a) of the Japan-United States
Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2902(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘Japan-United States Friendship Trust
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Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘United States-Japan Trust
Fund’’.
SEC. 1409. SURROGATE BROADCASTING STUDIES.
(a) RADIO FREE AFRICA.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United
States Information Agency and the Board of Broadcasting
Governors should conduct and complete a study of the ap-
propriateness, feasibility, and projected costs of providing
surrogate broadcasting service to Africa and transmit the
results of the study to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees.
(b) RADIO FREE IRAN.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United
States Information Agency and the Board of Broadcasting
Governors should conduct and complete a study of the ap-
propriateness, feasibility, and projected costs of a Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty broadcasting service to Iran
and transmit the results of the study to the appropriate
congressional committees.
SEC. 1410. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SUMMER TRAVEL/
WORK PROGRAMS.
The Director of the United States Information Agen-
cy is authorized to administer summer travel/work pro-
grams without regard to preplacement requirements.
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SEC. 1411. PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES
REGARDING APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 701(f) of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1476(f))
is amended by striking paragraph (4).
SEC. 1412. AUTHORITIES OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD
OF GOVERNORS.
(a) AUTHORITIES.—Section 305(a)(1) of the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
6204(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘direct and’’.
(b) DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU.—The first sentence
of section 307(b)(1) of the United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6206(b)(1)) is
amended to read as follows: ‘‘The Director of the Bureau
shall be appointed by the Board with the concurrence of
the Director of the United States Information Agency.’’.
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—Section
307 of the United States International Broadcasting Act
of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6206) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE DIRECTOR.—The
Director shall organize and chair a coordinating commit-
tee to examine long-term strategies for the future of inter-
national broadcasting, including the use of new tech-
nologies, further consolidation of broadcast services, and
consolidation of currently existing public affairs and legis-
154
lative relations functions in the various international
broadcasting entities. The coordinating committee shall
include representatives of RFA, RFE/RL, the Broadcast-
ing Board of Governors, and, as appropriate, from the Of-
fice of Cuba Broadcasting, the Voice of America, and
WorldNet.’’.
(d) RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA.—Section 4 of
the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465b)
is amended by striking ‘‘of the Voice of America’’ and in-
serting ‘‘of the International Broadcasting Bureau’’.
(e) TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA.—Section
244(a) of the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22
U.S.C. 1465cc(a)) is amended in the third sentence by
striking ‘‘of the Voice of America’’ and inserting ‘‘of the
International Broadcasting Bureau’’.
TITLE XV—INTERNATIONAL OR-
GANIZATIONS; 
UNITED 
NA-
TIONS AND RELATED AGEN-
CIES
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1501. SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3582(b) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking all after the first sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘On reemployment, he
is entitled to the rate of basic pay to which he would have