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SEC. 209. CORRECTION OF FISHERMEN’S PROTECTIVE ACT OF 1967.
Section 7(a)(3) of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22
U.S.C. 1977(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’.
SEC. 210. USE OF FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION.
Section 5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act providing for a study
regarding the equitable use of the waters of the Rio Grande below
Fort Quitman, Texas, in cooperation with the United States of
Mexico’’, approved May 13, 1924 (22 U.S.C. 277d), is amended
by inserting ‘‘, the North American Development Bank, or the
Border Environment Cooperation Commission’’ after ‘‘United Mexi-
can States’’.
SEC. 211. FEE COLLECTIONS RELATING TO INTERCOUNTRY ADOP-
TIONS AND AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT.
(a) ADOPTION FEES.—Section 403(b) of the Intercountry Adop-
tion Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–279) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ‘‘Such fees shall remain available for obligation
until expended.’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (3).
(b) AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT FEES.—Section 232 of the Admiral
James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (as enacted into law by section
1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G
of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A–425) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ‘‘Such fees shall remain available for obligation
until expended.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (d).
SEC. 212. ANNUAL REPORTS ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE
CONVENTION 
ON 
THE 
CIVIL 
ASPECTS 
OF 
INTER-
NATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION.
Section 2803(a) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring
Act of 1998 (as contained in division G of Public Law 105–277;
112 Stat. 2681–846) is amended by striking ‘‘during the period
ending September 30, 2001’’.
SEC. 213. REPEAL OF PROVISION REGARDING HOUSING FOR FOREIGN
AGRICULTURAL ATTACHES.
Section 738 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–387; 114 Stat. 1549A–
34) is repealed.
SEC. 214. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO JERUSALEM AS
THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT
OF POLICY.—The Congress
maintains its commitment to relocating the United States Embassy
in Israel to Jerusalem and urges the President, pursuant to the
Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–45; 109 Stat.
398), to immediately begin the process of relocating the United
States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSULATE IN JERU-
SALEM.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
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Act may be expended for the operation of a United States consulate
or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem unless such consulate or diplo-
matic facility is under the supervision of the United States Ambas-
sador to Israel.
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICATIONS.—None
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be
available for the publication of any official government document
which lists countries and their capital cities unless the publication
identifies Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
(d) RECORD OF PLACE OF BIRTH AS ISRAEL FOR PASSPORT PUR-
POSES.—For purposes of the registration of birth, certification of
nationality, or issuance of a passport of a United States citizen
born in the city of Jerusalem, the Secretary shall, upon the request
of the citizen or the citizen’s legal guardian, record the place of
birth as Israel.
SEC. 215. REPORT CONCERNING EFFORTS TO PROMOTE ISRAEL’S DIP-
LOMATIC RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Israel is a friend and ally of the United States whose
security is vital to regional stability and United States interests.
(2) Israel currently maintains diplomatic relations with
approximately 160 countries. Approximately 30 countries do
not have any diplomatic relations with Israel.
(3) The State of Israel has been actively seeking to establish
formal relations with a number of countries.
(4) The United States should assist its ally, Israel, in
its efforts to establish diplomatic relations.
(5) After more than 50 years of existence, Israel deserves
to be treated as an equal nation by its neighbors and the
world community.
(b) REPORT CONCERNING UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO PROMOTE
ISRAEL’S DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.—Not
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that includes the following information (in classified
or unclassified form, as appropriate):
(1) Actions taken by the United States to encourage other
countries to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.
(2) Specific responses solicited and received by the Sec-
retary from countries that do not maintain full diplomatic rela-
tions with Israel with respect to the status of negotiations
to enter into diplomatic relations with Israel.
(3) Other measures being undertaken, and measures that
will be undertaken, by the United States to ensure and promote
Israel’s full participation in the world diplomatic community.
SEC. 216. CONTINUATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REPORTS
ON CLAIMS
BY UNITED STATES FIRMS AGAINST
THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA.—Section 2801(b)(1) of the For-
eign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted
by division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105–277) is amended
by striking ‘‘seventh’’ and inserting ‘‘eleventh’’.
(b) REPORTS
ON DETERMINATIONS UNDER TITLE IV OF
THE
LIBERTAD ACT.—Section 2802(a) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted by division G of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
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1999; Public Law 105–277) is amended by striking ‘‘September
30, 2001,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2003,’’.
(c) REPORT ON TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN WHICH UNITED STATES
CITIZENS WERE KILLED
AND RELATED MATTERS.—Section 805(a)
of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (section 805(a) of
division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7)
of Public Law 106–113; appendix G; 113 Stat. 1501A–470) is
amended by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2001,’’
and inserting ‘‘Not later than May 1, 2003, and not later than
May 1, 2004,’’.
Subtitle B—Educational, Cultural, and
Public Diplomacy Authorities
SEC. 221. FULBRIGHT-HAYS ACT AUTHORITIES.
Section 112(d) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(d)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ immediately after ‘‘(d)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Bureau may also exer-
cise the authorities of this Act to administer programs authorized
by, or funded pursuant to, the FREEDOM Support Act, the Support
for East European Democracy Act, the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, or any other Act authorizing educational or cultural exchanges
or activities, to the extent that such programs are consistent with
the purposes of this Act.’’.
SEC. 222. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
TIBETANS AND BURMESE.
Section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other
Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–319;
22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking ‘‘for the fiscal year
2000’’ and inserting ‘‘for the fiscal year 2003’’.
SEC. 223. PLAN FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OBJEC-
TIVES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report containing a plan for the Department designed
to achieve the following objectives:
(1) Full integration of public diplomacy policy into overall
policy formulation and implementation.
(2) Closer communication and policy coordination between
public diplomacy officers and other officers in the regional
bureaus of the Department and at overseas posts.
(3) The creation of channels of direct communication
between the public diplomacy officers in regional bureaus of
the Department and the Under Secretary of State for Public
Diplomacy.
(4) Minimizing any adverse consequences of public diplo-
macy officers in country posts reporting to the regional bureaus
of the Department.
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SEC. 224. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL DIPLOMACY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an Advisory Com-
mittee on Cultural Diplomacy (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Advisory Committee’’), which shall be composed of nine members,
as follows:
(1) The Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy,
who shall serve as Chair.
(2) The Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and
Cultural Affairs.
(3) Seven members appointed pursuant to subsection (c).
(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall advise the Sec-
retary on programs and policies to advance the use of cultural
diplomacy in United States foreign policy. The Advisory Committee
shall, in particular, provide advice to the Secretary on—
(1) increasing the presentation abroad of the finest of the
creative, visual, and performing arts of the United States; and
(2) strategies for increasing public-private partnerships to
sponsor cultural exchange programs that promote the national
interests of the United States.
(c) APPOINTMENTS.—The members of the Advisory Committee
shall be appointed by the Secretary, not more than four of whom
shall be from the same political party, from among distinguished
Americans with a demonstrated record of achievement in the cre-
ative, visual, and performing arts, or international affairs. No officer
or employee of the United States shall be appointed to the Advisory
Committee.
(d) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the membership of the Advisory
Committee shall be filled in the same manner as provided under
this subsection to make the original appointment.
(e) MEETINGS.—A majority of the members of the Advisory
Committee shall constitute a quorum. The Advisory Committee
shall meet at least twice each year or as frequently as may be
necessary to carry out its duties.
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary is authorized to
provide the Advisory Committee with necessary administrative sup-
port from among the staff of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs of the Department.
(g) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advisory Committee shall
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from
their homes or regular places of business in the performance of
services of the Advisory Committee.
(h) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—
The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the Advisory
Committee to the extent that the provisions of this section are
inconsistent with that Act.
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Department such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section.
(j) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Committee shall terminate
September 30, 2005.