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regardless of whether the person is physically present in the United
States and regardless of whether the United States acts directly
or through an agent.
SEC. 1242. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE INVOLUN-
TARY RETURN OF PERSONS IN DANGER OF SUBJECTION
TO TORTURE.
(a) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United States not
to expel, extradite, or otherwise effect the involuntary return of
any person to a country in which there are substantial grounds
for believing the person would be in danger of being subjected
to torture, regardless of whether the person is physically present
in the United States.
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the heads of the appropriate agencies shall
prescribe regulations to implement the obligations of the United
States under Article 3 of the United Nations Convention Against
Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treat-
ment or Punishment, subject to any reservations, understandings,
declarations, and provisos contained in the United States Senate
resolution of ratification of the Convention.
(c) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALIENS.—To the maximum extent
consistent with the obligations of the United States under the
Convention, subject to any reservations, understandings, declara-
tions, and provisos contained in the United States Senate resolution
of ratification of the Convention, the regulations described in sub-
section (b) shall exclude from the protection of such regulations
aliens described in section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)).
(d) REVIEW AND CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, and except as provided in the regulations described
in subsection (b), no court shall have jurisdiction to review the
regulations adopted to implement this section, and nothing in this
section shall be construed as providing any court jurisdiction to
consider or review claims raised under the Convention or this
section, or any other determination made with respect to the
application of the policy set forth in subsection (a), except as part
of the review of a final order of removal pursuant to section 242
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252).
(e) AUTHORITY TO DETAIN.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed as limiting the authority of the Attorney General to
detain any person under any provision of law, including, but not
limited to, any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(f ) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) CONVENTION
DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘‘Convention’’ means the United Nations Convention Against
Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, done at New York on December
10, 1984.
(2) SAME TERMS AS IN THE CONVENTION.—Except as other-
wise provided, the terms used in this section have the meanings
given those terms in the Convention, subject to any reserva-
tions, understandings, declarations, and provisos contained in
the United States Senate resolution of ratification of the
Convention.
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SEC. 1243. REPROGRAMMING OF MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSIST-
ANCE FUNDS.
Section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Foreign Affairs’’ and inserting ‘‘Inter-
national Relations and the Committee on Appropriations’’;
and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and the Committee on Appropria-
tions’’ after ‘‘Foreign Relations’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) The Secretary of State may waive the notification require-
ment of subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 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 Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives shall be provided as soon as practicable, 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 circumstances.’’.
SEC. 1244. ELIGIBILITY FOR REFUGEE STATUS.
Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208;
110 Stat. 3009–171) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for purposes’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal
years 1997 and 1998’’; and
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
‘‘(b) ALIENS COVERED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An alien described in this subsection
is an alien who—
‘‘(A) is the son or daughter of a qualified national;
‘‘(B) is 21 years of age or older; and
‘‘(C) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance of
the alien’s parent for resettlement under the Orderly
Departure Program.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED NATIONAL.—For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term ‘qualified national’ means a national of Vietnam who—
‘‘(A)(i) was formerly interned in a reeducation camp
in Vietnam by the Government of the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam; or
‘‘(ii) is the widow or widower of an individual described
in clause (i); and
‘‘(B)(i) qualified for refugee processing under the
reeducation camp internees subprogram of the Orderly
Departure Program; and
‘‘(ii) on or after April 1, 1995, is or has been accepted—
‘‘(I) for resettlement as a refugee; or
‘‘(II) for admission as an immigrant under the
Orderly Departure Program.’’.
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SEC. 1245. REPORTS TO CONGRESS CONCERNING CUBAN EMIGRATION
POLICIES.
Beginning not later than 6 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary of State
shall supplement the monthly report to Congress entitled ‘‘Update
on Monitoring of Cuban Migrant Returnees’’ with additional
information concerning the methods employed by the Government
of Cuba to enforce the United States-Cuba agreement of September
1994 and the treatment by the Government of Cuba of persons
who have returned to Cuba pursuant to the United States-Cuba
agreement of May 1995.
TITLE XIII—ORGANIZATION OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT
OF STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN
SERVICE
CHAPTER 1—ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE
SEC. 1301. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f ) COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is within the office of the Secretary
of State a Coordinator for Counterterrorism (in this paragraph
referred to as the ‘Coordinator’) who shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Coordinator shall perform such
duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of State
shall prescribe.
‘‘(B) DUTIES
DESCRIBED.—The principal duty of the
Coordinator shall be the overall supervision (including pol-
icy oversight of resources) of international counterterrorism
activities. The Coordinator shall be the principal adviser
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.
‘‘(3) RANK AND STATUS OF AMBASSADOR.—The Coordinator
shall have the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.’’.
(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).
SEC. 1302. ELIMINATION OF 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 ).
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SEC. 1303. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by this Act, is further amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICER HAVING PRIMARY RESPONSIBIL-
ITY FOR PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.—The officer of the Department
of State with primary responsibility for assisting the Secretary
of State with respect to matters relating to personnel in the Depart-
ment of State, or that officer’s principal deputy, shall have substan-
tial professional qualifications in the field of human resource policy
and management.’’.
SEC. 1304. DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by this Act, is further amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICER HAVING PRIMARY RESPONSIBIL-
ITY FOR DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.—The officer of the Department of
State with primary responsibility for assisting the Secretary of
State with respect to diplomatic security, or that officer’s principal
deputy, shall have substantial professional qualifications in the
fields of: (1) management; and (2) Federal law enforcement, intel-
ligence, or security.’’.
SEC. 1305. NUMBER OF SENIOR OFFICIAL POSITIONS AUTHORIZED FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) UNDER SECRETARIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1(b) of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) is amended
by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
TO
TITLE
5.—Section 5314
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under
Secretaries of State (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretaries of
State (6)’’.
(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(c)(1) of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
TO
TITLE
5.—Section 5315
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant
Secretaries of State (20)’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretaries
of State (24)’’.
(c) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.—Section 1 of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as
amended by this Act, is further amended—
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f ), (g), and (h) as
subsections (d), (e), (f ), and (g), respectively.
SEC. 1306. NOMINATION OF UNDER SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT
SECRETARIES OF STATE.
(a) UNDER SECRETARIES OF STATE.—Section 1(b) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)),
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) NOMINATION OF UNDER SECRETARIES.—Whenever the
President submits to the Senate a nomination of an individual
for appointment to a position in the Department of State that
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is described in paragraph (1), the President shall designate
the particular Under Secretary position in the Department
of State that the individual shall have.’’.
(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF STATE.—Section 1(c) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)),
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) NOMINATION
OF
ASSISTANT
SECRETARIES.—Whenever
the President submits to the Senate a nomination of an individ-
ual for appointment to a position in the Department of State
that is described in paragraph (1), the President shall designate
the regional or functional bureau or bureaus of the Department
of State with respect to which the individual shall have respon-
sibility.’’.
CHAPTER 2—PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE; THE FOREIGN SERVICE
SEC. 1311. FOREIGN SERVICE REFORM.
(a) PERFORMANCE PAY.—Section 405 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Members’’ and inserting
‘‘Subject to subsection (e), members’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
of State may provide for recognition of the meritorious or distin-
guished service of any member of the Foreign Service described
in subsection (a) (including any member of the Senior Foreign
Service) by means other than an award of performance pay in
lieu of making such an award under this section.’’.
(b) EXPEDITED SEPARATION OUT.—
(1) SEPARATION OF LOWEST RANKED FOREIGN SERVICE MEM-
BERS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop and implement
procedures to identify, and recommend for separation, any
member of the Foreign Service ranked by promotion boards
of the Department of State in the bottom 5 percent of his
or her class for 2 or more of the 5 years preceding the date
of enactment of this Act (in this subsection referred to as
the ‘‘years of lowest ranking’’) if the rating official for such
member was not the same individual for any two of the years
of lowest ranking.
(2) SPECIAL INTERNAL REVIEWS.—In any case where the
member was evaluated by the same rating official in any 2
of the years of lowest ranking, an internal review of the mem-
ber’s file shall be conducted to determine whether the member
should be considered for action leading to separation.
(3) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of State shall develop
procedures for the internal reviews required under paragraph
(2).
SEC. 1312. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.
(a) BENEFITS.—Section 609 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4009) is amended—
(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’’;
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(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or section 855, as appro-
priate’’ after ‘‘section 806’’; and
(3) in subsection (b)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)(A) for those
participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disabil-
ity System,’’; 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’’; and
(4) in subsection (b) in the matter following paragraph
(2), by inserting ‘‘(for participants in the Foreign Service Retire-
ment 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)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘611,’’ after ‘‘608,’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or for participants in the Foreign
Service Pension System,’’ after ‘‘for participants in the For-
eign Service Retirement and Disability System’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘Service shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Service,
shall’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or 610’’ and inserting
‘‘610, or 611’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—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) EXCEPTIONS.—The amendments made by paragraphs
(2) and (3) of subsection (a) and paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)
of subsection (b) shall apply with respect to any actions taken
under section 611 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 on or
after January 1, 1996.
SEC. 1313. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO SEPARATE CONVICTED
FELONS FROM THE FOREIGN 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 which a sentence of imprisonment of more
than 1 year may be imposed, a member’’.
SEC. 1314. 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 new sentence: ‘‘Career counseling and related services
provided pursuant to this Act shall not be construed to permit
an assignment that consists primarily of paid time to conduct
a job search and without other substantive duties for more than
one month.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall be effective 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 1315. LIMITATIONS ON MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTS.
Section 1017(e)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4117(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and paragraph
(1)(B), the term ‘management official’ does not include—
‘‘(A) any chief of mission;
‘‘(B) any principal officer or deputy principal officer;
‘‘(C) 
any 
administrative 
or 
personnel 
officer
abroad; or
‘‘(D) any individual described in section 1002(12)(B),
(C), or (D) who is not involved in the administration of
this chapter or in the formulation of the personnel policies
and programs of the Department.’’.
SEC. 1316. AVAILABILITY PAY FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL INVESTIGA-
TORS WITHIN THE DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5545a of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k)(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘criminal investiga-
tor’ includes a special agent occupying a position under title II
of Public Law 99–399 if such special agent—
‘‘(A) meets the definition of such term under paragraph
(2) of subsection (a) (applied disregarding the parenthetical
matter before subparagraph (A) thereof ); and
‘‘(B) such special agent satisfies the requirements of sub-
section (d) without taking into account any hours described
in paragraph (2)(B) thereof.
‘‘(2) In applying subsection (h) with respect to a special agent
under this subsection—
‘‘(A) any reference in such subsection to ‘basic pay’ shall
be considered to include amounts designated as ‘salary’;
‘‘(B) paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection shall be considered
to include (in addition to the provisions 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 follow-
ing: ‘Office of Personnel Management or the Secretary of State
(to the extent that matters exclusively within the jurisdiction
of the Secretary are concerned)’.’’.
(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 designated 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 subsection.
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Paragraph
(2) of section 5545a(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
(in the matter before subparagraph (A)) by striking ‘‘Public Law
99–399)’’ and inserting ‘‘Public Law 99–399, subject to subsection
(k))’’.
(2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘title
18, United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘title 18 or section 37(a)(3)
of the State Department Basic Authorities 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 following 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. 1317. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY.
Title 5 of the United States Code is amended—
(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 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.’’.
SEC. 1318. REPORT CONCERNING MINORITIES AND THE FOREIGN
SERVICE.
The Secretary of State shall during each of calendar years
1998 and 1999 submit a report to the Congress concerning minori-
ties and the Foreign Service officer corps. In addition to such
other information as is relevant to this issue, the report shall
include the following data for the last preceding examination and
promotion cycles for which such information is available (reported
in terms of real numbers and percentages and not as ratios):
(1) The numbers and percentages of all minorities taking
the written Foreign Service examination.
(2) The numbers and percentages of all minorities success-
fully completing and passing the written Foreign Service
examination.
(3) The numbers and percentages of all minorities success-
fully completing and passing the oral Foreign Service examina-
tion.
(4) The numbers and percentages of all minorities entering
the junior officers class of the Foreign Service.
(5) The numbers and percentages of all minority Foreign
Service officers at each grade.
(6) The numbers and percentages of minorities promoted
at each grade of the Foreign Service officer corps.
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TITLE 
XIV—UNITED 
STATES 
INFOR-
MATIONAL,
EDUCATIONAL,
AND
CULTURAL
PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 1401. INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES AND EDU-
CATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated 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 Exchange Act of 1961, Reorganization Plan Number
2 of 1977, the United States International Broadcasting Act of
1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Television Broadcast-
ing to Cuba Act, the Board for International Broadcasting Act,
the North/South Center Act of 1991, and the National Endowment
for Democracy Act, and to carry out other authorities in law consist-
ent with such purposes:
(1) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.—For ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’,
$431,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $457,146,000 for
the fiscal year 1999.
(2) TECHNOLOGY
FUND.—For the ‘‘Technology Fund’’ for
the United States Information Agency, $5,050,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $5,050,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(3) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.—
(A) FULBRIGHT ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.—
(i) FULBRIGHT ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for the ‘‘Ful-
bright Academic Exchange Programs’’ (other than
programs described in subparagraph (B)), $99,236,000
for the fiscal year 1998 and $99,236,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(ii) VIETNAM FULBRIGHT ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under clause (i), $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998
and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized
to be available for the Vietnam scholarship program
established by section 229 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public
Law 102–138).
(B) OTHER
EDUCATIONAL
AND
CULTURAL
EXCHANGE
PROGRAMS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for other educational and cultural exchange
programs authorized by law, $100,764,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $100,764,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(ii) SOUTH PACIFIC EXCHANGES.—Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under clause (i),
$500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for
the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be available
for ‘‘South Pacific Exchanges’’.
(iii) 
EAST
TIMORESE
SCHOLARSHIPS.—Of 
the
amounts authorized to be appropriated under clause
(i), $500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $500,000
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for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be available
for ‘‘East Timorese Scholarships’’.
(iv) TIBETAN EXCHANGES.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for
the fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year
1999 are authorized to be available for ‘‘Educational
and Cultural Exchanges with Tibet’’ under section 236
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236).
(4) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES.—
(A) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For ‘‘Inter-
national Broadcasting Activities’’, $344,655,000 for the
fiscal year 1998, and $341,655,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Director of the
United States Information Agency and the Broadcasting
Board of Governors shall seek to ensure that the amounts
made available for broadcasting to nations whose people
do not fully enjoy freedom of expression do not decline
in proportion to the amounts made available for broadcast-
ing to other nations.
(5) RADIO
CONSTRUCTION.—For ‘‘Radio Construction’’,
$40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $25,308,000 for the
fiscal year 1999.
(6) RADIO FREE ASIA.—For ‘‘Radio Free Asia’’, $22,000,000
for the fiscal year 1998 and $22,000,000 for the fiscal year
1999, and an additional $8,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 for
one-time capital costs.
(7) BROADCASTING TO CUBA.—For ‘‘Broadcasting to Cuba’’,
$22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $22,704,000 for the
fiscal year 1999.
(8) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE
BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.—For the ‘‘Center for Cultural and
Technical Interchange between East and West’’, not more than
$12,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and not more than
$10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(9) NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT
FOR
DEMOCRACY.—For the
‘‘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 between North and South’’ not more
than $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and not more than
$1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
CHAPTER 2—AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
SEC. 1411. RETENTION OF INTEREST.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the approval
of the National Endowment for Democracy, grant funds made avail-
able by the National Endowment for Democracy may be deposited
in interest-bearing accounts pending disbursement, and any interest
which accrues may be retained by the grantee without returning
such interest to the Treasury of the United States and interest
earned may be obligated and expended for the purposes for which
the grant was made without further appropriation.
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SEC. 1412. 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 to read as
follows:
‘‘USE OF ENGLISH-TEACHING PROGRAM FEES
‘‘SEC. 810. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of
title 31, United States Code, or any other law or limitation of
authority, fees and receipts described in subsection (b) are author-
ized to be credited each fiscal year for authorized purposes to
the appropriate appropriations of the United States Information
Agency to such extent as may be provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts.
‘‘(b) FEES AND RECEIPTS DESCRIBED.—The fees and receipts
described in this subsection are fees and payments received by
or for the use of the United States Information Agency from or
in connection with—
‘‘(1) English-teaching and library services;
‘‘(2) educational advising and counseling;
‘‘(3) Exchange Visitor Program Services;
‘‘(4) advertising and business ventures of the Voice of Amer-
ica and the International Broadcasting Bureau;
‘‘(5) cooperating international organizations;
‘‘(6) Agency-produced publications; and
‘‘(7) an amount not to exceed $100,000 of the payments
from motion picture and television programs produced or con-
ducted by or on behalf of the Agency under the authority
of this Act or the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange
Act of 1961.’’.
SEC. 1413. 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 by inserting ‘‘journalism and communications,
education administration, public policy, library and information
science,’’ after ‘‘business administration,’’ each of the two places
it appears.
(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 amended—
(1) in subsections (a), (b), and (c)(5), by striking ‘‘Soviet
Union’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘independent states
of the former Soviet Union’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(11), by striking ‘‘Soviet republics’’ and
inserting ‘‘independent states of the former Soviet Union’’; and
(3) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘INDEPENDENT
STATES OF THE FORMER’’ after ‘‘FROM THE’’.
SEC. 1414. WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT-
SPONSORED 
INTERNATIONAL 
EXCHANGES 
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:
‘‘(g) WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT-SPON-
SORED INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES AND TRAINING.—(1) In order to
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carry out the purposes of subsection (f ) and to improve the coordina-
tion, efficiency, and effectiveness of United States Government-
sponsored international exchanges and training, there is established
within the United States Information Agency a senior-level inter-
agency working group to be known as the Working Group on United
States Government-Sponsored International Exchanges and Train-
ing (in this section referred to as the ‘Working Group’).
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Government-
sponsored international exchanges and training’ means the move-
ment of people between countries to promote the sharing of ideas,
to develop skills, and to foster mutual understanding and coopera-
tion, financed wholly or in part, directly or indirectly, with United
States Government funds.
‘‘(3) The Working Group shall be composed as follows:
‘‘(A) The Associate Director for Educational and Cultural
Affairs of the United States Information Agency, who shall
act as Chair.
‘‘(B) A senior representative of the Department of State,
who shall be designated by the Secretary of State.
‘‘(C) A senior representative of the Department of Defense,
who shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense.
‘‘(D) A senior representative of the Department of Edu-
cation, who shall be designated by the Secretary of Education.
‘‘(E) A senior representative of the Department of Justice,
who shall be designated by the Attorney General.
‘‘(F) A senior representative of the Agency for International
Development, who shall be designated by the Administrator
of the Agency.
‘‘(G) Senior representatives of such other departments 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 Educational and Cultural
Affairs of the United States Information Agency.
‘‘(6) The Working Group shall have the following purposes
and responsibilities:
‘‘(A) To collect, analyze, and report data provided by all
United States Government departments and agencies conduct-
ing international exchanges and training programs.
‘‘(B) To promote greater understanding and cooperation
among concerned United States Government departments and
agencies of common issues and challenges in conducting inter-
national exchanges and training programs, including through
the establishment of a clearinghouse for information on inter-
national exchange and training activities in the governmental
and nongovernmental sectors.
‘‘(C) In order to achieve the most efficient and cost-effective
use of Federal resources, to identify administrative and pro-
grammatic 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 inter-
national exchange and training program promotes United
States foreign policy, and to report thereon.
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‘‘(D)(i) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998
and 1999, the Working Group shall develop a coordinated and
cost-effective strategy for all United States Government-spon-
sored international exchange and training programs, including
an action plan with the objective of achieving a minimum
of 10 percent cost savings through greater efficiency, the
consolidation of programs, or the elimination of duplication,
or any combination thereof.
‘‘(ii) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998
and 1999, the Working Group shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees setting forth the strategy
and action plan required by clause (i).
‘‘(iii) Each year thereafter the Working Group shall assess
the strategy and plan required by clause (i).
‘‘(E) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998
and 1999, to develop recommendations on common performance
measures for all United States Government-sponsored inter-
national exchange and training programs, and to issue a report.
‘‘(F) To conduct a survey of private sector international
exchange activities and develop strategies for expanding public
and private partnerships in, and leveraging private sector sup-
port for, United States Government-sponsored international
exchange and training activities.
‘‘(G) Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1998 and 1999, to report on the feasibility and advisability
of transferring funds and program management for the ATLAS
or the Mandela Fellows programs, or both, in South Africa
from the Agency for International Development to the United
States Information Agency. The report shall include an
assessment of the capabilities of the South African Fulbright
Commission to manage such programs and the cost effects
of consolidating such programs under one entity.
‘‘(7) All reports prepared by the Working Group shall be submit-
ted to the President, through the Director of the United States
Information Agency.
‘‘(8) The Working Group shall meet at least on a quarterly
basis.
‘‘(9) All decisions of the Working Group shall be by majority
vote of the members present and voting.
‘‘(10) The members of the Working Group shall serve without
additional compensation for their service on the Working Group.
Any expenses incurred by a member of the Working Group in
connection with service on the Working Group shall be compensated
by that member’s department or agency.
‘‘(11) With respect to any report issued under paragraph (6),
a member may submit dissenting views to be submitted as part
of the report of the Working Group.’’.
SEC. 1415. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND SCHOLAR-
SHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights,
Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104–319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘for
the fiscal year 1999’’; and
(2) by inserting after ‘‘who are outside Tibet’’ the following:
‘‘(if practicable, including individuals active in the preservation
of Tibet’s unique culture, religion, and language)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
SEC. 1416. UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION.
(a) RELIEF FROM RESTRICTION
OF INTERCHANGEABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—
(1) ELIMINATION
OF
RESTRICTION.—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) AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.—The second sentence of sec-
tion 7(b) of the Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C.
2906(b)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘Such investment may
be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United
States, in obligations guaranteed 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) REDESIGNATION OF COMMISSION.—
(1) REDESIGNATION.—Effective on the date of enactment
of this Act, the Japan-United States Friendship Commission
shall be redesignated as the ‘‘United States-Japan Commission’’.
Any reference in any provision of law, Executive order, regula-
tion, 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) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of section 4
of the Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION’’.
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The Japan-United States
Friendship Act is amended by striking ‘‘Japan-United States
Friendship Commission’’ each place such term appears and
inserting ‘‘United States-Japan Commission’’.
(c) REDESIGNATION OF TRUST FUND.—
(1) REDESIGNATION.—Effective on the date of enactment
of this Act, the Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund
shall be redesignated as the ‘‘United States-Japan Trust Fund’’.
Any reference in any provision of law, Executive order, regula-
tion, 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) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—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 Fund’’ and
inserting ‘‘United States-Japan Trust Fund’’.
SEC. 1417. SURROGATE BROADCASTING STUDY.
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, acting through the Inter-
national Broadcasting Bureau, should conduct and complete a study
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of the appropriateness, feasibility, and projected costs of providing
surrogate broadcasting service to Africa and transmit the results
of the study to the appropriate congressional committees.
SEC. 1418. RADIO BROADCASTING TO IRAN IN THE FARSI LANGUAGE.
(a) RADIO FREE IRAN.—Not more than $2,000,000 of the funds
made available under section 1401(a)(4) of this Act for each of
the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for grants to RFE/RL, Incorporated,
shall be available only for surrogate radio broadcasting by RFE/
RL, Incorporated, to the Iranian people in the Farsi language,
such broadcasts to be designated as ‘‘Radio Free Iran’’.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors
of the United States Information Agency shall submit a detailed
report to Congress describing the costs, implementation, and plans
for creation of the surrogate broadcasting service described in sub-
section (a).
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—None of the funds made available
under subsection (a) may be made available until submission of
the report required under subsection (b).
SEC. 1419. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SUMMER TRAVEL AND WORK
PROGRAMS.
The Director of the United States Information Agency is author-
ized to administer summer travel and work programs without
regard to preplacement requirements.
SEC. 1420. 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. 1421. VOICE OF AMERICA BROADCASTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Voice of America shall devote program-
ming each day to broadcasting information on the individual States
of the United States. The broadcasts shall include—
(1) information on the products, tourism, and cultural and
educational facilities of each State;
(2) information on the potential for trade with each State;
and
(3) discussions with State officials with respect to the
matters described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors of the United
States Information Agency shall submit a report to Congress detail-
ing the actions that have been taken to carry out subsection (a).
(c) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means
any of the several States of the United States, the District of
Columbia, or any commonwealth or territory of the United States.
TITLE XV—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS OTHER THAN UNITED NATIONS
SEC. 1501. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONTINGENCIES.
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘International Con-
ferences and Contingencies’’, $3,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998
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and $1,223,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of
State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibil-
ities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States
with respect to international conferences and contingencies and
to carry out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
SEC. 1502. RESTRICTION RELATING TO UNITED STATES ACCESSION
TO ANY NEW INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL.
(a) PROHIBITION.—The United States shall not become a party
to any new international criminal tribunal, nor give legal effect
to the jurisdiction of such a tribunal over any matter described
in subsection (b), except pursuant to—
(1) a treaty made under Article II, section 2, clause 2
of the Constitution of the United States on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act; or
(2) any statute enacted by Congress on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(b) JURISDICTION DESCRIBED.—The jurisdiction described in this
section is jurisdiction over—
(1) persons found, property located, or acts or omissions
committed, within the territory of the United States; or
(2) nationals of the United States, wherever found.
(c) 
STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in 
this 
section
precludes sharing information, expertise, or other forms of assist-
ance with such tribunal.
(d) 
DEFINITION.—The 
term 
‘‘new 
international 
criminal
tribunal’’ means any permanent international criminal tribunal
established on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and
does not include—
(1) the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Per-
sons Responsible for Serious Violations of International
Humanitarian Law in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia,
as established by United Nations Security Council Resolution
827 of May 25, 1993; or
(2) the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Per-
sons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations
of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory
of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide
and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of
Neighboring States, as established by United Nations Security
Council Resolution 955 of November 8, 1994.
SEC. 1503. UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN THE BUREAU OF THE
INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION.
(a) INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION LIMITATION.—Unless the Sec-
retary of State certifies to Congress that the United States will
be assessed not more than $500,000 for its annual contribution
to the Bureau of the Interparliamentary Union during fiscal year
1999, then effective October 1, 1999, the authority for further
participation by the United States in the Bureau shall terminate
in accordance with subsection (d).
(b) ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO PAY EXPENSES OF THE AMER-
ICAN GROUP.—Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize
participation by the United States in the Interparliamentary
Union’’, approved June 28, 1935 (22 U.S.C. 276) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and all that follows through
‘‘(1) for’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year for’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
(c) ELIMINATION OF PERMANENT APPROPRIATION.—Section 303
of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in
section 101(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 1988 (Public
Law 100–202; 22 U.S.C. 276 note)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$440,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$350,000’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2) of the first section of Public
Law 74–170,’’.
(d) 
CONDITIONAL
TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Unless
Congress receives the certification described in subsection (a) before
October 1, 1999, effective on that date the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
to authorize participation by the United States in the Inter-
parliamentary Union’’, approved June 28, 1935 (22 U.S.C. 276–
276a–4) is repealed.
(e) TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE TREASURY.—Unobligated bal-
ances of appropriations made under section 303 of the Departments
of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act 1988 (as contained in section 101(a) of
the Continuing Appropriations Act, 1988; Public Law 100–202) that
are available as of the day before the date of the enactment of
this Act shall be transferred on such date to the general fund
of the Treasury of the United States.
SEC. 1504. SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3582(b) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by striking all after the first sentence and inserting
the following: ‘‘On reemployment, an employee entitled to the bene-
fits of subsection (a) is entitled to the rate of basic pay to which
the employee would have been entitled had the employee remained
in the civil service. On reemployment, the agency shall restore
the sick leave account of the employee, by credit or charge, to
its status at the time of transfer. The period of separation caused
by the employment of the employee with the international organiza-
tion and the period necessary to effect reemployment are deemed
creditable service for all appropriate civil service employment pur-
poses. This subsection does not apply to a congressional employee.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to transfers that take effect on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1505. REPORTS REGARDING FOREIGN TRAVEL.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection (e), none
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal
year 1999 may be used to pay for the expenses of foreign travel
by an officer or employee of an executive branch agency to attend
an international conference, or for the routine services that a United
States diplomatic mission or consular post provides in support
of foreign travel by such an officer or employee to attend an inter-
national conference, unless that officer or employee has submitted
a preliminary report with respect to that foreign travel in accord-
ance with subsection (b), and has not previously failed to submit
a final report with respect to foreign travel to attend an inter-
national conference required by subsection (c).
(b) PRELIMINARY REPORTS.—A preliminary report referred to
in subsection (a) is a report by an officer or employee of an executive
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branch agency with respect to proposed foreign travel to attend
an international conference, submitted to the Director prior to
commencement of the travel, setting forth—
(1) the name and employing agency of the officer or
employee;
(2) the name of the official who authorized the travel;
and
(3) the purpose and duration of the travel.
(c) FINAL REPORTS.—A final report referred to in subsection
(a) is a report by an officer or employee of an executive branch
agency with respect to foreign travel to attend an international
conference, submitted to the Director not later than 30 days after
the conclusion of the travel—
(1) setting forth the actual duration and cost of the travel;
and
(2) updating any other information included in the prelimi-
nary report.
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall submit a report
not later than April 1, 1999, to the Committees on Foreign Relations
and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Inter-
national Relations and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives, setting forth with respect to each international conference
for which reports described in subsection (c) were required to be
submitted to the Director during the preceding six months—
(1) the names and employing agencies of all officers and
employees of executive branch agencies who attended the inter-
national conference;
(2) the names of all officials who authorized travel to the
international conference, and the total number of officers and
employees who were authorized to travel to the conference
by each such official; and
(3) the total cost of travel by officers and employees of
executive branch agencies to the international conference.
(e) EXCEPTIONS.—This section shall not apply to travel by—
(1) the President or the Vice President; or
(2) any officer or employee who is carrying out an intel-
ligence or intelligence-related activity, who is performing a
protective function, or who is engaged in a sensitive diplomatic
mission.
(f ) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director
of the Office of International Conferences of the Department
of State.
(2) EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
AGENCY.—The terms ‘‘executive
branch agency’’ and ‘‘executive branch agencies’’ mean—
(A) an entity or entities, other than the General
Accounting Office, defined in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code; and
(B) the Executive Office of the President (except as
provided in subsection (e)).
(3) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.—The term ‘‘international
conference’’ means any meeting held under the auspices of
an international organization or foreign government, at which
representatives of more than two foreign governments are
expected to be in attendance, and to which United States execu-
tive branch agencies will send a total of ten or more representa-
tives.
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(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
describing—
(1) the total Federal expenditure of all official international
travel in each executive branch agency during the previous
fiscal year; and
(2) the total number of individuals in each agency who
engaged in such travel.
TITLE XVI—UNITED STATES ARMS
CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
SEC. 1601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pur-
poses of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act, $41,500,000 for
the fiscal year 1998.
SEC. 1602. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.
Section 303 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22
U.S.C. 2573), as redesignated by section 1223 of this Act, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing contained in this
chapter shall be construed to authorize any policy or action by
any Government agency which would interfere with, restrict, or
prohibit the acquisition, possession, or use of firearms by an individ-
ual for the lawful purpose of personal defense, sport, recreation,
education, or training.’’.
TITLE XVII—EUROPEAN SECURITY ACT
OF 1998
SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘European Security Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 1702. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) POLICY WITH RESPECT TO NATO ENLARGEMENT.—Congress
urges the President to outline a clear and complete strategic ration-
ale for the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO), and declares that—
(1) Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic should not
be the last emerging democracies in Central and Eastern
Europe invited to join NATO;
(2) the United States should ensure that NATO continues
a process whereby all other emerging democracies in Central
and Eastern Europe that wish to join NATO will be considered
for membership in NATO as soon as they meet the criteria
for such membership;
(3) the United States should ensure that no limitations
are placed on the numbers of NATO troops or types of equip-
ment, including tactical nuclear weapons, to be deployed on
the territory of new member states;
(4) the United States should reject all efforts to condition
NATO decisions on review or approval by the United Nations
Security Council;