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(1) 
ALLOCATION
TO
THE
SECRETARY
OF
STATE.—Funds made available under the categories
of assistance deemed allocated to the Director of the
International Development Cooperation Agency under
section 1–801 of Executive Order No. 12163 (22
U.S.C. 2381 note) as of October 1, 1997, shall be allo-
cated to the Secretary of State on and after the effec-
tive date of this title without further action by the
President.
(2) 
PROCEDURES
FOR
REALLOCATIONS
OR
TRANSFERS.—The Secretary of State may allocate or
transfer as appropriate any funds received under
paragraph (1) in the same manner as previously pro-
vided for the Director of the International Develop-
ment Cooperation Agency under section 1–802 of that
Executive Order, as in effect on October 1, 1997.
(b) WITH RESPECT TO THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE IN-
VESTMENT CORPORATION.—There are transferred to the Ad-
ministrator of the Agency for International Development all
functions of the Director of the United States International
Development Cooperation Agency as of the day before the
effective date of this title with respect to the Overseas Pri-
vate Investment Corporation.
(c) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—The authorities and func-
tions transferred to the United States International Devel-
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opment Cooperation Agency or the Director of that Agency
by section 6 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1979
shall, to the extent such authorities and functions have not
been repealed, be transferred to those agencies or heads of
agencies, as the case may be, in which those authorities and
functions were vested by statute as of the day before the
effective date of such reorganization plan.
SEC. 1413. STATUS OF AID.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Unless abolished pursuant to the
reorganization plan submitted under section 1601, and ex-
cept as provided in section 1412, there is within the Execu-
tive branch of Government the United States Agency for
International Development as an entity described in section
104 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) RETENTION OF OFFICERS.—Nothing in this section
shall require the reappointment of any officer of the United
States serving in the Agency for International Development
of the United States International Development Coopera-
tion Agency as of the day before the effective date of this
title.
CHAPTER 3—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 1421. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, any
reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive
order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other offi-
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cial document or proceeding to the United States Inter-
national Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA) or to the
Director or any other officer or employee of IDCA—
(1) insofar as such reference relates to any func-
tion or authority transferred under section 1412(a),
shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of State;
(2) insofar as such reference relates to any func-
tion or authority transferred under section 1412(b),
shall be deemed to refer to the Administrator of the
Agency for International Development;
(3) insofar as such reference relates to any func-
tion or authority transferred under section 1412(c),
shall be deemed to refer to the head of the agency to
which such function or authority is transferred under
such section; and
(4) insofar as such reference relates to any func-
tion or authority not transferred by this title, shall be
deemed to refer to the President or such agency or
agencies as may be specified by Executive order.
SEC. 1422. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) TERMINATION OF REORGANIZATION PLANS AND
DELEGATIONS.—The following shall cease to be effective:
(1) Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1979 (5
U.S.C. App.).
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(2) Section 1–101 through 1–103, sections 1–401
through 1–403, section 1–801(a), and such other pro-
visions that relate to the United States International
Development Cooperation Agency or the Director of
IDCA, of Executive Order No. 12163 (22 U.S.C. 2381
note; relating to administration of foreign assistance
and related functions).
(3) The International Development Cooperation
Agency Delegation of Authority Numbered 1 (44 Fed.
Reg. 57521), except for section 1–6 of such Delegation
of Authority.
(4) Section 3 of Executive Order No. 12884 (58
Fed. Reg. 64099; relating to the delegation of func-
tions under the Freedom for Russia and Emerging
Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support
Act of 1992, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1993, and section 301
of title 3, United States Code).
(b) OTHER STATUTORY AMENDMENTS AND REPEAL.—
(1) TITLE 5.—Section 7103(a)(2)(B)(iv) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Unit-
ed States International Development Cooperation
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Agency for International De-
velopment’’.
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(2) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—Section
8A of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App. 3) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Development’’ through
‘‘(1) shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Development
shall’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of
subsection (a)(1) and inserting a period;
and
(iii) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by striking subsections (c) and (f); and
(C) by redesignating subsections (d), (e),
(g), and (h) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f),
respectively.
(3) STATE
DEPARTMENT
BASIC
AUTHORITIES
ACT OF 1956.—The State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 is amended—
(A) in section 25(f) (22 U.S.C. 2697(f)), as
amended by this division, by striking ‘‘Director
of the United States International Development
Cooperation Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Agency for International Develop-
ment’’;
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(B) in section 26(b) (22 U.S.C. 2698(b)), as
amended by this division, by striking ‘‘Director
of the United States International Development
Cooperation Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator of the Agency for International Develop-
ment’’; and
(C) in section 32 (22 U.S.C. 2704), by
striking ‘‘Director of the United States Inter-
national Development Cooperation Agency’’ and
inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Agency for Inter-
national Development’’.
(4) FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980.—The For-
eign Service Act of 1980 is amended—
(A) 
in 
section 
202(a)(1) 
(22 
U.S.C.
3922(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘Director of the United
States International Development Cooperation
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the
Agency for International Development’’;
(B) in section 210 (22 U.S.C. 3930), by
striking ‘‘United States International Develop-
ment Cooperation Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Agen-
cy for International Development’’;
(C) in section 1003(a) (22 U.S.C. 4103(a)),
by striking ‘‘United States International Devel-
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opment Cooperation Agency’’ and inserting
‘‘Agency for International Development’’; and
(D) in section 1101(c) (22 U.S.C. 4131(c)),
by striking ‘‘United States International Devel-
opment Cooperation Agency’’ and inserting
‘‘Agency for International Development’’.
(5) REPEAL.—Section 413 of Public Law 96–53
(22 U.S.C. 3512) is repealed.
(6) TITLE
49.—Section 40118(d) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Di-
rector of the United States International Development
Cooperation Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘or the Adminis-
trator of the Agency for International Development’’.
(7) EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979.—Sec-
tion 2405(g) of the Export Administration Act of
1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(g)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director of the United
States International Development Cooperation
Agency’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Administrator of the Agency for International
Development’’; and
(B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’.
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TITLE XV—AGENCY FOR
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1501. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title, and the amendments made by this title,
shall take effect on the earlier of—
(1) October 1, 1998; or
(2) the date of reorganization of the Agency for
International Development pursuant to the reorga-
nization plan described in section 1601.
CHAPTER 2—REORGANIZATION AND
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
SEC. 1511. REORGANIZATION OF AGENCY FOR INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Agency for International De-
velopment shall be reorganized in accordance with this sub-
division and the reorganization plan transmitted pursuant
to section 1601.
(b) FUNCTIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED.—The reorga-
nization of the Agency for International Development shall
provide, at a minimum, for the transfer to and consolida-
tion with the Department of State of the following functions
of AID:
(1) The Press office.
(2) Certain administrative functions.
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CHAPTER 3—AUTHORITIES OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE
SEC. 1521. DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.
In this chapter, the term ‘‘United States assistance’’
means development and other economic assistance, includ-
ing assistance made available under the following provi-
sions of law:
(1) Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (relating to development assistance).
(2) Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (relating to the economic support
fund).
(3) Chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (relating to the Development Fund
for Africa).
(4) Chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (relating to assistance for the inde-
pendent states of the former Soviet Union).
(5) The Support for East European Democracy
Act (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).
SEC. 1522. ADMINISTRATOR OF AID REPORTING TO THE
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The Administrator of the Agency for International De-
velopment, appointed pursuant to section 624(a) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2384(a)), shall re-
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port to and be under the direct authority and foreign policy
guidance of the Secretary of State.
SEC. 1523. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS COORDINATION AND
OVERSIGHT.
(a) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under the direction of the
President, the Secretary of State shall coordinate all
United States assistance in accordance with this sec-
tion, except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) EXPORT PROMOTION ACTIVITIES.—Coordina-
tion of activities relating to promotion of exports of
United States goods and services shall continue to be
primarily the responsibility of the Secretary of Com-
merce.
(3) INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES.—Co-
ordination of activities relating to United States par-
ticipation in international financial institutions and
relating to organization of multilateral efforts aimed
at currency stabilization, currency convertibility, debt
reduction, and comprehensive economic reform pro-
grams shall continue to be primarily the responsibil-
ity of the Secretary of the Treasury.
(4) AUTHORITIES
AND
POWERS
OF
THE
SEC-
RETARY OF STATE.—The powers and authorities of
the Secretary provided in this chapter are in addition
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to the powers and authorities provided to the Sec-
retary under any other Act, including section 101(b)
and section 622(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151(b), 2382(c)).
(b) COORDINATION ACTIVITIES.—Coordination activi-
ties of the Secretary of State under subsection (a) shall in-
clude—
(1) approving an overall assistance and eco-
nomic cooperation strategy;
(2) ensuring program and policy coordination
among agencies of the United States Government in
carrying out the policies set forth in the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act,
and other relevant assistance Acts;
(3) pursuing coordination with other countries
and international organizations; and
(4) resolving policy, program, and funding dis-
putes among United States Government agencies.
(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to lessen the accountability of any
Federal agency administering any program, project, or ac-
tivity of United States assistance for any funds made avail-
able to the Federal agency for that purpose.
(d) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PERSONNEL
OF
THE
AGENCY
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The Ad-
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ministrator of the Agency for International Development is
authorized to detail to the Department of State on a non-
reimbursable basis such personnel employed by the Agency
as the Secretary of State may require to carry out this sec-
tion.
TITLE XVI—TRANSITION
CHAPTER 1—REORGANIZATION PLAN
SEC. 1601. REORGANIZATION PLAN AND REPORT.
(a) SUBMISSION OF PLAN AND REPORT.—Not later
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the President shall transmit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a reorganization plan and report regard-
ing—
(1) the abolition of the United States Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Agency, the United States In-
formation Agency, and the United States Inter-
national Development Cooperation Agency in accord-
ance with this subdivision;
(2) with respect to the Agency for International
Development, the consolidation and streamlining of
the Agency and the transfer of certain functions of the
Agency to the Department in accordance with section
1511;
(3) the termination of functions of each covered
agency as may be necessary to effectuate the reorga-
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nization under this subdivision, and the termination
of the affairs of each agency abolished under this sub-
division;
(4) the transfer to the Department of the func-
tions and personnel of each covered agency consistent
with the provisions of this subdivision; and
(5) 
the 
consolidation, 
reorganization, 
and
streamlining of the Department in connection with
the transfer of such functions and personnel in order
to carry out such functions.
(b) COVERED AGENCIES.—The agencies covered by this
section are the following:
(1) The United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency.
(2) The United States Information Agency.
(3) The United States International Develop-
ment Cooperation Agency.
(4) The Agency for International Development.
(c) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan transmitted under
subsection (a) shall contain, consistent with this subdivi-
sion, such elements as the President deems appropriate, in-
cluding elements that—
(1) identify the functions of each covered agency
that will be transferred to the Department under the
plan;
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(2) specify the steps to be taken by the Secretary
of State to reorganize internally the functions of the
Department, including the consolidation of offices and
functions, that will be required under the plan in
order to permit the Department to carry out the func-
tions transferred to it under the plan;
(3) specify the funds available to each covered
agency that will be transferred to the Department as
a result of the transfer of functions of such agency to
the Department;
(4) specify the proposed allocations within the
Department of unexpended funds transferred in con-
nection with the transfer of functions under the plan;
and
(5) specify the proposed disposition of the prop-
erty, facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and
liabilities of each covered agency in connection with
the transfer of the functions of such agency to the De-
partment.
(d) REORGANIZATION PLAN OF AGENCY FOR INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—In addition to applicable pro-
visions of subsection (c), the reorganization plan transmit-
ted under this section for the Agency for International De-
velopment—
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(1) may provide for the abolition of the Agency
for International Development and the transfer of all
its functions to the Department of State; or
(2) in lieu of the abolition and transfer of func-
tions under paragraph (1)—
(A) shall provide for the transfer to and
consolidation within the Department of the func-
tions set forth in section 1511; and
(B) may provide for additional consolida-
tion, reorganization, and streamlining of AID,
including—
(i) the termination of functions and re-
ductions in personnel of AID;
(ii) the transfer of functions of AID,
and the personnel associated with such
functions, to the Department; and
(iii) the consolidation, reorganization,
and streamlining of the Department upon
the transfer of such functions and personnel
in order to carry out the functions trans-
ferred.
(e) MODIFICATION OF PLAN.—The President may, on
the basis of consultations with the appropriate congres-
sional committees, modify or revise any part of the plan
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transmitted under subsection (a) until that part of the plan
becomes effective in accordance with subsection (g).
(f) REPORT.—The report accompanying the reorga-
nization plan for the Department and the covered agencies
submitted pursuant to this section shall describe the imple-
mentation of the plan and shall include—
(1) a detailed description of—
(A) the actions necessary or planned to
complete the reorganization,
(B) the anticipated nature and substance of
any orders, directives, and other administrative
and operational actions which are expected to be
required for completing or implementing the re-
organization, and
(C) any preliminary actions which have
been taken in the implementation process;
(2) the number of personnel and positions of
each covered agency (including civil service personnel,
Foreign Service personnel, and detailees) that are ex-
pected to be transferred to the Department, separated
from service with such agency, or eliminated under
the plan, and a projected schedule for such transfers,
separations, and terminations;
(3) the number of personnel and positions of the
Department (including civil service personnel, For-
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eign Service personnel, and detailees) that are ex-
pected to be transferred within the Department, sepa-
rated from service with the Department, or eliminated
under the plan, and a projected schedule for such
transfers, separations, and terminations;
(4) a projected schedule for completion of the im-
plementation process; and
(5) recommendations, if any, for legislation nec-
essary to carry out changes made by this subdivision
relating to personnel and to incidental transfers.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The reorganization plan de-
scribed in this section, including any modifications or
revisions of the plan under subsection (e), shall be-
come effective on the earlier of the date for the respec-
tive covered agency specified in paragraph (2) or the
date announced by the President under paragraph
(3).
(2) STATUTORY EFFECTIVE DATES.—The effective
dates under this paragraph for the reorganization
plan described in this section are the following:
(A) October 1, 1998, with respect to func-
tions of the Agency for International Develop-
ment described in section 1511.
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(B) October 1, 1998, with respect to the abo-
lition of the United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency and the United States
International Development Cooperation Agency.
(C) October 1, 1999, with respect to the abo-
lition of the United States Information Agency.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE BY PRESIDENTIAL DETER-
MINATION.—An effective date under this paragraph
for a reorganization plan described in this section is
such date as the President shall determine to be ap-
propriate and announce by notice published in the
Federal Register, which date may be not earlier than
90 calendar days after the President has transmitted
the reorganization plan to the appropriate congres-
sional committees pursuant to subsection (a).
(4) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
subsection may be construed to require the transfer of
functions, personnel, records, balance of appropria-
tions, or other assets of a covered agency on a single
date.
(5) SUPERSEDES EXISTING LAW.—Paragraph (1)
shall apply notwithstanding section 905(b) of title 5,
United States Code.
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(h) PUBLICATION.—The reorganization plan described
in this section shall be printed in the Federal Register after
the date upon which it first becomes effective.
CHAPTER 2—REORGANIZATION
AUTHORITY
SEC. 1611. REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized, subject
to the requirements of this subdivision, to allocate or reallo-
cate any function transferred to the Department under any
title of this subdivision, and to establish, consolidate, alter,
or discontinue such organizational entities within the De-
partment as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out
any reorganization under this subdivision, but this sub-
section does not authorize the Secretary to modify the terms
of any statute that establishes or defines the functions of
any bureau, office, or officer of the Department.
(b) REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS ON REORGA-
NIZATION PLAN.—The reorganization plan transmitted
under section 1601 may not have the effect of—
(1) creating a new executive department;
(2) continuing a function beyond the period au-
thorized by law for its exercise or beyond the time
when it would have terminated if the reorganization
had not been made;
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(3) authorizing a Federal agency to exercise a
function which is not authorized by law at the time
the plan is transmitted to Congress;
(4) creating a new Federal agency which is not
a component or part of an existing executive depart-
ment or independent agency; or
(5) increasing the term of an office beyond that
provided by law for the office.
SEC. 1612. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in
this subdivision, the assets, liabilities (including contingent
liabilities arising from suits continued with a substitution
or addition of parties under section 1615(e)), contracts,
property, records, and unexpended balance of appropria-
tions, authorizations, allocations, and other funds em-
ployed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made
available in connection with the functions and offices, or
portions thereof, transferred by any title of this subdivision
shall be transferred to the Secretary for appropriate alloca-
tion.
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—
Except as provided in subsection (c), unexpended and unob-
ligated funds transferred pursuant to any title of this sub-
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division shall be used only for the purposes for which the
funds were originally authorized and appropriated.
(c) FUNDS TO FACILITATE TRANSITION.—
(1) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Funds
transferred pursuant to subsection (a) may be avail-
able for the purposes of reorganization subject to noti-
fication of the appropriate congressional committees
in accordance with the procedures applicable to a re-
programming of funds under section 34 of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2706).
(2) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Funds in any ac-
count appropriated to the Department of State may
be transferred to another such account for the pur-
poses of reorganization, subject to notification of the
appropriate congressional committees in accordance
with the procedures applicable to a reprogramming of
funds under section 34 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706). The author-
ity in this paragraph is in addition to any other
transfer authority available to the Secretary of State
and shall expire September 30, 2000.
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SEC. 1613. TRANSFER, APPOINTMENT, AND ASSIGNMENT OF
PERSONNEL.
(a) TRANSFER
OF PERSONNEL FROM ACDA AND
USIA.—Except as otherwise provided in title XIII—
(1) not later than the date of abolition of ACDA,
all personnel and positions of ACDA, and
(2) not later than the date of abolition of USIA,
all personnel and positions of USIA,
shall be transferred to the Department of State at the same
grade or class and the same rate of basic pay or basic salary
rate and with the same tenure held immediately preceding
transfer.
(b) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL FROM AID.—Except as
otherwise provided in title XIII, not later than the date of
transfer of any function of AID to the Department of State
under this subdivision, all AID personnel performing such
functions and all positions associated with such functions
shall be transferred to the Department of State at the same
grade or class and the same rate of basic pay or basic salary
rate and with the same tenure held immediately preceding
transfer.
(c) ASSIGNMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary, for a
period of not more than 6 months commencing on the effec-
tive date of the transfer to the Department of State of per-
sonnel under subsections (a) and (b), is authorized to assign
such personnel to any position or set of duties in the De-
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partment of State regardless of the position held or duties
performed by such personnel prior to transfer, except that,
by virtue of such assignment, such personnel shall not have
their grade or class or their rate of basic pay or basic salary
rate reduced, nor their tenure changed. The Secretary shall
consult with the relevant exclusive representatives (as de-
fined in section 1002 of the Foreign Service Act and in sec-
tion 7103 of title 5, United States Code) with regard to
the exercise of this authority. This subsection does not au-
thorize the Secretary to assign any individual to any posi-
tion that by law requires appointment by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(d) SUPERSEDING OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—Sub-
sections (a) through (c) shall be exercised notwithstanding
any other provision of law.
SEC. 1614. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
when requested by the Secretary, is authorized to make such
incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities,
grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended bal-
ances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and
other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be
made available in connection with such functions, as may
be necessary to carry out the provisions of any title of this
subdivision. The Director of the Office of Management and
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Budget, in consultation with the Secretary, shall provide
for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated
by this subdivision and for such further measures and dis-
positions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of
any title of this subdivision.
SEC. 1615. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
(a) CONTINUING LEGAL FORCE AND EFFECT.—All or-
ders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agree-
ments, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations,
privileges, and other administrative actions—
(1) that have been issued, made, granted, or al-
lowed to become effective by the President, any Fed-
eral agency or official thereof, or by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions
that are transferred under any title of this subdivi-
sion; and
(2) that are in effect as of the effective date of
such title, or were final before the effective date of
such title and are to become effective on or after the
effective date of such title,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modi-
fied, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accord-
ance with law by the President, the Secretary, or other au-
thorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by
operation of law.
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(b) PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of any title of
this subdivision shall not affect any proceedings, in-
cluding notices of proposed rulemaking, or any appli-
cation for any license, permit, certificate, or financial
assistance pending on the effective date of any title of
this subdivision before any Federal agency, commis-
sion, or component thereof, functions of which are
transferred by any title of this subdivision. Such pro-
ceedings and applications, to the extent that they re-
late to functions so transferred, shall be continued.
(2) ORDERS, APPEALS, PAYMENTS.—Orders shall
be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken
therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to
such orders, as if this subdivision had not been en-
acted. Orders issued in any such proceedings shall
continue in effect until modified, terminated, super-
seded, or revoked by the Secretary, by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
(3) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
subdivision shall be deemed to prohibit the dis-
continuance or modification of any such proceeding
under the same terms and conditions and to the same
extent that such proceeding could have been discon-
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tinued or modified if this subdivision had not been
enacted.
(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized
to promulgate regulations providing for the orderly
transfer of proceedings continued under this sub-
section to the Department.
(c) NO EFFECT ON JUDICIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEEDINGS.—Except as provided in subsection (e) and
section 1327(d)—
(1) the provisions of this subdivision shall not
affect suits commenced prior to the effective dates of
the respective titles of this subdivision; and
(2) in all such suits, proceedings shall be had,
appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same
manner and effect as if this subdivision had not been
enacted.
(d) NONABATEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS.—No suit, ac-
tion, or other proceeding commenced by or against any offi-
cer in the official capacity of such individual as an officer
of any Federal agency, or any commission or component
thereof, functions of which are transferred by any title of
this subdivision, shall abate by reason of the enactment of
this subdivision. No cause of action by or against any Fed-
eral agency, or any commission or component thereof, func-
tions of which are transferred by any title of this subdivi-
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sion, or by or against any officer thereof in the official ca-
pacity of such officer shall abate by reason of the enactment
of this subdivision.
(e) CONTINUATION OF PROCEEDING WITH SUBSTI-
TUTION OF PARTIES.—If, before the effective date of any
title of this subdivision, any Federal agency, or officer
thereof in the official capacity of such officer, is a party
to a suit, and under this subdivision any function of such
department, agency, or officer is transferred to the Sec-
retary or any other official of the Department, then effective
on such date such suit shall be continued with the Secretary
or other appropriate official of the Department substituted
or added as a party.
(f) REVIEWABILITY OF ORDERS AND ACTIONS UNDER
TRANSFERRED FUNCTIONS.—Orders and actions of the Sec-
retary in the exercise of functions transferred under any
title of this subdivision shall be subject to judicial review
to the same extent and in the same manner as if such orders
and actions had been by the Federal agency or office, or
part thereof, exercising such functions immediately preced-
ing their transfer. Any statutory requirements relating to
notice, hearings, action upon the record, or administrative
review that apply to any function transferred by any title
of this subdivision shall apply to the exercise of such func-
tion by the Secretary.
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SEC. 1616. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO FACILI-
TATE TRANSITION.
Notwithstanding any provision of this subdivision, the
Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the head of the
appropriate Federal agency exercising functions transferred
under this subdivision, may transfer the whole or part of
such functions prior to the effective dates established in this
subdivision, including the transfer of personnel and funds
associated with such functions.
SEC. 1617. FINAL REPORT.
Not later than January 1, 2001, the President, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report which
provides a final accounting of the finances and operations
of the agencies abolished under this subdivision.
SUBDIVISION 2—FOREIGN
RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION
TITLE XX—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
This subdivision may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999’’.
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SEC. 2002. DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.
In this subdivision, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committee on International
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
TITLE XXI—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR 
DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 2101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of State under ‘‘Administration
of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, functions,
duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign af-
fairs of the United States and for other purposes authorized
by law, including the diplomatic security program:
(1) DIPLOMATIC
AND
CONSULAR
PROGRAMS.—
For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, of the De-
partment of State $1,746,977,000 for the fiscal year
1998.
(2) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, of the De-
partment of State $363,513,000 for the fiscal
year 1998.
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(B) LIMITATIONS.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated by subparagraph (A)
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 are authorized to
be appropriated only for the recruitment of mi-
norities for careers in the Foreign Service and
international affairs.
(3) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Capital
Investment Fund’’, of the Department of State
$86,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998.
(4) SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS
ABROAD.—(A) For ‘‘Security and Maintenance of
Buildings Abroad’’, $404,000,000 for the fiscal year
1998.
(B) Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the period ending September 30, 1999, by
subparagraph (A), up to $90,000,000 are authorized
to be appropriated for the renovation, acquisition,
and construction of housing and secure diplomatic fa-
cilities at the United States Embassy in Beijing, and
the United States Consulate in Shanghai, the People’s
Republic of China.
(5) REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES.—For ‘‘Rep-
resentation Allowances’’, $4,300,000 for the fiscal year
1998.
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(6) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR
SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service’’, $5,500,000 for the fis-
cal year 1998.
(7) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—For
‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, $28,300,000 for the
fiscal year 1998.
(8) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN
TAIWAN.—For ‘‘Payment to the American Institute in
Taiwan’’, $14,490,000 for the fiscal year 1998.
(9) PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OF-
FICIALS.—(A) For ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions
and Officials’’, $7,900,000 for the fiscal year 1998.
(B) Each amount appropriated pursuant to this
paragraph is authorized to remain available through
September 30 of the fiscal year following the fiscal
year for which the amount appropriated was made.
(10) REPATRIATION LOANS.—For ‘‘Repatriation
Loans’’, $1,200,000 for the fiscal year 1998.
SEC. 2102. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated under ‘‘International Commissions’’ for the Depart-
ment 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 authorized by law:
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(1) INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COM-
MISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.—For ‘‘Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico’’—
(A) 
for 
‘‘Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’
$18,200,000 for the fiscal year 1998; and
(B) for ‘‘Construction’’ $6,463,000 for the
fiscal year 1998.
(2) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
COMMISSION,
UNITED
STATES
AND
CANADA.—For ‘‘International
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’,
$785,000 for the fiscal year 1998.
(3) INTERNATIONAL
JOINT
COMMISSION.—For
‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $3,225,000 for the
fiscal year 1998.
(4) INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS.—
For 
‘‘International 
Fisheries 
Commissions’’,
$14,549,000 for the fiscal year 1998.
SEC. 2103. GRANTS TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION.
Section 404 of The Asia Foundation Act (title IV of
Public Law 98–164) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 404. There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of State $10,000,000 for the fiscal year
1998 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to this
title.’’.
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TITLE 
XXII—DEPARTMENT 
OF
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORITIES AND
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 2201. REIMBURSEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE
FOR 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
OVERSEAS 
EDU-
CATIONAL FACILITIES.
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 provision of
law, where the child of a United States citizen employee
of an agency of the United States Government who is sta-
tioned outside the United States attends an educational fa-
cility assisted by the Secretary of State under this section,
the head of that agency is authorized to reimburse, or credit
with advance payment, the Department of State for funds
used in providing assistance to such educational facilities,
by grant or otherwise, under this section.’’.
SEC. 2202. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS
PROGRAM.
Section 36 of the State Department 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.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a pro-
gram for the payment of rewards to carry out the
purposes of this section.
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The rewards program shall be
designed to assist in the prevention of acts of inter-
national terrorism, international narcotics traffick-
ing, and other related criminal acts.
‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The rewards program
shall be administered by the Secretary of State, in
consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney Gen-
eral.
‘‘(b) REWARDS AUTHORIZED.—In the sole discretion
of the Secretary (except as provided in subsection (c)(2))
and in consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney Gen-
eral, the Secretary may pay a reward to any individual
who furnishes information leading to—
‘‘(1) 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;
‘‘(2) 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;
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‘‘(4) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual aiding or abetting in the commission
of an act described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); or
‘‘(5) the prevention, frustration, or favorable res-
olution of an act described in paragraph (1), (2), or
(3).
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—
‘‘(1) PROCEDURES.—To ensure that the payment
of rewards pursuant to this section does not duplicate
or interfere with the payment of informants or the ob-
taining of evidence or information, as authorized to
the Department of Justice, the offering, administra-
tion, and payment of rewards under this section, in-
cluding procedures for—
‘‘(A) identifying individuals, organizations,
and offenses with respect to which rewards will
be offered;
‘‘(B) the publication of rewards;
‘‘(C) the offering of joint rewards with for-
eign governments;
‘‘(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
‘‘(E) the payment and approval of pay-
ment,
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shall be governed by procedures developed by the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Attorney
General.
‘‘(2) PRIOR APPROVAL OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
REQUIRED.—Before making a reward under this sec-
tion in a matter over which there is Federal criminal
jurisdiction, the Secretary of State shall obtain the
concurrence of the Attorney General.
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Notwithstanding section 102 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Pub-
lic Law 99–93; 99 Stat. 408), but subject to para-
graph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of State from time to time such
amounts as may be necessary to carry out this sec-
tion.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—No amount of funds may be
appropriated under paragraph (1) which, when added
to the unobligated balance of amounts previously ap-
propriated to carry out this section, would cause such
amounts to exceed $15,000,000.
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—To the maximum
extent practicable, funds made available to carry out
this section should be distributed equally for the pur-
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pose of preventing acts of international terrorism and
for the purpose of preventing international narcotics
trafficking.
‘‘(4) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts ap-
propriated under paragraph (1) shall remain avail-
able until expended.
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS AND CERTIFICATION.—
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—No reward paid under
this section may exceed $2,000,000.
‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—A reward under this section of
more than $100,000 may not be made without the ap-
proval of the Secretary.
‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION
FOR
PAYMENT.—Any re-
ward granted under this section shall be approved
and certified for payment by the Secretary.
‘‘(4) NONDELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority to approve rewards of more than $100,000 set
forth in paragraph (2) may not be delegated.
‘‘(5) PROTECTION MEASURES.—If the Secretary
determines that the identity of the recipient of a re-
ward or of the members of the recipient’s immediate
family must be protected, the Secretary may take such
measures in connection with the payment of the re-
ward as he considers necessary to effect such protec-
tion.
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‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.—An officer or employee of any en-
tity of Federal, State, or local government or of a foreign
government who, while in the performance of his or her offi-
cial duties, furnishes information described in subsection
(b) shall not be eligible for a reward under this section.
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) REPORTS ON PAYMENT OF REWARDS.—Not
later than 30 days after the payment of any reward
under this section, the Secretary shall submit a report
to the appropriate congressional committees with re-
spect to such reward. The report, which may be sub-
mitted in classified form 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) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days
after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees with respect to the operation of the rewards
program. The report shall provide information on the
total amounts expended during the fiscal year ending
in that year to carry out this section, including
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amounts expended to publicize the availability of re-
wards.
‘‘(h) PUBLICATION REGARDING REWARDS OFFERED
BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, in the sole discretion of the Sec-
retary, the resources of the rewards program shall be avail-
able for the publication of rewards offered by foreign govern-
ments 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) DETERMINATIONS OF THE SECRETARY.—A deter-
mination made by the Secretary under this section shall
be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial
review.
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
‘‘(1) ACT OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.—The
term ‘act of international terrorism’ includes—
‘‘(A) any act substantially contributing to
the acquisition of unsafeguarded special nuclear
material (as defined in paragraph (8) of section
830 of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act
of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 3201 note)) or any nuclear
explosive device (as defined in paragraph (4) of
that section) by an individual, group, or non-nu-
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clear-weapon state (as defined in paragraph (5)
of that section); and
‘‘(B) any act, as determined by the Sec-
retary, which materially supports the conduct of
international terrorism, including the counter-
feiting of United States currency or the illegal
use of other monetary instruments by an indi-
vidual, group, or country supporting inter-
national terrorism as determined for purposes of
section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration
Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)).
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means the Committee on International Relations
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
‘‘(3) MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY.—The
term ‘member of the immediate family’, with respect
to an individual, includes—
‘‘(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or
child of the individual;
‘‘(B) a person with respect to whom the in-
dividual stands in loco parentis; and
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‘‘(C) any person not covered by subpara-
graph (A) or (B) who is living in the individ-
ual’s household and is related to the individual
by blood or marriage.
‘‘(4) REWARDS
PROGRAM.—The term ‘rewards
program’ means the program established in subsection
(a)(1).
‘‘(5) UNITED
STATES
NARCOTICS
LAWS.—The
term ‘United States narcotics laws’ means the laws of
the United States for the prevention and control of il-
licit trafficking in controlled substances (as such term
is defined in section 102(6) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6))).
‘‘(6) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘Unit-
ed States person’ means—
‘‘(A) a citizen or national of the United
States; and
‘‘(B) an alien lawfully present in the Unit-
ed States.’’.
SEC. 2203. RETENTION OF ADDITIONAL DEFENSE TRADE
CONTROLS REGISTRATION FEES.
Section 45(a) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$700,000 of the’’ and inserting
‘‘all’’;
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(2) at the end of paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(3) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘functions’’ and inserting
‘‘functions, including compliance and enforce-
ment activities,’’; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) the enhancement of defense trade export
compliance and enforcement activities, including
compliance audits of United States and foreign par-
ties, the conduct of administrative proceedings, mon-
itoring of end-uses in cases of direct commercial arms
sales or other transfers, and cooperation in proceed-
ings for enforcement of criminal laws related to de-
fense trade export controls.’’.
SEC. 2204. FEES FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
Section 52(b) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2724(b)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ‘‘Funds deposited under this sub-
section shall remain available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30 of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in
which the funds were deposited.’’.
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SEC. 2205. PILOT PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS REIM-
BURSEMENT.
(a) FOREIGN AFFAIRS REIMBURSEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 701 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amended—
(A) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as
subsection (g); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsections:
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary may provide appropriate train-
ing or related services, except foreign language training,
through the institution to any United States person (or any
employee or family member thereof) that is engaged in busi-
ness abroad.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may provide job-related training
or related services, including foreign language training,
through the institution to a United States person under
contract to provide services to the United States Govern-
ment or to any employee thereof that is performing such
services.
‘‘(3) Training under this subsection may be provided
only to the extent that space is available and only on a
reimbursable or advance-of-funds basis. Reimbursements
and advances shall be credited to the currently available
applicable appropriation account.
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‘‘(4) Training and related services under this sub-
section is authorized only to the extent that it will not inter-
fere with the institution’s primary mission of training em-
ployees of the Department and of other agencies in the field
of foreign relations.
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘United States person’
means—
‘‘(A) any individual who is a citizen or national
of the United States; or
‘‘(B) any corporation, company, partnership, as-
sociation, or other legal entity that is 50 percent or
more beneficially owned by citizens or nationals of the
United States.
‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary is authorized to provide, on a
reimbursable basis, training programs to Members of Con-
gress or the Judiciary.
‘‘(2) Employees of the legislative branch and employees
of the judicial branch may participate, on a reimbursable
basis, in training programs offered by the institution.
‘‘(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection
shall be credited to the currently available applicable appro-
priation account.
‘‘(4) Training under this subsection is authorized only
to the extent that it will not interfere with the institution’s
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primary mission of training employees of the Department
and of other agencies in the field of foreign relations.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
(3) TERMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Effective
October 1, 2001, section 701 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021), as amended by this
subsection, is further amended—
(A) by striking subsections (e) and (f); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (g) as para-
graph (4) of subsection (d).
(b) FEES FOR USE OF NATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS
TRAINING CENTER.—Title I of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end 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 of the De-
partment of State. Amounts collected under this section (in-
cluding reimbursements and surcharges) shall be deposited
as an offsetting collection to any Department of State ap-
propriation to recover the costs of such use and shall remain
available for obligation until expended.’’.
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(c) REPORTING ON PILOT PROGRAM.—Two years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees containing—
(1) the number of persons who have taken advan-
tage of the pilot program established under sub-
sections (e) and (f) of section 701 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 and section 53 of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as added by this
section;
(2) the business or government affiliation of such
persons;
(3) the amount of fees collected; and
(4) the impact of the program on the primary
mission of the National Foreign Affairs Training
Center.
SEC. 2206. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION
ROOMS.
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), as amended by this divi-
sion, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 54. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use
of the diplomatic reception rooms of the Department of
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State. Amounts collected under this section (including reim-
bursements and surcharges) shall be deposited as an offset-
ting collection to any Department of State appropriation
to recover the costs of such use and shall remain available
for obligation until expended.’’.
SEC. 2207. ACCOUNTING OF COLLECTIONS IN BUDGET
PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS.
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), as amended by this divi-
sion, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 55. ACCOUNTING OF COLLECTIONS IN BUDGET PRES-
ENTATION DOCUMENTS.
‘‘The Secretary shall include in the annual Congres-
sional Presentation Document and the Budget in Brief a
detailed accounting of the total collections received by the
Department of State from all sources, including fee collec-
tions. Reporting on total collections shall also cover collec-
tions from the preceding fiscal year and the projected ex-
penditures from all collections accounts.’’.
SEC. 2208. 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 add-
ing at the end the following:
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‘‘(4) 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) NOTICE.—Section 209(e) of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(e)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) The Inspector General shall ensure that only offi-
cials from the Office of the Inspector General may partici-
pate in formal interviews or other formal meetings with the
individual who is the subject of an investigation, other than
an intelligence-related or sensitive undercover investigation,
or except in those situations when the Inspector General has
a reasonable basis to believe that such notice would cause
tampering with witnesses, destroying evidence, or endanger-
ing the lives of individuals, unless that individual receives
prior adequate notice regarding participation by officials
of any other agency, including the Department of Justice,
in such interviews or meetings.’’.
(c) REPORT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 30, 1998,
the Inspector General of the Department of State and
the Foreign Service shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees which includes the
following:
(A) Detailed descriptions of the internal
guidance developed or used by the Office of the
Inspector General with respect to public disclo-
sure of any information related to an ongoing
investigation of any officer or employee of the
Department of State, the United States Informa-
tion Agency, or the United States Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency.
(B) Detailed descriptions of those instances
for the year ending December 31, 1997, in which
any disclosure of information to the public by an
employee of the Office of Inspector General about
an ongoing investigation occurred, including de-
tails on the recipient of the information, the date
of the disclosure, and the internal clearance proc-
ess for the disclosure.
(2) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Disclosure of
information to the public under this section shall not
be construed to include information shared with Con-
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gress by an employee of the Office of the Inspector
General.
SEC. 2209. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.
Section 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2684a) is
amended—
(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 ‘‘for purposes of subsection
(a)’’; and
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(e) REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURES.—Funds credited
to the Capital Investment Fund shall not be available for
obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications
under section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706).’’.
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SEC. 2210. CONTRACTING FOR LOCAL GUARDS SERVICES
OVERSEAS.
Section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization
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 of-
fering the lowest evaluated price, except that propos-
als of United States persons and qualified United
States joint venture persons (as defined in subsection
(d)) shall be evaluated by reducing the bid price by
10 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. 2211. AUTHORITY OF THE FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLE-
MENT COMMISSION.
Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement
Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1623(a)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
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(2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘(a) The’’
and all that follows through the period and inserting
the following:
‘‘(a)(1) The Commission shall have jurisdiction to re-
ceive, examine, adjudicate, and render a final decision with
respect to any claim of the Government of the United States
or of any national of the United States—
‘‘(A) included within the terms of the Yugoslav
Claims Agreement of 1948;
‘‘(B) included within the terms of any claims
agreement concluded on or after March 10, 1954, be-
tween the Government of the United States and a for-
eign government (exclusive of governments against
which the United States declared the existence of a
state of war during World War II) similarly provid-
ing for the settlement and discharge of claims of the
Government of the United States and of nationals of
the United States against a foreign government, aris-
ing out of the nationalization or other taking of prop-
erty, by the agreement of the Government of the Unit-
ed States to accept from that government a sum in
en bloc settlement thereof; or
‘‘(C) included in a category of claims against a
foreign government which is referred to the Commis-
sion by the Secretary of State.’’; and
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(3) by redesignating the second sentence as para-
graph (2).
SEC. 2212. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTER-
NATIONAL CLAIMS AND PROCEEDINGS.
(a) RECOVERY OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.—The Depart-
ment of State Appropriation Act of 1937 (22 U.S.C. 2661)
is amended in the fifth undesignated paragraph under the
heading entitled ‘‘INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION’’
by inserting ‘‘(including such expenses as salaries and other
personnel expenses)’’ after ‘‘extraordinary expenses’’.
(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 inserting ‘‘per-
sonal and’’ before ‘‘other support services’’.
SEC. 2213. GRANTS TO REMEDY INTERNATIONAL ABDUC-
TIONS OF CHILDREN.
Section 7 of the International Child Abduction Rem-
edies 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 con-
tracts or agreements with, any individual, corporation,
other Federal, State, or local agency, or private entity or
organization in the United States for purposes of accom-