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tives of the Congress with respect to certain arms control
agreements, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, and Euro-
pean Security Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF
CONTENTS.
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into 10 divi-
sions as follows:
(1) Division A—Consolidation and reinvestment
of foreign affairs agencies.
(2) Division B—State Department and Related
Agencies Authorization Act.
(3) Division C—Buy-American requirements.
(4) Division D—Foreign Aid Reporting Reform
Act of 1997.
(5) Division E—Miscellaneous provisions.
(6) Division F—Additional miscellaneous provi-
sions.
(7) Division G—Further additional miscellane-
ous provisions.
(8) Division H—Arms transfers code of con-
duct.
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(9) Division I—Miscellaneous provisions.
(10) Division J—European Security Act of
1997.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
DIVISION A—CONSOLIDATION AND REINVESTMENT OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Congressional findings.
Sec. 103. Purposes.
Sec. 104. Definitions.
TITLE II—PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATING, STREAMLINING, AND
REORGANIZING THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES
Sec. 201. Reorganization plan.
Sec. 202. Contents of reorganization plan.
Sec. 203. Limitation on powers.
Sec. 204. Effective date and publication of reorganization plan for the foreign
affairs agencies.
TITLE III—UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Effective date.
CHAPTER 2—ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND
DISARMAMENT AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Sec. 311. Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Sec. 312. Transfer of functions to Secretary of State.
Sec. 313. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security.
Sec. 314. Repeal relating to Inspector General for United States Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency.
CHAPTER 3—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
Sec. 321. References.
TITLE IV—UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY.
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Effective date.
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CHAPTER 2—ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Sec. 411. Abolition of United States Information Agency.
Sec. 412. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 413. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.
CHAPTER 3—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
Sec. 421. References in law.
Sec. 422. Application of certain laws.
TITLE V—UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. Effective date.
CHAPTER 2—ABOLITION OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Sec. 511. Abolition of International Development Cooperation Agency and
transfer of functions.
Sec. 512. Transfer of functions.
TITLE VI—AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 601. Effective date.
CHAPTER 2—REORGANIZATION OF AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Sec. 611. Reorganization of Agency for International Development.
DIVISION B—STATE DEPARTMENT AND RELATED
AGENCIES AUTHORIZATION ACT
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Definitions.
TITLE XI—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPART-
MENT OF STATE AND CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Sec. 1101. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 1102. International organizations, programs, and conferences.
Sec. 1103. International commissions.
Sec. 1104. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 1105. Asia foundation.
Sec. 1106. United States informational, educational, and cultural programs.
Sec. 1107. United States arms control and disarmament.
Sec. 1108. Radio Free Asia and Voice of America.
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TITLE XII—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND
ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Sec. 1201. Revision of department of State rewards program.
Sec. 1202. Capital investment fund.
Sec. 1203. Reduction of reporting.
Sec. 1204. Contracting for local guards services overseas.
Sec. 1205. Preadjudication of claims.
Sec. 1206. Expenses relating to certain international claims and proceedings.
Sec. 1207. Surcharge for processing certain machine readable visas.
Sec. 1208. Retention of additional defense trade controls registration fees.
Sec. 1209. Training.
Sec. 1210. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.
Sec. 1211. Fees for commercial services.
Sec. 1212. Budget presentation documents.
Sec. 1213. Grants to overseas educational facilities.
Sec. 1214. Grants to remedy international child abductions.
Sec. 1215. Notification of crimes committed by Diplomats.
Sec. 1216. Report on overseas surplus properties.
CHAPTER 2—CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 1241. Use of certain passport processing fees for enhanced passport serv-
ices.
Sec. 1242. Consular officers.
Sec. 1243. Repeal of outdated consular receipt requirements.
Sec. 1244. Elimination of duplicate publication requirements.
CHAPTER 3—REFUGEES AND MIGRATION
Sec. 1261. Report to Congress concerning Cuban emigration policies.
Sec. 1262. Reprogramming of migration and refugee assistance funds.
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 statutory establishment of certain positions of the
Department of State.
Sec. 1303. Personnel management.
Sec. 1304. Diplomatic security.
Sec. 1305. Special Envoy for Tibet.
CHAPTER 2—PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN
SERVICE
Sec. 1321. Authorized strength of the Foreign Service.
Sec. 1322. Nonovertime differential pay.
Sec. 1323. Authority of Secretary to separate convicted felons from service.
Sec. 1324. Career counseling.
Sec. 1325. Report concerning minorities and the foreign service.
Sec. 1326. Retirement benefits for involuntary separation.
Sec. 1327. Availability pay for certain criminal investigators within the diplo-
matic security service.
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Sec. 1328. Labor management relations.
TITLE XIV—UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: AUTHORITIES
AND ACTIVITIES FOR UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDU-
CATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS
Sec. 1401. Extension of au pair programs.
Sec. 1402. Retention of interest.
Sec. 1403. Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between North and
South.
Sec. 1404. Use of selected program fees.
Sec. 1405. Muskie Fellowship Program.
Sec. 1406. Working group on United States Government sponsored inter-
national exchanges and training.
Sec. 1407. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for Tibetans
and Burmese.
Sec. 1408. United States-Japan Commission.
Sec. 1409. Surrogate broadcasting studies.
Sec. 1410. Authority to administer summer travel/work programs.
Sec. 1411. Permanent administrative authorities regarding appropriations.
Sec. 1412. Authorities of the broadcasting board of governors.
TITLE XV—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED NATIONS
AND RELATED AGENCIES
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1501. Service in international organizations.
Sec. 1502. Organization of American States.
CHAPTER 2—UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED AGENCIES
Sec. 1521. Reform in budget decisionmaking procedures of the United Nations
and its specialized agencies.
Sec. 1522. Reports on efforts to promote full equality at the United Nations
for Israel.
Sec. 1523. United Nations Population Fund.
Sec. 1524. Continued extension of privileges, exemptions, and immunities of the
International Organizations Immunities Act to UNIDO.
Sec. 1525. Prohibition on funding for UNESCO World Heritage and Man and
Biosphere Programs.
TITLE XVI—ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
Sec. 1601. Comprehensive compilation of arms control and disarmament stud-
ies.
Sec. 1602. Use of funds.
TITLE XVII—FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS
Sec. 1701. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of refugees.
Sec. 1702. United States policy with respect to the involuntary return of per-
sons in danger of subjection to torture.
Sec. 1703. Reports on claims by United States firms against the Government
of Saudi Arabia.
Sec. 1704. Human rights reports.
Sec. 1705. Reports on determinations under title IV of the Libertad Act.
Sec. 1706. Reports and policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
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Sec. 1707. Congressional statement concerning Radio Free Europe/Radio Lib-
erty.
Sec. 1708. Programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency in
Cuba.
Sec. 1709. United States policy with respect to Jerusalem as the capital of Is-
rael.
Sec. 1710. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on International
Child Abduction.
Sec. 1711. Sense of the Congress relating to recognition of the Ecumenical Pa-
triarchate by the Government of Turkey.
Sec. 1712. Return of Hong Kong to People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 1713. Development of democracy in the Republic of Serbia.
Sec. 1714. Relations with Vietnam.
Sec. 1715. Statement concerning return of or compensation for wrongly con-
fiscated foreign properties.
Sec. 1716. Sense of the Congress regarding United States citizens held in pris-
ons in Peru.
Sec. 1717. Assistance for Ethiopia.
Sec. 1718. Special envoys for mutual disarmament.
Sec. 1719. Sense of the Congress relating to the transfer of nuclear waste from
Taiwan to North Korea.
Sec. 1720. Congressional statement regarding Prime Minister Gujral of India.
Sec. 1721. Sense of the Congress regarding the sovereignty of Belarus.
Sec. 1722. Congressional statement regarding the accession of Taiwan to the
World Trade Organization.
Sec. 1723. Reports and policy concerning human rights violations in Laos.
Sec. 1724. Report on border closures or economic or commercial blockades af-
fecting in the independent states of the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1725. Sense of the Congress regarding the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict.
Sec. 1726. Crisis in Albania.
Sec. 1727. Sense of the Congress concerning assistance for Ukraine.
Sec. 1728. Sense of the Congress regarding compliance with child and spousal
support obilgations by United Nations personnel.
Sec. 1729. Sense of the Congress regarding development of Azerbaijan’s Cas-
pian Sea petroleum reserves.
Sec. 1730. Sense of the Congress concerning the rights of prisoners in Andean
countries.
Sec. 1731. Additional requirements relating to assistance.
Sec. 1732. Scholarships to Tibetan and Burmese students.
Sec. 1733. United States policy regarding religious persecution and support of
terrorism by Sudan.
Sec. 1734. Sanctions against Syria.
Sec. 1735. Sense of the Congress relating to the abduction and detainment of
Donald Hutchings of the State of Washington.
Sec. 1736. Cuban cigars.
Sec. 1737. International fund for Ireland.
Sec. 1738. Sense of the Congress regarding assistance to Lithuania and Latvia.
Sec. 1739. Statement concerning conflict in East Timor.
Sec. 1740. Designation of Romania as eligible for assistance under the NATO
Participation Act of 1994.
TITLE XVIII—WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES
THAT PROVIDE NUCLEAR FUEL TO CUBA
Sec. 1801. Amendment to section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
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TITLE XVIX—AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR CUBAN LIBERTY
AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY ACT OF 1996 AND THE CUBAN
DEMOCRACY ACT OF 1992
Sec. 1901. Funds made available under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961.
TITLE XX—INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT
WITH ALL WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT COUNTRIES
Sec. 2001. Sense of the Congress.
TITLE XXI—UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO FORCED
ABORTION AND FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR
PROMOTE ABORTIONS
Sec. 2101. Foreign organizations that perform or promote abortion.
Sec. 2102. Forced abortion in the People’s Republic of China.
TITLE XXII—OTHER FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS
Sec. 2201. Condemnation of Palestinian death penalty for land sales.
TITLE XXIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 2301. Assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
TITLE XXIV—SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE
IMPRISONMENT OF NGAWANG CHOEPHEL IN CHINA
Sec. 2401. Sense of the Congress regarding the imprisonment of Ngawang
Choephel in China.
DIVISION C—BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS
TITLE XXV—COMPLIANCE WITH BUY-AMERICAN ACT
Sec. 2501. Buy-American requirements.
DIVISION D—FOREIGN AID REPORTING REFORM ACT OF
1997
TITLE XXVI—FOREIGN AID REPORTING REFORM
Sec. 2601. Short title.
Sec. 2602. Annual foreign assistance justification report.
Sec. 2603. Requirement for congressional explanation of proposed changes to
the President’s foreign assistance budget.
Sec. 2604. Definition of foreign assistance programs.
DIVISION E—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TITLE XXVII—FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER SECTIONS 103
THROUGH 106 OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
Sec. 2701. Activities and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean region
and the Asia and the Pacific region.
DIVISION F—ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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TITLE XXVIII—INDONESIA MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Sec. 2801. Sense of the Congress relating to Indonesia military assistance.
DIVISION G—FURTHER ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
TITLE XXIX—PROHIBITION ON FUNDS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
THAT ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA
Sec. 2901. Prohibition on foreign assistance to any country that assits Libya
in circumventing United Nations sanctions.
DIVISION H—ARMS TRANSFERS CODE OF CONDUCT
TITLE XXX—ARMS TRANSFERS CODE OF CONDUCT
Sec. 3001. Short title.
Sec. 3002. Findings.
Sec. 3003. Purpose.
Sec. 3004. Prohibition of United States military assistance and arms transfers
to certain foreign governments.
Sec. 3005. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 3006. United States military assistance and arms transfers defined.
DIVISION I—ASSISTANCE FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TITLE XXXI—ASSISTANCE FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Sec. 3101. Assistance for the Russian Federation.
DIVISION J—EUROPEAN SECURITY ACT OF 1997
TITLE XXXII—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)
Sec. 3201. Short title.
Sec. 3202. Statements of policy.
Sec. 3203. Authorities relating to NATO enlargement.
Sec. 3204. Authorities relating to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in
Europe.
Sec. 3205. Ballistic missile defense cooperative projects with Russia.
Sec. 3206. Restriction on entry into force of ABM/TMD demarcation agree-
ments.
Sec. 3207. Burdensharing.
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DIVISION 
A—CONSOLIDATION
AND REINVENTION OF FOR-
EIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Affairs
Agencies Consolidation and Reinvention Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) With the end of the Cold War, the inter-
national challenges facing the United States have
changed, but the fundamental national interests of
the United States have not. The security, economic,
and humanitarian interests of the United States re-
quire continued American engagement in inter-
national affairs. The leading role of the United
States in world affairs will be as important in the
twenty-first century as it has been in the twentieth.
(2) In this context, the United States has a his-
toric opportunity to continue the reinvention of the
agencies primarily responsible for implementing the
Nation’s foreign policies.
(3) The United States budget deficit and the
agreement to come to a balanced budget over 5
years requires that the foreign as well as the domes-
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tic programs and activities of the United States be
carefully reviewed. Wherever possible, foreign pro-
grams and activities must be streamlined, managed
more efficiently, and adapted to the requirements of
the post-Cold War era.
(4) In order to streamline the foreign programs
and activities of the United States without jeopardiz-
ing United States interests, strong and effective
leadership will be required. In order to promote this
streamlining process, the proliferation of foreign af-
fairs agencies that occurred during the Cold War
must be reversed by reinventing, streamlining, and
reorganizing the foreign affairs structure under the
strengthened leadership of the Secretary of State.
(5) The continuing reinvention, streamlining,
and reorganization of the foreign affairs agencies,
the Department of State, the Arms Control and Dis-
armament Agency, the United States Information
Agency, the International Development Cooperation
Agency, and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, must ensure that these agen-
cies can effectively confront the new and pressing
challenges of the post-Cold War world.
(6) Any reinvention, streamlining, and reorga-
nization of the foreign affairs agencies must recog-
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nize the fact that arms control and nonproliferation,
sustainable development, and public diplomacy are
now more central than ever to the success of the
United States foreign policy. Any integration of
these agencies should preserve the unique skills and
capabilities of each of the agencies in a reinvented
Department of State.
(7) A reinvented, streamlined, reorganized, and
more flexible foreign affairs structure under the
strengthened leadership of the Secretary of State
can more effectively promote the international inter-
ests of the United States and enhance the United
States’ ability to meet the growing foreign policy
challenges during the next century.
(8) The new foreign affairs structure should be
one that will maintain the quality of and strengthen
the public diplomacy and arms control functions now
performed by the United States Information Agency
and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
SEC. 103. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this division are—
(1) to provide for the streamlining and reinven-
tion of the Department of State to enable it better
to incorporate additional functions and agencies,
manage new responsibilities, make the Department
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more effective, maximize the efficient use of re-
sources, and make it better able to defend American
interests and promote American values abroad;
(2) to consolidate and integrate certain agencies
and certain functions of other agencies of the United
States into the reinvented Department of State;
(3) to ensure that the United States maintains
adequate representation abroad within available
budgetary resources;
(4) to ensure that programs critical to the pro-
motion of United States interests be maintained;
and
(5) to strengthen—
(A) the coordination of United States for-
eign policy; and
(B) the leading role of the Secretary of
State in the formulation and articulation of
United States foreign policy.
SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.
The following terms have the following meanings for
the purposes of this division:
(1) The term ‘‘ACDA’’ means the United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
(2) The term ‘‘agency’’ means the Department
of State, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agen-
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cy, the United States Information Agency, the Inter-
national Development Cooperation Agency, and the
Agency for International Development.
(3) The term ‘‘AID’’ means the Agency for
International Development.
(4) The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of State.
(5) The term ‘‘officer’’ is not limited by the
meaning of such term under section 2104 of title 5,
United States Code.
(6) The term ‘‘reorganization’’ means integra-
tion, transfer, consolidation, coordination, authoriza-
tion, or abolition.
(7) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of State.
(8) The term ‘‘USIA’’ means the United States
Information Agency.
TITLE II—PLAN FOR CONSOLI-
DATING, STREAMLINING, AND
REORGANIZING 
THE 
FOR-
EIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES
SEC. 201. REORGANIZATION PLAN.
(a) REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—No later than 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
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shall submit to the Congress a reorganization plan
for the foreign affairs agencies specifying, in accord-
ance with titles III through VI of this division, the
reorganization of the Department of State, the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency, the United
States Information Agency, the International Devel-
opment Cooperation Agency, and the Agency for
International Development.
(2) MANDATORY ELEMENTS.—The plan shall
provide for—
(A) the transfer of the whole or a part of
agencies, or of the whole or a part of the func-
tions thereof, to the jurisdiction and control of
the Department of State; and
(B) the consolidation or coordination of the
whole or a part of agencies, or of the whole or
a part of the functions thereof, with the whole
or a part of another agency or the functions
thereof.
(3) DISCRETIONARY
ELEMENTS.—The plan
may provide for—
(A) the abolition of all or a part of the
functions of an agency, except that no enforce-
ment function or statutory program shall be
abolished by the plan; and
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(B) the consolidation or coordination of a
part of an agency or the functions thereof with
another part of the same agency or the func-
tions thereof.
(b) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit
the reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agen-
cies under subsection (a) to both Houses of Con-
gress on the same day and to each House while it
is in session. If on the date that is 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the plan has not
been submitted and either House is not in session,
the plan shall be submitted on the first day there-
after when both Houses are in session.
(2) INFORMATION
REGARDING
IMPLEMENTA-
TION.—The message of the President, submitted to-
gether with the reorganization plan, shall include in-
formation regarding implementation of the plan
which shall—
(A) describe in detail—
(i) the actions necessary or planned to
complete the reorganization,
(ii) the anticipated nature and sub-
stance of any orders, directives, and other
administrative and operational actions
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which are expected to be required for com-
pleting or implementing the reorganization,
and
(iii) any preliminary actions which
have been taken in the implementation
process, and
(B) contain a projected timetable for com-
pletion of the implementation process.
The President shall also provide such further background
or other information as the Congress may require for its
consideration of the plan.
(c) AMENDMENT OF PLAN.—During the 60 calendar-
day period after the date on which the plan is submitted
to the Congress, the President may transmit to the Con-
gress amendments or modifications to the plan, consistent
with this division, which shall be considered as though
submitted together with the reorganization plan and shall
not affect any effective date or deadline under this divi-
sion.
SEC. 202. CONTENTS OF REORGANIZATION PLAN.
(a) CONTENTS.—A reorganization plan for the for-
eign affairs agencies submitted under section 201 of this
title—
(1) notwithstanding section 1 of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956, may pro-
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vide for the appointment and pay of one or more of-
ficers of any agency, including appointment of addi-
tional Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries
(except that the total number may not exceed the
total number of officers previously authorized at Ex-
ecutive Schedule levels III and IV of the agencies
subject to this division), if the President determines,
and in the President’s message submitting the plan
declares that, by reason of a reorganization made by
the plan, the provisions are necessary;
(2) shall provide for the transfer or other dis-
position of the records, property, and personnel af-
fected by a reorganization;
(3) shall provide for the transfer of such unex-
pended balances of appropriations, and of other
funds, available for use in connection with a function
or agency affected by a reorganization, as the Presi-
dent considers necessary by reason of the reorga-
nization for use in connection with the functions af-
fected by the reorganization, or for the use of the
agency which shall have the functions after the reor-
ganization plan is effective; and
(4) shall provide for terminating the affairs of
an agency abolished.
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(b) TRANSFERS OF OFFICIALS.—If the reorganiza-
tion plan for the foreign affairs agencies under section 201
contains provisions pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this
section, an individual holding office immediately prior to
the abolition or transfer of the office by this division who
was appointed to the office by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, and who performs
duties substantially similar to the duties of an office pro-
posed to be created under such plan, may, in the discretion
of the Secretary of State, assume the duties of such new
office, and shall not be required to be reappointed by rea-
son of the abolition or transfer of the individual’s previous
office.
(c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF UNEXPENDED
BALANCES.—The reorganization plan for the foreign af-
fairs agencies may provide for the transfer of unexpended
balances pursuant to subsection (a)(3) only if such bal-
ances are used for the purposes for which the appropria-
tion was originally made or for the purpose of reorganiza-
tion.
SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON POWERS.
The reorganization plan for the foreign affairs agen-
cies submitted under this title may not provide for, and
a reorganization under this title may not have the effect
of—
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201 may provide for the transfer of the whole or part of
functions prior to the effective dates established in titles
II through VI, including the transfer of personnel and
funds associated with such functions.
TITLE III—UNITED STATES ARMS
CONTROL 
AND 
DISAR-
MAMENT AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. 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 201.
CHAPTER 
2—ABOLITION 
OF 
UNITED
STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISAR-
MAMENT AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF
FUNCTIONS
SEC. 311. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL
AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY.
The United States Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency is abolished.
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SEC. 312. 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 Con-
trol 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 pro-
vision of law as of the day before the effective date of this
title, except as otherwise provided in this division.
SEC. 313. UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR
ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY.—Sec-
tion 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended in subsection (b)—
(1) by striking ‘‘There’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL
AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY.—There shall be in
the Department of State, among the Under Sec-
retaries authorized by paragraph (1), an Under Sec-
retary for Arms Control and International Security
who shall, among other duties, assist the Secretary
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and the Deputy Secretary in matters related to arms
control and international security policy.’’.
(b) PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS OF NATIONAL SE-
CURITY COUNCIL.—Section 101 of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) The Under Secretary for Arms Control and
International Security may, in the role of advisor to the
National Security Council on arms control, nonprolifera-
tion, and disarmament matters, and subject to the direc-
tion of the President, attend and participate in meetings
of the National Security Council.’’.
SEC. 314. REPEAL RELATING TO INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR
UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISAR-
MAMENT AGENCY.
Section 50 of the Arms Control and Disarmament
Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a), relating to the ACDA Inspector
General, is repealed.
CHAPTER 3—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 321. REFERENCES.
Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan,
Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or
other official document or proceeding to—
(1) the Director of the United States Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency, or any other offi-
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cer or employee of the United States Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency, shall be deemed to refer
to the Secretary of State; and
(2) the United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency shall be deemed to refer to the De-
partment of State.
TITLE IV—UNITED STATES
INFORMATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title, and the amendments made by this title,
shall take effect on the earlier of—
(1) October 1, 1999; or
(2) the date of abolition of the United States
Information Agency pursuant to the reorganization
plan described in section 201.
CHAPTER 
2—ABOLITION 
OF 
UNITED
STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
SEC. 411. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION
AGENCY.
The United States Information Agency is abolished.
SEC. 412. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
(a) TRANSFER TO SECRETARY OF STATE.—There
are transferred to the Secretary of State all functions of
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the Director of the United States Information Agency and
all functions of the United States Information 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,
except as otherwise provided in this division.
(b) PRESERVING
THE INDEPENDENCE
OF INTER-
NATIONAL BROADCASTING.—The Broadcasting Board of
Governors and the Director of the International Broad-
casting Bureau shall continue to have the responsibilities
set forth in title III of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et
seq.), except that, as further set forth in chapter 3 of this
title, references in that Act to the United States Informa-
tion Agency shall be deemed to refer to the Department
of State, and references to the Director of the United
States Information Agency shall be deemed to refer to the
Secretary of the State.
SEC. 413. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC DI-
PLOMACY.
Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1) before ‘‘There’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
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‘‘(2) UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLO-
MACY.—There shall be in the Department of State,
in addition to the Under Secretaries authorized by
paragraph (1), an Under Secretary for Public Diplo-
macy who shall have responsibility, among other du-
ties, to assist the Secretary and the Deputy Sec-
retary in matters related to United States public di-
plomacy policies and programs, including inter-
national educational and cultural exchange pro-
grams, information, and international broadcasting.
CHAPTER 3—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 421. REFERENCES IN LAW.
Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan,
Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or
other official document or proceeding to—
(1) the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency or the Director of the International
Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer to
the Secretary of State; and
(2) the United States Information Agency,
USIA, or the International Communication Agency
shall be deemed to refer to the Department of State.
SEC. 422. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.
(a) APPLICATION TO FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT
OF STATE.—Section 501 of Public Law 80–402, section
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202 of Public Law 95–426, and section 208 of Public Law
99–93 shall not apply to public affairs and other informa-
tion dissemination functions of the Secretary of State as
carried out prior to any transfer of functions pursuant to
this division.
(b) APPLICATION TO FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—Section 501 of Public Law
80–402, section 202 of Public Law 95–426, and section
208 of Public Law 99–93 shall apply only to overseas pub-
lic diplomacy programs of the Director of the United
States Information Agency as carried out prior to any
transfer of functions pursuant to this division.
TITLE 
V—UNITED 
STATES
INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOP-
MENT COOPERATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. 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
International Development Cooperation Agency pur-
suant to the reorganization plan described in section
201.
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CHAPTER 
2—ABOLITION 
OF 
INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERA-
TION 
AGENCY 
AND 
TRANSFER 
OF
FUNCTIONS
SEC. 511. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States International
Development Cooperation Agency is abolished.
(b) AID AND OPIC.—Subsection (a) shall not be in-
terpreted to apply to the Agency for International Devel-
opment (AID) or the Overseas Private Investment Cor-
poration (OPIC).
SEC. 512. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
The reorganization plan submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 201 shall provide for the transfer to another agency
or agencies of all functions of the Director of the United
States International Development Cooperation Agency
and all functions of the United States International Devel-
opment Cooperation Agency and any office or component
of such agencies under any statute, reorganization plan,
Executive order, or other provision of law before the effec-
tive date of this title, except as otherwise provided in this
division.
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TITLE VI—AGENCY FOR
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title, and the amendments made by this title,
shall take effect on the earlier of—
(1) October 1, 1999; or
(2) the date of reorganization of the Agency for
International Development pursuant to the reorga-
nization plan described in section 201.
CHAPTER 2—REORGANIZATION OF AGEN-
CY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOP-
MENT AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
SEC. 611. REORGANIZATION OF AGENCY FOR INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Agency for International De-
velopment shall be reorganized in accordance with this di-
vision and the reorganization plan submitted pursuant to
section 201.
(b) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.—
The Agency for International Development shall report to
and be under the direct authority and foreign policy guid-
ance of the Secretary of State.
(c) FUNCTIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED.—The reorga-
nization of the Agency for International Development shall
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provide, at a minimum, for the transfer to and consolida-
tion with the Department of State of the following func-
tions of the agency:
(1) Press office.
(2) Certain administrative functions.
DIVISION 
B—STATE 
DEPART-
MENT AND RELATED AGEN-
CIES AUTHORIZATION ACT
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘State Department
and Related Agencies Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1998 and 1999’’ and shall be effective for all purposes
as if enacted as a separate Act.
SEC. 1002. STATEMENT OF HISTORY OF LEGISLATION.
This division consists of H.R. 1253, the Foreign Re-
lations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999,
which was introduced by Representative Smith of New
Jersey on April 9, 1997, and amended and reported by
the Subcommittee on International Operations and
Human Rights of the Committee on International Rela-
tions on April 10, 1997.
SEC. 1003. DEFINITIONS.
The following terms have the following meanings for
the purposes of this division:
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(1) The term ‘‘AID’’ means the Agency for
International Development.
(2) The term ‘‘ACDA’’ means the United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
(3) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on International Re-
lations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(4) The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of State.
(5) The term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the mean-
ing given to the term ‘‘agency’’ by section 551(1) of
title 5, United States Code.
(6) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of State.
(7) The term ‘‘USIA’’ means the United States
Information Agency.
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TITLE XI—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR 
DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE AND
CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AF-
FAIRS FUNCTIONS AND AC-
TIVITIES
SEC. 1101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of State under ‘‘Administra-
tion of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, func-
tions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the for-
eign affairs of the United States and for other purposes
authorized by law, including the diplomatic security pro-
gram:
(1) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’, 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
State
$1,746,977,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$1,746,977,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(B) PASSPORT INFORMATION SERVICES.—
The Secretary of State shall provide passport
information without charge to citizens of the
United States, including—
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(i) information about who is eligible to
receive a United States passport and how
and where to apply;
(ii) information about the status of
pending applications; and
(iii) names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of State and Federal officials who
are authorized to provide passport infor-
mation in cooperation with the Department
of State.
(2) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, of the
Department of State $363,513,000 for the fis-
cal year 1998 and $363,513,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(B) LIMITATIONS.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated by subparagraph
(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 are authorized
to be appropriated only for the recruitment of
minorities for careers in the Foreign Service
and international affairs.
(3) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Cap-
ital Investment Fund’’, of the Department of State
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$64,600,000 
for 
the 
fiscal 
year 
1998 
and
$64,600,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(4) SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILD-
INGS ABROAD.—For ‘‘Security and Maintenance of
Buildings Abroad’’, $373,081,000 for the fiscal year
1998 and $373,081,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(5) 
REPRESENTATION
ALLOWANCES.—For
‘‘Representation Allowances’’, $4,300,000 for the
fiscal year 1998 and $4,300,000 for the fiscal year
1999.
(6) EMERGENCIES
IN
THE
DIPLOMATIC
AND
CONSULAR SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Dip-
lomatic and Consular Service’’, $5,500,000 for the
fiscal 1998 and $5,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(7) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—
For ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, $28,300,000
for the fiscal year 1998 and $28,300,000 for the fis-
cal year 1999.
(8) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN
TAIWAN.—For ‘‘Payment to the American Institute
in Taiwan’’, $14,490,000 for the fiscal year 1998
and $14,490,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(9) PROTECTION
OF
FOREIGN
MISSIONS
AND
OFFICIALS.—For ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions
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and Officials’’, $7,900,000 for the fiscal year 1998
and $7,900,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(10) REPATRIATION
LOANS.—For ‘‘Repatri-
ation Loans’’, $1,200,000 for the fiscal year 1998
and $1,200,000 for the fiscal year 1999, for admin-
istrative expenses.
SEC. 1102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS,
AND CONFERENCES.
(a) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for ‘‘Contributions to International Organiza-
tions’’, $960,389,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$987,590,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and
responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the
United States with respect to international organizations
and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with
such purposes.
(b) 
VOLUNTARY
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Vol-
untary Contributions to International Organiza-
tions’’, $199,725,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$199,725,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
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(2) LIMITATIONS.—
(A) WORLD
FOOD
PROGRAM.—Of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated under
paragraph (1), $5,000,000 for the fiscal year
1998 and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999
are authorized to be appropriated only for a
United States contribution to the World Food
Program.
(B) UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND
FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE.—Of the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated under paragraph
(1), $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are author-
ized to be appropriated only for a United States
contribution to the United Nations Voluntary
Fund for Victims of Torture.
(C) INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM
ON
THE
ELIMINATION
OF
CHILD
LABOR.—Of 
the
amounts authorized to be appropriated under
paragraph (1), $10,000,000 for the fiscal year
1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999
are authorized to be appropriated only for a
United States contribution to the International
Labor Organization for the activities of the
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International Program on the Elimination of
Child Labor.
(3) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) are
authorized to remain available until expended.
(c) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL
PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be
appropriated for ‘‘Contributions for International Peace-
keeping Activities’’, $240,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998
and $240,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Depart-
ment of State to carry out the authorities, functions, du-
ties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign af-
fairs of the United States with respect to international
peacekeeping activities and to carry out other authorities
in law consistent with such purposes.
(d) VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING
OPERATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated
for ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, $87,600,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $67,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for
the Department of State to carry out section 551 of Public
Law 87–195.
(e) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
AND CONTIN-
GENCIES.—There are authorized to be appropriated for
‘‘International 
Conferences 
and 
Contingencies’’,
$3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 for
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the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State to carry
out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities
in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States
with respect to international conferences and contin-
gencies and to carry out other authorities in law consistent
with such purposes.
(f) FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES.—In ad-
dition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated
by subsections (a) and (b) of this section, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to offset
adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall be avail-
able for obligation and expenditure only to the extent that
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget de-
termines and certifies to Congress that such amounts are
necessary due to such fluctuations.
(g) LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES VOLUNTARY
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.—
(1) Of the amounts made available for fiscal
years 1998 and 1999 for United States voluntary
contributions to the United Nations Development
Program an amount equal to the amount the United
Nations Development Program will spend in Burma
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during each fiscal year shall be withheld unless dur-
ing such fiscal year, the President submits to the ap-
propriate congressional committees the certification
described in paragraph (2).
(2) The certification referred to in paragraph
(1) is a certification by the President that all pro-
grams and activities of the United Nations Develop-
ment Program (including United Nations Develop-
ment Program—Administered Funds) in Burma—
(A) are focused on eliminating human suf-
fering and addressing the needs of the poor;
(B) are undertaken only through inter-
national or private voluntary organizations that
have been deemed independent of the State
Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC),
after consultation with the leadership of the
National League for Democracy and the leader-
ship of the National Coalition Government of
the Union of Burma;
(C) provide no financial, political, or mili-
tary benefit to the SLORC; and
(D) are carried out only after consultation
with the leadership of the National League for
Democracy and the leadership of the National
Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.
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SEC. 1103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated under ‘‘International Commissions’’ for the De-
partment of State to carry out the authorities, functions,
duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign
affairs of the United States and for other purposes author-
ized by law:
(1) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
AND
WATER
COMMISSION, UNITED
STATES
AND
MEXICO.—For
‘‘International Boundary and Water Commission,
United States and Mexico’’—
(A) 
for 
‘‘Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’
$18,490,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$18,490,000 for the fiscal year 1999; and
(B) for ‘‘Construction’’ $6,493,000 for the
fiscal year 1998 and $6,493,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(2) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
COMMISSION,
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—For ‘‘International
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’,
$785,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $785,000 for
the fiscal year 1999.
(3) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—For
‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $3,225,000 for
the fiscal year 1998 and $3,225,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
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(4) 
INTERNATIONAL
FISHERIES
COMMIS-
SIONS.—For ‘‘International Fisheries Commissions’’,
$14,549,000 
for 
the 
fiscal 
year 
1998 
and
$14,549,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
SEC. 1104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
(a) MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’ for authorized activi-
ties, $623,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$623,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(2) LIMITATION
REGARDING
TIBETAN
REFU-
GEES IN INDIA AND NEPAL.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1),
$1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,000,000
for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be avail-
able only for humanitarian assistance, including but
not limited to food, medicine, clothing, and medical
and vocational training, to Tibetan refugees in India
and Nepal who have fled Chinese-occupied Tibet.
(b) REFUGEES RESETTLING IN ISRAEL.—There are
authorized to be appropriated $80,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for
assistance for refugees resettling in Israel from other
countries.
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(c) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
FOR DISPLACED
BURMESE.—There are authorized to be appropriated
$1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,500,000 for
the fiscal year 1999 for humanitarian assistance, includ-
ing but not limited to food, medicine, clothing, and medi-
cal and vocational training, to persons displaced as a re-
sult of civil conflict in Burma, including persons still with-
in Burma.
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated
pursuant to this section are authorized to be available
until expended.
SEC. 1105. ASIA FOUNDATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Asia
Foundation’’, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department
of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and
responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the
United States with respect to Asia Foundation and to
carry out other authorities in law consistent with such
purposes.
SEC. 
1106. 
UNITED 
STATES 
INFORMATIONAL, 
EDU-
CATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out international information activities
and educational and cultural exchange programs under
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the United States Information and Educational Exchange
Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961, Reorganization Plan Number 2 of
1977, the United States International Broadcasting Act
of 1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Tele-
vision Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Board for Inter-
national Broadcasting Act, the North/South Center Act of
1991, the National Endowment for Democracy Act, and
to carry out other authorities in law consistent with such
purposes:
(1) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.—For ‘‘Salaries
and Expenses’’, $434,097,000 for the fiscal year
1998 and $434,097,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(2) TECHNOLOGY
FUND.—For ‘‘Technology
Fund’’ for the United States Information Agency,
$6,350,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $6,350,000
for the fiscal year 1999.
(3) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE
PROGRAMS.—
(A) FULBRIGHT
ACADEMIC
EXCHANGE
PROGRAMS.—For the ‘‘Fulbright Academic Ex-
change Programs’’, $94,236,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $94,236,000 for the fiscal year
1999.
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(B) SOUTH PACIFIC EXCHANGES.—For the
‘‘South Pacific Exchanges’’, $500,000 for the
fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(C) EAST TIMORESE SCHOLARSHIPS.—For
the ‘‘East Timorese Scholarships’’, $500,000
for the fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the
fiscal year 1999.
(D) 
TIBETAN
EXCHANGES.—For 
the
‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchanges with
Tibet’’ under section 236 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (Public Law 103–236), $500,000 for the
fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(E) OTHER PROGRAMS.—For ‘‘Hubert H.
Humphrey Fellowship Program’’, ‘‘Edmund S.
Muskie Fellowship Program’’, ‘‘International
Visitors Program’’, ‘‘Mike Mansfield Fellowship
Program’’, ‘‘Claude and Mildred Pepper Schol-
arship Program of the Washington Workshops
Foundation’’, ‘‘Citizen Exchange Programs’’,
‘‘Congress-Bundestag 
Exchange 
Program’’,
‘‘Newly Independent States and Eastern Eu-
rope Training’’, and ‘‘Institute for Representa-
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tive Government’’, $97,995,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $97,995,000 for the fiscal year
1999.
(4) INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING
ACTIVI-
TIES.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘International Broadcasting Ac-
tivities’’, $344,655,000 for the fiscal year 1998,
and $341,655,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under subparagraph
(A), the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency and the Board of Broadcasting
Governors shall seek to ensure that the
amounts made available for broadcasting to na-
tions whose people do not fully enjoy freedom of
expression do not decline in proportion to the
amounts made available for broadcasting to
other nations.
(5) RADIO CONSTRUCTION.—For ‘‘Radio Con-
struction’’, $40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998,
and $33,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(6) RADIO
FREE
ASIA.—For ‘‘Radio Free
Asia’’, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
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(7) BROADCASTING TO CUBA.—
(A)
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For 
‘‘Broadcasting 
to 
Cuba’’,
$22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(B) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under subparagraph
(A), no funds shall be used for television broad-
casting to Cuba after October 1, 1997, if the
President certifies that continued funding is not
in the national interest of the United States.
(8) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL
INTERCHANGE
BETWEEN
EAST
AND
WEST.—For
‘‘Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange be-
tween East and West’’, $10,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(9) NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT
FOR
DEMOC-
RACY.—For ‘‘National Endowment for Democracy’’,
$30,000,000 
for 
the 
fiscal 
year 
1998 
and
$30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(10) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL
INTERCHANGE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.—For
‘‘Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange be-
tween North and South’’ $2,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
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SEC. 1107. UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISAR-
MAMENT.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
the purposes of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act—
(1) $44,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$44,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999; and
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for increases in sal-
ary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits author-
ized by law, and to offset adverse fluctuations in for-
eign currency exchange rates.
SEC. 1108. RADIO FREE ASIA AND VOICE OF AMERICA.
(a) It is the sense of Congress that the United States
broadcasting through Radio Free Asia and Voice of Amer-
ica increase to continuous, 24-hour broadcasting in Man-
darin, Cantonese, Tibetan, and that broadcasting in addi-
tional Chinese dialects be increased.
(b) Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the
President shall report to the Congress on a plan to achieve
continuous broadcasting in Asia.
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TITLE 
XII—DEPARTMENT 
OF
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORITIES AND
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 1201. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 36 of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 36. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) There is established a
program for the payment of rewards to carry out the pur-
poses of this section.
‘‘(2) The rewards program established by this section
shall be administered by the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation, where appropriate, with the Attorney General.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—(1) The rewards program estab-
lished by this section shall be designed to assist in the
prevention of acts of international terrorism, international
narcotics trafficking, and other related criminal acts.
‘‘(2) At the sole discretion of the Secretary of State
and in consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney
General, the Secretary may pay a reward to any individual
who furnishes information leading to—
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‘‘(A) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual for the commission of an act of inter-
national terrorism against a United States person or
United States property;
‘‘(B) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual conspiring or attempting to commit
an act of international terrorism against a United
States person or United States property;
‘‘(C) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual for committing, primarily outside the
territorial jurisdiction of the United States, any nar-
cotics-related offense if that offense involves or is a
significant part of conduct that involves—
‘‘(i) a violation of United States narcotics
laws and which is such that the individual
would be a major violator of such laws; or
‘‘(ii) the killing or kidnapping of—
‘‘(I) any officer, employee, or contract
employee of the United States Government
while such individual is engaged in official
duties, or on account of that individual’s
official duties, in connection with the en-
forcement of United States narcotics laws
or the implementing of United States nar-
cotics control objectives; or
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‘‘(II) a member of the immediate fam-
ily of any such individual on account of
that individual’s official duties, in connec-
tion with the enforcement of United States
narcotics laws or the implementing of
United States narcotics control objectives;
or
‘‘(iii) an attempt or conspiracy to commit
any of the acts described in clause (i) or (ii);
or
‘‘(D) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual aiding or abetting in the commission
of an act described in subparagraphs (A) through
(C); or
‘‘(E) the prevention, frustration, or favorable
resolution of an act described in subparagraphs (A)
through (C).
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—(1) To ensure that the pay-
ment of rewards pursuant to this section does not dupli-
cate or interfere with the payment of informants or the
obtaining of evidence or information, as authorized to the
Department of Justice, the offering, administration, and
payment of rewards under this section, including proce-
dures for—
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‘‘(A) identifying individuals, organizations, and
offenses with respect to which rewards will be of-
fered;
‘‘(B) the publication of rewards;
‘‘(C) offering of joint rewards with foreign gov-
ernments;
‘‘(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
‘‘(E) the payment and approval of payment,
shall be governed by procedures developed by the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General.
‘‘(2) Before making a reward under this section in
a matter over which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction,
the Secretary of State shall advise and consult with the
Attorney General.
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—(1) There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of State from time to time such
amounts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes
of this section, notwithstanding section 102 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987
(Public Law 99–93).
‘‘(2) No amount of funds may be appropriated which,
when added to the amounts previously appropriated but
not yet obligated, would cause such amounts to exceed
$15,000,000.
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‘‘(3) To the maximum extent practicable, funds made
available to carry out this section should be distributed
equally for the purpose of preventing acts of international
terrorism and for the purpose of preventing international
narcotics trafficking.
‘‘(4) Amounts appropriated to carry out the purposes
of this section shall remain available until expended.
‘‘(e) LIMITATION AND CERTIFICATION.—(1) A re-
ward under this section may not exceed $2,000,000.
‘‘(2) A reward under this section of more than
$100,000 may not be made without the approval of the
President or the Secretary of State.
‘‘(3) Any reward granted under this section shall be
approved and certified for payment by the Secretary of
State.
‘‘(4) The authority of paragraph (2) may not be dele-
gated to any other officer or employee of the United States
Government.
‘‘(5) If the Secretary determines that the identity of
the recipient of a reward or of the members of the recipi-
ent’s immediate family must be protected, the Secretary
may take such measures in connection with the payment
of the reward as he considers necessary to effect such pro-
tection.
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‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.—An officer or employee of any
governmental entity who, while in the performance of his
or her official duties, furnishes information described in
subsection (b) shall not be eligible for a reward under this
section.
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than 30 days after
paying any reward under this section, the Secretary of
State shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees with respect to such reward. The report,
which may be submitted on a classified basis if necessary,
shall specify the amount of the reward paid, to whom the
reward was paid, and the acts with respect to which the
reward was paid. The report shall also discuss the signifi-
cance of the information for which the reward was paid
in dealing with those acts.
‘‘(2) Not later than 60 days after the end of each
fiscal year, the Secretary of State shall submit an annual
report to the appropriate congressional committees with
respect to the operation of the rewards program author-
ized by this section. Such report shall provide information
on the total amounts expended during such fiscal year to
carry out the purposes of this section, including amounts
spent to publicize the availability of rewards.
‘‘(h) PUBLICATION REGARDING REWARDS OFFERED
BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other
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counterfeiting of United States currency or the
illegal use of other monetary instruments by an
individual, group, or country supporting inter-
national terrorism as determined for purposes
of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act
of 1979;
‘‘(3) the term ‘United States narcotics laws’
means the laws of the United States for the preven-
tion and control of illicit traffic in controlled sub-
stances (as such term is defined for purposes of the
Controlled Substances Act); and
‘‘(4) the term ‘member of the immediate family’
includes—
‘‘(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or
child of the individual;
‘‘(B) a person to whom the individual
stands in loco parentis; and
‘‘(C) any other person living in the individ-
ual’s household and related to the individual by
blood or marriage.
‘‘(j) DETERMINATIONS OF THE SECRETARY.—A de-
termination made by the Secretary of State under this sec-
tion shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject
to judicial review.’’.
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(b) USE OF EARNINGS FROM FROZEN ASSETS FOR
PROGRAM.—
(1) AMOUNTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE.—Up to
2 percent of the earnings accruing, during periods
beginning October 1, 1998, on all assets of foreign
countries blocked by the President pursuant to the
International Emergency Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 and following) shall be available, subject to ap-
propriations Acts, to carry out section 36 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act, as amend-
ed by this section, except that the limitation con-
tained in subsection (d)(2) of such section shall not
apply to amounts made available under this para-
graph.
(2) CONTROL OF FUNDS BY THE PRESIDENT.—
The President is authorized and directed to take
possession and exercise full control of so much of the
earnings described in paragraph (1) as are made
available under such paragraph.
SEC. 1202. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.
Section 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2684a) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘and enhance-
ment’’ after ‘‘procurement’’;
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(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘are authorized
to’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’;
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘for expendi-
ture to procure capital equipment and information
technology’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘for pur-
poses of subsection (a)’’; and
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(e) REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURES.—Funds cred-
ited to the Capital Investment Fund shall not be available
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
procedures applicable to reprogrammings under section 34
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2710).’’.
SEC. 1203. REDUCTION OF REPORTING.
(a) REPORT ON FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL IN
EACH AGENCY.—Section 601(c)(4) of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)) is repealed.
(b) REPORT ON PARTICIPATION BY U.S. MILITARY
PERSONNEL
ABROAD
IN
U.S. ELECTIONS.—Section
101(b)(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absen-
tee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)) is amended by
striking ‘‘of voter participation’’ and inserting ‘‘of uni-
formed services voter participation, a general assessment
of overseas nonmilitary participation,’’.
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(c) COUNTRY REPORTS ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND
TRADE PRACTICES.—Section 2202 of the Omnibus Trade
and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4711) is re-
pealed.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
GROWTH.—Section 574 of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–107) is repealed.
(e) REPORT.—Section 308 of the Chemical and Bio-
logical Weapons and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22
U.S.C. 5606) is repealed.
SEC. 1204. CONTRACTING FOR LOCAL GUARDS SERVICES
OVERSEAS.
Section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864(c))
is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts,
award contracts to the technically acceptable firm
offering the lowest evaluated price, except that pro-
posals of United States persons and qualified United
States joint venture persons (as defined in sub-
section (d)) shall be evaluated by reducing the bid
price by 5 percent;’’;
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(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(5);
(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6) and inserting a period; and
(4) by striking paragraph (7).
SEC. 1205. PREADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.
Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement
Act (22 U.S.C. 1623(a)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘1948, or’’
and inserting ‘‘1948,’’;
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of
the first sentence ‘‘, or included in a category of
claims against a foreign government which is re-
ferred to the Commission by the Secretary of State’’;
and
(3) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the applica-
ble’’ and inserting ‘‘any applicable’’.
SEC. 1206. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTER-
NATIONAL CLAIMS AND PROCEEDINGS.
(a) RECOVERY OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.—The De-
partment of State Appropriation Act of 1937 (49 Stat.
1321, 22 U.S.C. 2661) is amended in the fifth undesig-
nated paragraph under the heading entitled ‘‘INTER-
NATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION’’ by striking ‘‘extraor-
dinary’’.
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(b) PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES.—Section 38(c) of
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2710(c)) is amended in the first sentence by insert-
ing ‘‘personal and’’ before ‘‘other support services’’.
SEC. 1207. SURCHARGE FOR PROCESSING CERTAIN MA-
CHINE READABLE VISAS.
Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–
236) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘providing con-
sular services.’’ and inserting ‘‘the Department of
State’s border security program, including the costs
of installation and operation of the machine readable
visa and automated name-check process, improving
the quality and security of the United States pass-
port, passport and visa fraud investigations, and the
technological infrastructure to support the programs
referred to in this sentence.’’;
(2) by striking the first sentence of paragraph
(3) and inserting ‘‘For fiscal years 1998 and 1999,
fees deposited under the authority of paragraph (2)
may not exceed $140,000,000 in each fiscal year
and, notwithstanding paragraph (2), such fees shall
be available only to the extent provided in advance
in appropriations Acts.’’; and
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(3) by striking paragraph (5).
SEC. 1208. RETENTION OF ADDITIONAL DEFENSE TRADE
CONTROLS REGISTRATION FEES.
Section 45(a) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$700,000 of the’’ and inserting
‘‘all’’;
(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
paragraph (3):
‘‘(3) the enhancement of defense trade export
compliance and enforcement activities to include
compliance audits of United States and foreign par-
ties, the conduct of administrative proceedings, end-
use monitoring of direct commercial arms sales and
transfer, and cooperation in criminal proceedings re-
lated to defense trade export controls.’’.
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SEC. 1209. TRAINING.
(a) INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING.—Section 701 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amend-
ed—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as sub-
section (g); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) of sub-
section (d) the following new subsections:
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary of State may, in the discretion
of the Secretary, provide appropriate training and related
services through the institution to employees of United
States companies engaged in business abroad, and to the
families of such employees.
‘‘(2) In the case of any company under contract to
provide services to the Department of State, the Secretary
of State is authorized to provide job-related training and
related services to any company employee who is perform-
ing such services.
‘‘(3) Training under this subsection shall be on a re-
imbursable or advance-of-funds basis. Such reimburse-
ments or advances shall be credited to the currently avail-
able applicable appropriation account.
‘‘(4) Training and related services under this sub-
section is authorized only to the extent that it will not
interfere with the institution’s primary mission of training
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employees of the Department and of other agencies in the
field of foreign relations.
‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to pro-
vide on a reimbursable basis training programs to Mem-
bers of Congress or the judiciary.
‘‘(2) Congressional staff members and employees of
the judiciary may participate on a reimbursable, space-
available basis in training programs offered by the institu-
tion.
‘‘(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection
shall be credited to the currently available applicable ap-
propriation account.
‘‘(4) Training under this subsection is authorized
only to the extent that it will not interfere with the institu-
tion’s primary mission of training employees of the De-
partment of State and of other agencies in the field of
foreign relations.’’.
(b) FEES FOR USE OF NATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS
TRAINING CENTER.—The State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669 et seq.) is amended
by adding after section 52 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 53. FEES FOR USE OF THE NATIONAL FOREIGN AF-
FAIRS TRAINING CENTER.
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use
of the National Foreign Affairs Training Center Facility
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of the Department of State. Funds collected under the au-
thority of this section, including reimbursements, sur-
charges, and fees, shall be deposited as an offsetting col-
lection to any Department of State appropriation to re-
cover the costs of such use and shall remain available for
obligation until expended.’’.
SEC. 1210. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION
ROOMS.
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding after sec-
tion 53 (as added by section 1210(b)) the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 54. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION
ROOMS.
‘‘The Secretary of State is authorized to charge a fee
for use of the diplomatic reception rooms of the Depart-
ment of State. Amounts collected under the authority of
this section (including any reimbursements and sur-
charges) shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to
any Department of State appropriation to recover the
costs of such use and shall remain available for obligation
until expended.’’.
SEC. 1211. FEES FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
Section 52 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2724) is amended in subsection
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(b) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Funds deposited
under this subsection shall remain available for obligation
until expended.’’.
SEC. 1212. BUDGET PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS.
The Secretary of State shall include in the annual
Congressional Presentation Document and the Budget in
Brief, a detailed accounting of the total collections re-
ceived by the Department of State from all sources, in-
cluding fee collections. Reporting on total collections shall
also include the previous year’s collection and the pro-
jected expenditures from all collections accounts.
SEC. 1213. GRANTS TO OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL FACILI-
TIES.
Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, where the children of United States citizen
employees of an agency of the United States Government
who are stationed outside the United States attend edu-
cational facilities assisted by the Department of State
under this section, such agency is authorized to make
grants to, or otherwise to reimburse or credit with advance
payment, the Department of State for funds used in pro-
viding assistance to such educational facilities.’’.
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SEC. 1214. GRANTS TO REMEDY INTERNATIONAL CHILD AB-
DUCTIONS.
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 7 of the Inter-
national Child Abduction Remedies Act (42 U.S.C. 11606;
Public Law 100–300) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) 
GRANT
AUTHORITY.—The 
United 
States
Central Authority is authorized to make grants to, or
enter into contracts or agreements with, any individual,
corporation, other Federal, State, or local agency, or pri-
vate entity or organization in the United States for pur-
poses of accomplishing its responsibilities under the con-
vention and this Act.’’.
SEC. 1215. NOTIFICATION OF CRIMES COMMITTED BY DIP-
LOMATS.
Title II of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.; commonly referred
to as the ‘‘Foreign Missions Act’’) is amended by inserting
after section 204A the following:
‘‘SEC. 204B. CRIMES COMMITTED BY DIPLOMATS.
‘‘(a) RECORDS.—(1) The Secretary of State shall de-
velop and maintain records on each incident in which an
individual with immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of
the United States under the Vienna Convention who the
Secretary reasonably believes has committed a serious
criminal offense within the United States which was not
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subject to the criminal jurisdiction of the United States.
Each such record shall include—
‘‘(A) the identity of such individual;
‘‘(B) the nature of the offense committed by
such individual, including whether against property
or persons;
‘‘(C) whether such offense involved reckless
driving or driving while intoxicated; and
‘‘(D) the number and nature of all other crimi-
nal offenses committed in the United States by such
individual.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall submit an annual report to
the Congress on the incidents occurring during the preced-
ing year. The report shall include the information main-
tained under paragraph (1) together with information
under section 1706(a).
‘‘(b) EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT INDIVIDUALS.—The Secretary shall
take such steps as may be necessary—
‘‘(1) to educate local law enforcement officials
on the extent of the immunity from criminal juris-
diction provided to members of a foreign mission,
and family members of such members, under the Vi-
enna Convention; and
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‘‘(2) to encourage local law enforcement offi-
cials to fully investigate, charge, and prosecute, to
the extent consistent with immunity from criminal
jurisdiction under the Vienna Convention, any mem-
ber of a foreign mission, and any family member of
such a member, who commits a serious criminal of-
fense within the United States.
‘‘(c) INTERFERENCE WITH LOCAL PROSECUTIONS.—
No officer or employee of the Department of State may
interfere with any investigation, charge, or prosecution by
a State or local government of—
‘‘(1) an alien who is a member of a foreign mis-
sion,
‘‘(2) a family member of an alien described in
subparagraph (A), or
‘‘(3) any other alien,
not covered by immunity from the criminal jurisdic-
tion of the United States under the Vienna Conven-
tion.
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION OF DIPLOMATIC CORPS.—The
Secretary shall notify the members of each foreign mission
of United States policies relating to criminal offenses (par-
ticularly crimes of violence) committed by such members,
and the family members of such members, including the
policy of obtaining criminal indictments, requiring such
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members to leave the country, and declaring such mem-
bers persona non grata.
‘‘(e) VIENNA CONVENTION.—For the purposes of this
section, the term ‘Vienna Convention’ means the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961
(TIAS numbered 7502; 23 UST 3227), entered into force
with respect to the United States on December 13,
1972.’’.
SEC. 1216. REPORT ON OVERSEAS SURPLUS PROPERTIES.
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than March
1 of each year, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
Congress a report listing overseas United States surplus
properties for sale.
(b) USE OF FUNDS RECEIVED FROM SALE OF OVER-
SEAS SURPLUS PROPERTIES.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, amounts received by the United States
from the sale of any overseas United States surplus prop-
erty shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United
States to be used to reduce the deficit.
CHAPTER 2—CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 1241. USE OF CERTAIN PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES
FOR ENHANCED PASSPORT SERVICES.
For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, of the
fees collected for expedited passport processing and depos-
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ited to an offsetting collection pursuant to the Department
of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fis-
cal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–317; 22 U.S.C. 214), 30
percent shall be available only for enhancing passport
services for United States citizens, improving the integrity
and efficiency of the passport issuance process, improving
the secure nature of the United States passport, inves-
tigating passport fraud, and deterring entry into the Unit-
ed States by terrorists, drug traffickers, or other crimi-
nals.
SEC. 1242. CONSULAR OFFICERS.
(a) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE REPORTS OF
BIRTHS ABROAD.—Section 33 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2705) is amend-
ed in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘For purposes of this paragraph, a consular officer shall
include any United States citizen employee of the Depart-
ment of State designated by the Secretary of State to ad-
judicate nationality abroad pursuant to such regulations
as he may prescribe.’’.
(b) PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSULAR OFFI-
CERS.—Section 1689 of the Revised Statutes of the Unit-
ed States (22 U.S.C. 4191), is amended by inserting ‘‘and
to such other United States citizen employees of the De-
partment of State as may be designated by the Secretary
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of State pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary
may prescribe’’ after ‘‘such officers’’.
(c) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO AUTHENTICATE FOR-
EIGN DOCUMENTS.—Section 3492(c) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing: ‘‘For purposes of this section and sections 3493
through 3496 of this title, a consular officer shall include
any United States citizen employee of the Department of
State designated to perform notarial functions pursuant
to section 24 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat.
1750, 22 U.S.C. 4221).’’.
(d) 
PERSONS
AUTHORIZED
TO
ADMINISTER
OATHS.—Section 115 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For pur-
poses of this section a consular officer shall include any
United States citizen employee of the Department of State
designated to perform notarial functions pursuant to sec-
tion 24 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1750,
22 U.S.C. 4221).’’.
(e) DEFINITION OF CONSULAR OFFICER.—Section
101(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(9)) is amended by—
(1) inserting ‘‘or employee’’ after ‘‘officer’’; and
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(2) inserting before the period at the end of the
sentence ‘‘or, when used in title III, for the purpose
of adjudicating nationality’’.
(f) TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES PERFORMING CON-
SULAR FUNCTIONS.—Section 704 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4024) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) Prior to designation by the Secretary of State
pursuant to regulation to perform a consular function
abroad, a United States citizen employee (other than a
diplomatic or consular officer of the United States) shall
be required to complete successfully a program of training
essentially equivalent to the training that a consular offi-
cer who is a member of the Foreign Service would receive
for purposes of performing such function and shall be cer-
tified by an appropriate official of the Department of
State to be qualified by knowledge and experience to per-
form such function. As used in this subsection, the term
‘consular function’ includes the issuance of visas, the per-
formance of notarial and other legalization functions, the
adjudication of passport applications, the adjudication of
nationality, and the issuance of citizenship documenta-
tion.’’.
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SEC. 1243. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT RE-
QUIREMENTS.
Sections 1726, 1727, and 1728 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (22 U.S.C. 4212, 4213, and
4214) (concerning accounting for consular fees) are re-
pealed.
SEC. 1244. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE PUBLICATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.
(a) FEDERAL REGISTER PUBLICATION OF TRAVEL
ADVISORIES.—Section 44908(a) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2).
(b) PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER OF
TRAVEL ADVISORIES CONCERNING SECURITY AT FOR-
EIGN PORTS.—Section 908(a) of the International Mari-
time and Port Security Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–399;
100 Stat. 891; 46 U.S.C. App. 1804(a)) is amended by
striking the second sentence.
CHAPTER 3—REFUGEES AND MIGRATION
SEC. 1261. REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING CUBAN
EMIGRATION POLICIES.
Beginning 3 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act and every subsequent 6 months, the Secretary
of State shall include in the monthly report to Congress
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entitled ‘‘Update on Monitoring of Cuban Migrant Return-
ees’’ additional information concerning the methods em-
ployed by the Government of Cuba to enforce the United
States-Cuba agreement of September 1994 to restrict the
emigration of the Cuban people from Cuba to the United
States and the treatment by the Government of Cuba of
persons who have returned to Cuba pursuant to the Unit-
ed States-Cuba agreement of May 1995.
SEC. 1262. REPROGRAMMING OF MIGRATION AND REFU-
GEE ASSISTANCE FUNDS.
Section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) EMERGENCY WAIVER
OF NOTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENT.—The Secretary of State may waive the noti-
fication requirement of subsection (a), if the Secretary de-
termines that failure to do so would pose a substantial
risk to human health or welfare. In the case of any waiver
under this subsection, notification to the appropriate con-
gressional committees shall be provided as soon as prac-
ticable, but not later than 3 days after taking the action
to which the notification requirement was applicable, and
shall contain an explanation of the emergency cir-
cumstances.’’.
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TITLE XIII—ORGANIZATION OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE;
DEPARTMENT OF STATE PER-
SONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE
CHAPTER 1—ORGANIZATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 1301. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1(e) of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2651a(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘In’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) In’’; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(2) COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.—
‘‘(A) There shall be within the office of the Sec-
retary of State a Coordinator for Counterterrorism
(hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the ‘Coor-
dinator’) who shall be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
‘‘(B)(i) The Coordinator shall perform such du-
ties and exercise such power as the Secretary of
State shall prescribe.
‘‘(ii) The principal duty of the Coordinator shall
be the overall supervision (including policy oversight
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of resources) of international counterterrorism ac-
tivities. The Coordinator shall be the principal ad-
viser to the Secretary of State on international
counterterrorism matters. The Coordinator shall be
the principal counterterrorism official within the
senior management of the Department of State and
shall report directly to the Secretary of State.
‘‘(C) The Coordinator shall have the rank and
status of Ambassador-at-Large. The Coordinator
shall be compensated at the annual rate of basic pay
in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United
States Code, or, if the Coordinator is appointed from
the Foreign Service, the annual rate of pay which
the individual last received under the Foreign Serv-
ice Schedule, whichever is greater.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Section 161 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236) is
amended by striking subsection (e).
(c) TRANSITION PROVISION.—The individual serving
as Coordinator for Counterterrorism of the Department
of State on the day before the effective date of this division
may continue to serve in that position.
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SEC. 1302. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY ESTABLISHMENT
OF CERTAIN POSITIONS OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE.
(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH
ASIAN AFFAIRS.—Section 122 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22
U.S.C. 2652b) is repealed.
(b) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
BURDENSHARING.—Section 161 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22
U.S.C. 2651a note) is amended by striking subsection (f).
(c) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTER-
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS.—
Section 9 of the Department of State Appropriations Au-
thorization Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2655a) is repealed.
SEC. 1303. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
The official with primary responsibility for matters
relating to personnel in the Department of State, or that
person’s principal deputy, shall have substantial profes-
sional qualifications in the field of human resource policy
and management.
SEC. 1304. DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.
Any Assistant Secretary with primary responsibility
for diplomatic security, or that person’s principal deputy,
shall have substantial professional qualifications in the
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fields of (1) management, and (2) Federal law enforce-
ment, intelligence, or security.
SEC. 1305. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.
(a) UNITED STATES SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.—
The President should appoint within the Department of
State a United States Special Envoy for Tibet, who shall
hold office at the pleasure of the President.
(b) RANK.—A United States Special Envoy for Tibet
appointed under subsection (a) shall have the personal
rank of ambassador and shall be appointed by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c) SPECIAL FUNCTIONS.—The United States Special
Envoy for Tibet should be authorized and encouraged—
(1) to promote substantive negotiations between
the Dalai Lama or his representatives and senior
members of the Government of the People’s Republic
of China;
(2) to promote good relations between the Dalai
Lama and his representatives and the United States
Government, including meeting with members or
representatives of the Tibetan government-in-exile;
and
(3) to travel regularly throughout Tibet and Ti-
betan refugee settlements.
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(d) DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The United
States Special Envoy for Tibet should—
(1) consult with the Congress on policies rel-
evant to Tibet and the future and welfare of all Ti-
betan people;
(2) coordinate United States Government poli-
cies, programs, and projects concerning Tibet; and
(3) report to the Secretary of State regarding
the matters described in section 536(a)(2) of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236).
CHAPTER 2—PERSONNEL OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN
SERVICE
SEC. 1321. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE.
(a) END FISCAL YEAR 1998 LEVELS.—The number
of members of the Foreign Service authorized to be em-
ployed as of September 30, 1998—
(1) for the Department of State, shall not ex-
ceed 8,700, of whom not more than 750 shall be
members of the Senior Foreign Service;
(2) for the United States Information Agency,
shall not exceed 1,000, of whom not more than 140
shall be members of the Senior Foreign Service; and
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(3) for the Agency for International Develop-
ment, not to exceed 1,210, of whom not more than
150 shall be members of the Senior Foreign Service.
(b) END FISCAL YEAR 1999 LEVELS.—The number
of members of the Foreign Service authorized to be em-
ployed as of September 30, 1999—
(1) for the Department of State, shall not ex-
ceed 8,800, of whom not more than 750 shall be
members of the Senior Foreign Service;
(2) for the United States Information Agency,
not to exceed 1,000, of whom not more than 140
shall be members of the Senior Foreign Service; and
(3) for the Agency for International Develop-
ment, not to exceed 1,182, of whom not more than
147 shall be members of the Senior Foreign Service.
(c) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section,
the term ‘‘members of the Foreign Service’’ is used within
the meaning of such term under section 103 of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C 3903), except that
such term does not include—
(1) members of the Service under paragraphs
(6) and (7) of such section;
(2) members of the Service serving under tem-
porary resident appointments abroad;
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(3) members of the Service employed on less
than a full-time basis;
(4) members of the Service subject to involun-
tary separation in cases in which such separation
has been suspended pursuant to section 1106(8) of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980; and
(5) members of the Service serving under non-
career limited appointments.
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to paragraph
(2), the President may waive any limitation under sub-
section (a) or (b) to the extent that such waiver is nec-
essary to carry on the foreign affairs functions of the
United States.
(2) Not less than 15 days before the President exer-
cises a waiver under paragraph (1), such agency head
shall notify the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Chairman of the Commit-
tee on International Relations of the House of Representa-
tives. Such notice shall include an explanation of the cir-
cumstances and necessity for such waiver.
SEC. 1322. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY.
Title 5 of the United States Code is amended—
(1) in section 5544(a), by inserting after the
fourth sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘For
employees serving outside the United States in areas
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where Sunday is a routine workday and another day
of the week is officially recognized as the day of rest
and worship, the Secretary of State may designate
the officially recognized day of rest and worship as
the day with respect to which the preceding sentence
shall apply instead of Sunday.’’; and
(2) at the end of section 5546(a), by adding the
following new sentence: ‘‘For employees serving out-
side the United States in areas where Sunday is a
routine workday and another day of the week is offi-
cially recognized as the day of rest and worship, the
Secretary of State may designate the officially recog-
nized day of rest and worship as the day with re-
spect to which the preceding sentence shall apply in-
stead of Sunday.’’.
SEC. 1323. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO SEPARATE CON-
VICTED FELONS FROM SERVICE.
Section 610(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4010(a)(2)) is amended in the first sentence
by striking ‘‘A member’’ and inserting ‘‘Except in the case
of an individual who has been convicted of a crime for
which a sentence of imprisonment of more than 1 year
may be imposed, a member’’.
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SEC. 1324. CAREER COUNSELING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 706(a) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4026(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following sentence: ‘‘Career counsel-
ing and related services provided pursuant to this Act shall
not be construed to permit an assignment to training or
to another assignment that consists primarily of paid time
to conduct a job search and without other substantive du-
ties, except that career members of the Service who upon
their separation are not eligible to receive an immediate
annuity and have not been assigned to a post in the Unit-
ed States during the 12 months prior to their separation
from the Service may be permitted up to 2 months of paid
time to conduct a job search.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall be effective 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1325. REPORT CONCERNING MINORITIES AND THE
FOREIGN SERVICE.
The Secretary of State shall annually submit a report
to the Congress concerning minorities and the Foreign
Service officer corps. In addition to such other information
as is relevant to this issue, the report shall include the
following data (reported in terms of real numbers and per-
centages and not as ratios):
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(1) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties taking the written foreign service examination.
(2) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties successfully completing and passing the written
foreign service examination.
(3) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties successfully completing and passing the oral for-
eign service examination.
(4) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties entering the junior officers class of the Foreign
Service.
(5) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties in the Foreign Service officer corps.
(6) The numbers and percentages of all minor-
ity Foreign Service officers at each grade, particu-
larly at the senior levels in policy directive positions.
(7) The numbers of and percentages of minori-
ties promoted at each grade of the Foreign Service
officer corps.
SEC. 1326. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR INVOLUNTARY SEP-
ARATION.
(a) BENEFITS.—Section 609 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4009) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘or any
other applicable provision of chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code,’’ after ‘‘section 811,’’;
(2) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or section
855, as appropriate’’ after ‘‘section 806’’; and
(3) in subsection (b)(2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A) for those partici-
pants in the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability System,’’ before ‘‘a refund’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the
end ‘‘; and (B) for those participants in the
Foreign Service Pension System, benefits as
provided in section 851’’.
(4) in subsection (b) in the matter following
paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘(for participants in the
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System)
or age 62 (for participants in the Foreign Service
Pension System)’’ after ‘‘age 60’’.
(b) ENTITLEMENT TO ANNUITY.—Section 855(b) of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071d(b)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘611,’’ after
‘‘608,’’;
(2) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and for par-
ticipants in the Foreign Service Pension System’’
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after ‘‘for participants in the Foreign Service Retire-
ment and Disability System’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘or 610’’ and
inserting ‘‘610, or 611’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) The amendments made by paragraphs (2)
and (3) of subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and
(3) of subsection (b) shall apply with respect to any
actions taken under section 611 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 after January 1, 1996.
SEC. 1327. AVAILABILITY PAY FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL IN-
VESTIGATORS WITHIN THE DIPLOMATIC SE-
CURITY SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5545a of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(k)(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘crimi-
nal investigator’ includes an officer occupying a position
under title II of Public Law 99–399 if—
‘‘(A) subject to subparagraph (C), such officer
meets the definition of such term under paragraph
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(2) of subsection (a) (applied disregarding the par-
enthetical matter before subparagraph (A) thereof);
‘‘(B) the primary duties of the position held by
such officer consist of performing—
‘‘(i) protective functions; or
‘‘(ii) criminal investigations; and
‘‘(C) such officer satisfies the requirements of
subsection (d) without taking into account any hours
described in paragraph (2)(B) thereof.
‘‘(2) In applying subsection (h) with respect to an
officer under this subsection—
‘‘(A) any reference in such subsection to ‘basic
pay’ shall be considered to include amounts des-
ignated as ‘salary’;
‘‘(B) paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection shall
be considered to include (in addition to the provi-
sions of law specified therein) sections 609(b)(1),
805, 806, and 856 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980; and
‘‘(C) paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection shall
be applied by substituting for ‘Office of Personnel
Management’ the following: ‘Office of Personnel
Management or the Secretary of State (to the extent
that matters exclusively within the jurisdiction of the
Secretary are concerned)’.’’.
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(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than the date on
which the amendments made by this section take effect,
each special agent of the Diplomatic Security Service who
satisfies the requirements of subsection (k)(1) of section
5545a of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this
section, and the appropriate supervisory officer, to be des-
ignated by the Secretary of State, shall make an initial
certification to the Secretary of State that the special
agent is expected to meet the requirements of subsection
(d) of such section 5545a. The Secretary of State may
prescribe procedures necessary to administer this sub-
section.
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 5545a(a) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended (in the matter before subpara-
graph (A)) by striking ‘‘Public Law 99–399)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Public Law 99–399, subject to subsection (k))’’.
(2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘title 18, United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘title
18 or section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956,’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the first day of the first
applicable pay period—
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(1) which begins on or after the 90th day fol-
lowing the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) on which date all regulations necessary to
carry out such amendments are (in the judgment of
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
and the Secretary of State) in effect.
SEC. 1328. LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS.
Section 1017(e)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4117(e)(2)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and
paragraph (1)(B), the term ‘management official’ does not
include chiefs of mission, principal officers or their depu-
ties, administrative and personnel officers abroad, or indi-
viduals described in section 1002(12)(B), (C), and (D)
who are not involved in the administration of this chapter
or in the formulation of the personnel policies and pro-
grams of the Department.’’.
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TITLE 
XIV—UNITED 
STATES
PUBLIC 
DIPLOMACY: 
AU-
THORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
FOR UNITED STATES INFOR-
MATIONAL, 
EDUCATIONAL,
AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS
SEC. 1401. EXTENSION OF AU PAIR PROGRAMS.
Section 1(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to extend
au pair programs.’’ (Public Law 104–72; 109 Stat.
1065(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘, through fiscal year
1997’’.
SEC. 1402. RETENTION OF INTEREST.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the
approval of the National Endowment for Democracy,
grant funds made available by the National Endowment
for Democracy may be deposited in interest-bearing ac-
counts pending disbursement and any interest which ac-
crues may be retained by the grantee without returning
such interest to the Treasury of the United States and
interest earned by be obligated and expended for the pur-
poses for which the grant was made without further ap-
propriation.
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(b) REDESIGNATION
OF SOVIET UNION.—Section
227 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘Soviet Union’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Independent States of the
Former Soviet Union’’; and
(2) in the section heading by inserting ‘‘INDE-
PENDENT
STATES
OF
THE
FORMER’’ after
‘‘FROM THE’’.
SEC. 1406. WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT 
SPONSORED 
INTERNATIONAL 
EX-
CHANGES AND TRAINING.
Section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES
AND
TRAINING.—(1) In order to carry out the purposes of sub-
section (f) and to improve the coordination, efficiency, and
effectiveness of United States Government sponsored
international exchanges and training, there is established
within the United States Information Agency a senior-
level interagency working group to be known as the Work-
ing Group on United States Government Sponsored Inter-
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national Exchanges and Training (hereinafter in this sec-
tion referred to as ‘the Working Group’).
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Gov-
ernment sponsored international exchanges and training’
means the movement of people between countries to pro-
mote the sharing of ideas, to develop skills, and to foster
mutual understanding and cooperation, financed wholly or
in part, directly or indirectly, with United States Govern-
ment funds.
‘‘(3) The Working Group shall be composed as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) The Associate Director for Educational
and Cultural Affairs of the United States Informa-
tion Agency, who shall act as Chair.
‘‘(B) A senior representative designated by the
Secretary of State.
‘‘(C) A senior representative designated by the
Secretary of Defense.
‘‘(D) A senior representative designated by the
Secretary of Education.
‘‘(E) A senior representative designated by the
Attorney General.
‘‘(F) A senior representative designated by the
Administrator of the Agency for International Devel-
opment.
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‘‘(G) Senior representatives of other depart-
ments and agencies as the Chair determines to be
appropriate.
‘‘(4) Representatives of the National Security Adviser
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
may participate in the Working Group at the discretion
of the adviser and the director, respectively.
‘‘(5) The Working Group shall be supported by an
interagency staff office established in the Bureau of Edu-
cational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Infor-
mation Agency.
‘‘(6) The Working Group shall have the following
purposes and responsibilities:
‘‘(A) To collect, analyze, and report data pro-
vided by all United States Government departments
and agencies conducting international exchanges and
training programs.
‘‘(B) To promote greater understanding and co-
operation among concerned United States Govern-
ment departments and agencies of common issues
and challenges in conducting international exchanges
and training programs, including through the estab-
lishment of a clearinghouse for information on inter-
national exchange and training activities in the gov-
ernmental and nongovernmental sectors.
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‘‘(C) In order to achieve the most efficient and
cost-effective use of Federal resources, to identify
administrative and programmatic duplication and
overlap of activities by the various United States
Government departments and agencies involved in
Government sponsored international exchange and
training programs, to identify how each Government
sponsored international exchange and training pro-
gram promotes United States foreign policy, and to
report thereon.
‘‘(D) Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, to develop and
thereafter assess, annually, a coordinated and cost-
effective strategy for all United States Government
sponsored international exchange and training pro-
grams, and to issue a report on such strategy. This
strategy will include an action plan for consolidating
United States Government sponsored international
exchange and training programs with the objective
of achieving a minimum 10 percent cost saving
through consolidation or the elimination of duplica-
tion.
‘‘(E) Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
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tion 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 strate-
gies for expanding public and private partnerships
in, and leveraging private sector support for, United
States Government sponsored international exchange
and training activities.
‘‘(G) Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, to report on
the feasibility of transferring funds and program
management for the ATLAS and/or the Mandela
Fellows programs in South Africa from the Agency
for International Development to the United States
Information Agency. The report shall include an as-
sessment of the capabilities of the South African
Fulbright Commission to manage such programs
and the cost advantages of consolidating such pro-
grams under one entity.
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‘‘(7) All reports prepared by the Working Group shall
be submitted 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 promulgated pursu-
ant to paragraph (6), a member may submit dissenting
views to be submitted as part of the report of the Working
Group.’’.
SEC. 1407. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BUR-
MESE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AND CUL-
TURAL EXCHANGE FOR TIBETANS.—The Director of the
United States Information Agency shall establish pro-
grams of educational and cultural exchange between the
United States and the people of Tibet. Such programs
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shall include opportunities for training and, as the Direc-
tor considers appropriate, may include the assignment of
personnel and resources abroad.
(b) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years
1998 and 1999, at least 30 scholarships shall be
made available to Tibetan students and professionals
who are outside Tibet, and at least 15 scholarships
shall be made available to Burmese students and
professionals who are outside Burma.
(2) WAIVER.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to
the extent that the Director of the United States In-
formation Agency determines that there are not
enough qualified students to fulfill such allocation
requirement.
(3) SCHOLARSHIP DEFINED.—For the purposes
of this section, the term ‘‘scholarship’’ means an
amount to be used for full or partial support of tui-
tion and fees to attend an educational institution,
and may include fees, books, and supplies, equip-
ment required for courses at an educational institu-
tion, living expenses at a United States educational
institution, and travel expenses to and from, and
within, the United States.
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(2) The heading of section 4 of the Japan-Unit-
ed States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION’’.
(3) The Japan-United States Friendship Act is
amended by striking ‘‘Japan-United States Friend-
ship Commission’’ each place such term appears and
inserting ‘‘United States-Japan Commission’’.
(c) REVISION OF NAME OF TRUST FUND.—
(1) After the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund
shall be designated as the ‘‘United States-Japan
Trust Fund’’. Any reference in any provision of law,
Executive order, regulation, delegation of authority,
or other document to the Japan-United States
Friendship Trust Fund shall be considered to be a
reference to the United States-Japan Trust Fund.
(2) Section 3(a) of the Japan-United States
Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2902(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘Japan-United States Friendship Trust
Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘United States-Japan Trust
Fund’’.
SEC. 1409. SURROGATE BROADCASTING STUDIES.
(a) RADIO FREE AFRICA.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United
States Information Agency and the Board of Broadcasting
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SEC. 1412. AUTHORITIES OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD
OF GOVERNORS.
(a) AUTHORITIES.—Section 305(a)(1) of the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
6204(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘direct and’’.
(b) DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU.—The first sentence
of section 307(b)(1) of the United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6206(b)(1)) is
amended to read as follows: ‘‘The Director of the Bureau
shall be appointed by the Board with the concurrence of
the Director of the United States Information Agency.’’.
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—Section
307 of the United States International Broadcasting Act
of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6206) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE DIRECTOR.—The
Director shall organize and chair a coordinating commit-
tee to examine long-term strategies for the future of inter-
national broadcasting, including the use of new tech-
nologies, further consolidation of broadcast services, and
consolidation of currently existing public affairs and legis-
lative relations functions in the various international
broadcasting entities. The coordinating committee shall
include representatives of RFA, RFE/RL, the Broadcast-
ing Board of Governors, and, as appropriate, from the Of-
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fice of Cuba Broadcasting, the Voice of America, and
WorldNet.’’.
(d) RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA.—Section 4 of
the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465b)
is amended by striking ‘‘of the Voice of America’’ and in-
serting ‘‘of the International Broadcasting Bureau’’.
(e) TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA.—Section
244(a) of the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22
U.S.C. 1465cc(a)) is amended in the third sentence by
striking ‘‘of the Voice of America’’ and inserting ‘‘of the
International Broadcasting Bureau’’.
TITLE XV—INTERNATIONAL OR-
GANIZATIONS; 
UNITED 
NA-
TIONS AND RELATED AGEN-
CIES
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1501. SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3582(b) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking all after the first sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘On reemployment, he
is entitled to the rate of basic pay to which he would have
been entitled had he remained in the civil service. On re-
employment, the agency shall restore his sick leave ac-
count, by credit or charge, to its status at the time of
transfer. The period of separation caused by his employ-
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ment with the international organization 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) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect transfers which take
effect on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1502. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.
Taking into consideration the long-term commitment
by the United States to the affairs of this hemisphere and
the need to build further upon the linkages between the
United States and its neighbors, it is the sense of the Con-
gress that the Secretary of State should make every effort
to pay the United States assessed funding levels for the
Organization of American States, which is uniquely de-
pendent on United States contributions and is continuing
fundamental reforms in its structure and its agenda.
CHAPTER 2—UNITED NATIONS AND
RELATED AGENCIES
SEC. 1521. REFORM IN BUDGET DECISIONMAKING PROCE-
DURES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.
(a) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS.—Of amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Assessed Contributions
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to International Organizations’’ by this Act, the President
may withhold 20 percent of the funds appropriated for the
United States assessed contribution to the United Nations
or to any of its specialized agencies for any calendar year
if the Secretary of State determines that the United Na-
tions or any such agency has failed to implement or to
continue to implement consensus-based decisionmaking
procedures on budgetary matters which assure that suffi-
cient attention is paid to the views of the United States
and other member states that are the major financial con-
tributors to such assessed budgets.
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The President shall no-
tify the Congress when a decision is made to withhold any
share of the United States assessed contribution to the
United Nations or its specialized agencies pursuant to
subsection (a) and shall notify the Congress when the deci-
sion is made to pay any previously withheld assessed con-
tribution. A notification under this subsection shall include
appropriate consultation between the President (or the
President’s representative) and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(c) CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PRIOR YEARS.—Subject to
the availability of appropriations, payment of assessed
contributions for prior years may be made to the United
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Nations or any of its specialized agencies notwithstanding
subsection (a) if such payment would further United
States interests in that organization.
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1 of each year, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report concerning
the amount of United States assessed contributions paid
to the United Nations and each of its specialized agencies
during the preceding calendar year.
SEC. 1522. REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FULL
EQUALITY AT THE UNITED NATIONS FOR IS-
RAEL.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT.—It is the sense of
the Congress that the United States must help promote
an end to the persistent inequity experienced by Israel in
the United Nations whereby Israel is the only longstand-
ing member of the organization to be denied acceptance
into any of the United Nation’s regional blocs.
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act and on a quar-
terly basis thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report
which includes the following information (in classified or
unclassified form as appropriate):
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(1) Actions taken by representatives of the
United States to encourage the nations of the West-
ern Europe and Others Group (WEOG) to accept Is-
rael into their regional bloc.
(2) Efforts undertaken by the Secretary Gen-
eral of the United Nations to secure Israel’s full and
equal participation in that body.
(3) Specific responses received by the Secretary
of State from each of the nations of the Western
Europe and Others Group (WEOG) on their position
concerning Israel’s acceptance into their organiza-
tion.
(4) Other measures being undertaken, and
which will be undertaken, to ensure and promote Is-
rael’s full and equal participation in the United Na-
tions.
SEC. 1523. UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND.
(a) LIMITATION.—Subject to subsections (b), (c), and
(d)(2), of the amounts made available for each of the fiscal
years 1998 and 1999 to carry out part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, not more than $25,000,000 shall
be available for each such fiscal year for the United Na-
tions Population Fund.
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—
None of the funds made available under this section shall