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Sec. 224. Compensation of officers.
Sec. 225. Additional conforming amendments.
TITLE III—UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Effective date.
CHAPTER 2—ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Sec. 311. Abolition of United States Information Agency.
Sec. 312. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 313. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 314. Abolition of Office of Inspector General of United States Information
Agency and transfer of functions.
CHAPTER 3—INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
Sec. 321. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
Sec. 322. Continued existence of Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Sec. 323. Conforming amendments to the United States International Broadcasting
Act of 1994.
Sec. 324. Amendments to the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act.
Sec. 325. Amendments to the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act.
Sec. 326. Transfer of broadcasting related funds, property, and personnel.
Sec. 327. Savings provisions.
Sec. 328. Report on the privatization of RFE/RL, Incorporated.
CHAPTER 4—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
Sec. 331. References.
Sec. 332. Amendments to title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 333. Application of certain laws.
Sec. 334. Abolition of United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 335. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 336. Repeals.
TITLE IV—UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Effective date.
CHAPTER 2—ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Sec. 411. Abolition of United States International Development Cooperation Agency.
Sec. 412. Transfer of functions and authorities.
Sec. 413. Status of AID.
CHAPTER 3—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
Sec. 421. References.
Sec. 422. Conforming amendments.
TITLE V—AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. Effective date.
CHAPTER 2—REORGANIZATION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Sec. 511. Reorganization of Agency for International Development.
CHAPTER 3—AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Sec. 521. Definition of United States assistance.
Sec. 522. Administrator of AID reporting to the Secretary of State.
Sec. 523. Assistance programs coordination and oversight.
TITLE VI—TRANSITION
CHAPTER 1—REORGANIZATION PLAN
Sec. 601. Reorganization plan and report.
CHAPTER 2—REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY
Sec. 611. Reorganization authority.
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Sec. 612. Transfer and allocation of appropriations.
Sec. 613. Transfer, appointment, and assignment of personnel.
Sec. 614. Incidental transfers.
Sec. 615. Savings provisions.
Sec. 616. Authority of Secretary of State to facilitate transition.
Sec. 617. Final report.
DIVISION B—FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Definition of appropriate congressional committees.
TITLE XI—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF
STATE
Sec. 1101. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 1102. International commissions.
Sec. 1103. Grants to The Asia Foundation.
Sec. 1104. Voluntary contributions to international organizations.
Sec. 1105. Voluntary contributions to peacekeeping operations.
Sec. 1106. Limitation on United States voluntary contributions to United Nations
Development Program.
Sec. 1107. United Nations Population Fund.
TITLE XII—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Sec. 1201. Reimbursement of Department of State for assistance to overseas
educational facilities.
Sec. 1202. Revision of Department of State rewards program.
Sec. 1203. Retention of additional defense trade controls registration fees.
Sec. 1204. Fees for commercial services.
Sec. 1205. Pilot program for foreign affairs reimbursement.
Sec. 1206. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.
Sec. 1207. Budget presentation documents.
Sec. 1208. Office of the Inspector General.
Sec. 1209. Capital Investment Fund.
Sec. 1210. Contracting for local guards services overseas.
Sec. 1211. Authority of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.
Sec. 1212. Expenses relating to certain international claims and proceedings.
Sec. 1213. Grants to remedy international abductions of children.
Sec. 1214. Counterdrug and anticrime activities of the Department of State.
Sec. 1215. Annual report on overseas surplus properties.
Sec. 1216. Human rights reports.
Sec. 1217. Reports and policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Sec. 1218. Reaffirming United States international telecommunications policy.
Sec. 1219. Reduction of reporting.
CHAPTER 2—CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 1221. Use of certain passport processing fees for enhanced passport services.
Sec. 1222. Surcharge for processing certain machine readable visas.
Sec. 1223. Consular officers.
Sec. 1224. Repeal of outdated consular receipt requirements.
Sec. 1225. Elimination of duplicate Federal Register publication for travel
advisories.
Sec. 1226. Denial of visas to confiscators of American property.
Sec. 1227. Inadmissibility of any alien supporting an international child abductor.
Sec. 1228. Haiti; exclusion of certain aliens; reporting requirements.
CHAPTER 3—REFUGEES AND MIGRATION
SUBCHAPTER A—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1231. Migration and refugee assistance.
SUBCHAPTER B—AUTHORITIES
Sec. 1241. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of refugees.
Sec. 1242. United States policy with respect to the involuntary return of persons in
danger of subjection to torture.
Sec. 1243. Reprogramming of migration and refugee assistance funds.
Sec. 1244. Eligibility for refugee status.
Sec. 1245. Reports to Congress concerning Cuban emigration policies.
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TITLE XIII—ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE;
DEPARTMENT OF STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE
CHAPTER 1—ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 1301. Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
Sec. 1302. Elimination of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Burdensharing.
Sec. 1303. Personnel management.
Sec. 1304. Diplomatic security.
Sec. 1305. Number of senior official positions authorized for the Department of
State.
Sec. 1306. Nomination of Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries of State.
CHAPTER 2—PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN SERVICE
Sec. 1311. Foreign Service reform.
Sec. 1312. Retirement benefits for involuntary separation.
Sec. 1313. Authority of Secretary to separate convicted felons from the Foreign
Service.
Sec. 1314. Career counseling.
Sec. 1315. Limitations on management assignments.
Sec. 1316. Availability pay for certain criminal investigators within the Diplomatic
Security Service.
Sec. 1317. Nonovertime differential pay.
Sec. 1318. Report concerning minorities and the Foreign Service.
TITLE XIV—UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND
CULTURAL PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 1401. International information activities and educational and cultural
exchange programs.
CHAPTER 2—AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Sec. 1411. Retention of interest.
Sec. 1412. Use of selected program fees.
Sec. 1413. Muskie Fellowship Program.
Sec. 1414. Working Group on United States Government-Sponsored International
Exchanges and Training.
Sec. 1415. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for Tibetans and
Burmese.
Sec. 1416. United States-Japan Commission.
Sec. 1417. Surrogate broadcasting study.
Sec. 1418. Radio broadcasting to Iran in the Farsi language.
Sec. 1419. Authority to administer summer travel and work programs.
Sec. 1420. Permanent administrative authorities regarding appropriations.
Sec. 1421. Voice of America broadcasts.
TITLE XV—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN UNITED
NATIONS
Sec. 1501. International conferences and contingencies.
Sec. 1502. Restriction relating to United States accession to any new international
criminal tribunal.
Sec. 1503. United States membership in the Bureau of the Interparliamentary
Union.
Sec. 1504. Service in international organizations.
Sec. 1505. Reports regarding foreign travel.
TITLE XVI—UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
Sec. 1601. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1602. Statutory construction.
TITLE XVII—EUROPEAN SECURITY ACT OF 1998
Sec. 1701. Short title.
Sec. 1702. Statement of policy.
Sec. 1703. Authorities relating to NATO enlargement.
Sec. 1704. Sense of the Congress with respect to the Treaty on Conventional Armed
Forces in Europe.
Sec. 1705. Restrictions and requirements relating to ballistic missile defense.
TITLE XVIII—OTHER FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS
Sec. 1801. Reports on claims by United States firms against the Government of
Saudi Arabia.
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Sec. 1802. Reports on determinations under title IV of the Libertad Act.
Sec. 1803. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on International Child
Abduction.
Sec. 1804. Sense of the Congress relating to recognition of the Ecumenical Patri-
archate by the Government of Turkey.
Sec. 1805. Report on relations with Vietnam.
Sec. 1806. Reports and policy concerning human rights violations in Laos.
Sec. 1807. Report on an alliance against narcotics trafficking in the Western
Hemisphere.
Sec. 1808. Congressional statement regarding the accession of Taiwan to the World
Trade Organization.
Sec. 1809. Programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Cuba.
Sec. 1810. Limitation on assistance to countries aiding Cuba nuclear development.
Sec. 1811. International Fund for Ireland.
Sec. 1812. United States policy with respect to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Sec. 1813. Support for democratic opposition in Iraq.
Sec. 1814. Development of democracy in the Republic of Serbia.
Sec. 1815. Funds made available under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961.
Sec. 1816. Foreign organizations that perform or promote abortion; forced abortion
in the People’s Republic of China.
DIVISION C—UNITED NATIONS REFORM
TITLE XX—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Definitions.
Sec. 2003. Nondelegation of certification requirements.
TITLE XXI—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 2101. Contributions to international organizations.
Sec. 2102. Contributions for international peacekeeping activities.
TITLE XXII—UNITED NATIONS ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2201. United Nations policy on Israel and the Palestinians.
Sec. 2202. Data on costs incurred in support of United Nations peacekeeping
operations.
Sec. 2203. Reimbursement for goods and services provided by the United States to
the United Nations.
Sec. 2204. United States policy regarding United Nations peacekeeping operations.
Sec. 2205. Reform in budget decisionmaking procedures of the United Nations and
its specialized agencies.
Sec. 2206. Continued extension of privileges, exemptions, and immunities of the
International Organizations Immunities Act to UNIDO.
Sec. 2207. Sense of the Congress regarding compliance with child and spousal
support obligations by United Nations personnel.
TITLE XXIII—ARREARS PAYMENTS AND REFORM
CHAPTER 1—ARREARAGES TO THE UNITED NATIONS
SUBCHAPTER A—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE
OF FUNDS
Sec. 2301. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2302. Obligation and expenditure of funds.
Sec. 2303. Forgiveness of amounts owed by the United Nations to the United States.
SUBCHAPTER B—UNITED STATES SOVEREIGNTY
Sec. 2311. Certification requirements.
SUBCHAPTER C—REFORM OF ASSESSMENTS AND UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING
OPERATIONS
Sec. 2321. Certification requirements.
SUBCHAPTER D—BUDGET AND PERSONNEL REFORM
Sec. 2331. Certification requirements.
CHAPTER 2—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 2341. Statutory construction on relation to existing laws.
Sec. 2342. Prohibition on payments relating to UNIDO and other organizations from
which the United States has withdrawn or rescinded funding.
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DIVISION A—CONSOLIDATION OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Affairs Agencies
Consolidation Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 102. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this division are—
(1) to strengthen—
(A) the coordination of United States foreign policy;
and
(B) the leading role of the Secretary of State in the
formulation and articulation of United States foreign policy;
(2) to consolidate and reinvigorate the foreign affairs
functions of the United States within the Department of State
by—
(A) abolishing the United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency, the United States Information
Agency, and the United States International Development
Cooperation Agency, and transferring the functions of these
agencies to the Department of State while preserving the
special missions and skills of these agencies;
(B) transferring certain functions of the Agency for
International Development to the Department of State;
and
(C) providing for the reorganization of the Department
of State to maximize the efficient use of resources, which
may lead to budget savings, eliminated redundancy in
functions, and improvement in the management of the
Department of State;
(3) to ensure that programs critical to the promotion of
United States national interests be maintained;
(4) to assist congressional efforts to balance the Federal
budget and reduce the Federal debt;
(5) to ensure that the United States maintains effective
representation abroad within budgetary restraints; and
(6) to encourage United States foreign affairs agencies to
maintain a high percentage of the best qualified, most com-
petent United States citizens serving in the United States
Government.
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) ACDA.—The term ‘‘ACDA’’ means the United States
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
(2) AID.—The term ‘‘AID’’ means the United States Agency
for International Development.
(3) AGENCY; FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ or ‘‘Fed-
eral agency’’ means an Executive agency as defined in section
105 of title 5, United States Code.
(4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Committee
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on International Relations and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate.
(5) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered agency’’ means
any of the following agencies: ACDA, USIA, IDCA, and AID.
(6) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the
Department of State.
(7) FUNCTION.—The term ‘‘function’’ means any duty,
obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege,
activity, or program.
(8) IDCA.—The term ‘‘IDCA’’ means the United States
International Development Cooperation Agency.
(9) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘office’’ includes any office, adminis-
tration, agency, institute, unit, organizational entity, or compo-
nent thereof.
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means 
the
Secretary of State.
(11) USIA.—The term ‘‘USIA’’ means the United States
Information Agency.
SEC. 104. REPORT ON BUDGETARY COST SAVINGS RESULTING FROM
REORGANIZATION.
The Secretary of State shall submit a report, together with
the congressional presentation document for the budget of the
Department of State for each of the fiscal years 1999, 2000, and
2001, to the appropriate congressional committees describing the
total anticipated and achieved cost savings in budget outlays and
budget authority related to the reorganization implemented
under this division, including cost savings by each of the following
categories:
(1) Reductions in personnel.
(2) Administrative consolidation, including procurement.
(3) Program consolidation.
(4) Consolidation of real properties and leases.
TITLE II—UNITED STATES ARMS
CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. 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 abolition of the United States Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan
described in section 601.
CHAPTER 2—ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
SEC. 211. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND
DISARMAMENT AGENCY.
The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
is abolished.
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SEC. 212. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE.
There are transferred to the Secretary of State all functions
of the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency, and all functions of the United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency and any office or component of such agency,
under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, or other
provision of law, as of the day before the effective date of this
title.
SEC. 213. UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTER-
NATIONAL SECURITY.
Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘There’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) UNDER
SECRETARY
FOR
ARMS
CONTROL
AND
INTER-
NATIONAL
SECURITY.—There shall be in the Department of
State, among the Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph
(1), an Under Secretary for Arms Control and International
Security, who shall assist the Secretary and the Deputy Sec-
retary in matters related to international security policy, arms
control, and nonproliferation. Subject to the direction of the
President, the Under Secretary may attend and participate
in meetings of the National Security Council in his role as
Senior Advisor to the President and the Secretary of State
on Arms Control and Nonproliferation Matters.’’.
CHAPTER 3—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 221. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise provided in section 223 or 225, any
reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regu-
lation, agreement, determination, or other official document or
proceeding to—
(1) the Director of the United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency, the Director of the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency, or any other officer or employee of the
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency or the
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency shall be deemed to
refer to the Secretary of State; or
(2) the United States Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency or the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency shall
be deemed to refer to the Department of State.
SEC. 222. REPEALS.
The following sections of the Arms Control and Disarmament
Act (22 U.S.C. 2551 et seq.) are repealed: Sections 21 through
26 (22 U.S.C. 2561–2566), section 35 (22 U.S.C. 2575), section
42 (22 U.S.C. 2582), section 43 (22 U.S.C. 2583), sections 45 through
50 (22 U.S.C. 2585–2593), section 53 (22 U.S.C. 2593c), section
54 (22 U.S.C. 2593d), and section 63 (22 U.S.C. 2595b).
SEC. 223. AMENDMENTS TO THE ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
ACT.
The Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2551 et
seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 2 (22 U.S.C. 2551)—
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(A) in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking
‘‘creating a new agency of peace to deal with’’ and inserting
‘‘addressing’’;
(B) by striking the second undesignated paragraph;
and
(C) in the third undesignated paragraph—
(i) by striking ‘‘This organization’’ and inserting
‘‘The Secretary of State’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘It shall have’’ and inserting ‘‘The
Secretary shall have’’;
(iii) by striking ‘‘and the Secretary of State’’;
(iv) by inserting ‘‘, nonproliferation,’’ after ‘‘arms
control’’ in paragraph (1);
(v) by striking paragraph (2);
(vi) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5)
as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
(vii) by striking ‘‘, as appropriate,’’ in paragraph
(3) (as redesignated);
(2) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2552), by striking sub-
section (c);
(3) in the heading for title II, by striking ‘‘ORGANIZA-
TION’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES AND
VISITING SCHOLARS’’;
(4) in section 27 (22 U.S.C. 2567)—
(A) by striking the third sentence;
(B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘, acting through
the Director’’; and
(C) in the fifth sentence, by striking ‘‘Agency’’ and
inserting ‘‘Department of State’’;
(5) in section 28 (22 U.S.C. 2568)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’;
(B) in the second sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘Agency’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘Department of State’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Agency’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Depart-
ment of State’s’’; and
(C) by striking the fourth sentence;
(6) in section 31 (22 U.S.C. 2571)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘this title in’’ after ‘‘powers in’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘insure’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘ensure’’;
(D) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘in accordance
with procedures established under section 35 of this Act’’;
(E) in the fourth sentence by striking ‘‘The authority’’
and all that follows through ‘‘disarmament:’’ and inserting
the following: ‘‘The authority of the Secretary under this
Act with respect to research, development, and other
studies concerning arms control, nonproliferation, and
disarmament shall be limited to participation in the follow-
ing:’’; and
(F) in subsection (l), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(7) in section 32 (22 U.S.C. 2572)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of
State’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’;
(8) in section 33(a) (22 U.S.C. 2573(a))—
(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of State,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of
State’’;
(9) in section 34 (22 U.S.C. 2574)—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Director’’ and
inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’;
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘and the
Secretary of State’’;
(iii) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, non-
proliferation,’’ after ‘‘in the fields of arms control’’;
(iv) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘and shall
have primary responsibility, whenever directed by the
President, for the preparation, conduct, and manage-
ment of the United States participation in international
negotiations and implementation fora in the field of
nonproliferation’’;
(v) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘section
27’’ and inserting ‘‘section 201’’; and
(vi) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the’’ after
‘‘serve as’’;
(B) by striking subsection (b);
(C) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b);
and
(D) in subsection (b) (as redesignated)—
(i) in the text above paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’;
(ii) by striking paragraph (1); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
(10) in section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2576)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘, in accordance with the procedures
established pursuant to section 35 of this Act,’’;
(11) in section 37 (22 U.S.C. 2577)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and ‘‘Agency’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’ or ‘‘Depart-
ment of State’’, respectively; and
(B) by striking subsection (d);
(12) in section 38 (22 U.S.C. 2578)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and
(B) by striking subsection (c);
(13) in section 41 (22 U.S.C. 2581)—
(A) by striking ‘‘In the performance of his functions,
the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘In addition to any authorities
otherwise available, the Secretary of State in the perform-
ance of functions under this Act’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Agency’’, ‘‘Agency’s’’, ‘‘Director’’, and
‘‘Director’s’’ each place they appear and inserting ‘‘Depart-
ment of State’’, ‘‘Department of State’s’’, ‘‘Secretary of
State’’, or ‘‘Secretary of State’s’’, as appropriate;
(C) in subsection (a), by striking the sentence that
begins ‘‘It is the intent’’;
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(D) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘appoint officers and employees,
including attorneys, for the Agency in accordance with
the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointment in the competitive service, and fix their
compensation in accordance with chapter 51 and with
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating
to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except
that the Director may, to the extent the Director deter-
mines necessary to the discharge of his responsibil-
ities,’’;
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘exception’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsection’’; and
(iii) in paragraph (2)—
(I) by striking ‘‘exception’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘ceiling’’ and inserting ‘‘posi-
tions allocated to carry out the purpose of this
Act’’;
(E) by striking subsection (g);
(F) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and ( j) as
subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively;
(G) by amending subsection (f ) to read as follows:
‘‘(f ) establish a scientific and policy advisory board to advise
with and make recommendations to the Secretary of State
on United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disar-
mament policy and activities. A majority of the board shall
be composed of individuals who have a demonstrated knowledge
and technical expertise with respect to arms control, non-
proliferation, and disarmament matters and who have distin-
guished themselves in any of the fields of physics, chemistry,
mathematics, biology, or engineering, including weapons
engineering. The members of the board may receive the com-
pensation and reimbursement for expenses specified for consult-
ants by subsection (d) of this section;’’; and
(H) in subsection (h) (as redesignated), by striking
‘‘Deputy Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary for Arms
Control and International Security’’;
(14) in section 44 (22 U.S.C. 2584)—
(A) by striking ‘‘CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST AND’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘The members’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘(5 U.S.C. 2263), or any other’’ and inserting ‘‘Mem-
bers of advisory boards and consultants may serve as such
without regard to any’’; and
(C) by inserting at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘This section shall apply only to individuals carrying out
activities related to arms control, nonproliferation, and
disarmament.’’;
(15) in section 51 (22 U.S.C. 2593a)—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by inserting ‘‘, non-
proliferation,’’ after ‘‘arms control’’ each place it
appears;
(ii) by striking ‘‘Director, in consultation with the
Secretary of State,’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State
with the concurrence of the Director of Central Intel-
ligence and in consultation with’’;