I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1253
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies
for the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 9, 1997
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State
and related agencies for the fiscal years 1998 and 1999,
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’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPART-
MENT OF STATE AND CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. Administration of Foreign Affairs.
Sec. 102. International organizations, programs, and conferences.
Sec. 103. International Commissions.
Sec. 104. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 105. Certain other international affairs programs.
Sec. 106. United States informational, educational, and cultural programs.
Sec. 107. United States Arms Control and Disarmament.
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND
ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Sec. 201. Revision of Department of State rewards program.
Sec. 202. Consolidation of United States diplomatic missions and consular
posts.
Sec. 203. Capital Investment Fund.
Sec. 204. Efficiency in procurement.
Sec. 205. Proceeds of sale of foreign properties.
Sec. 206. Reduction of reporting.
Sec. 207. Contracting for local guards services overseas.
Sec. 208. Preadjudication of claims.
Sec. 209. Expenses relating to certain international claims and proceedings.
Sec. 210. Establishment of fee account and providing for passport information
services.
Sec. 211. Establishment of machine readable fee account.
Sec. 212. Retention of additional defense trade controls registration fees.
Sec. 213. Training.
Sec. 214. Recovery of costs of health care services.
Sec. 215. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.
Sec. 216. Fees for commercial services.
Sec. 217. Concerning the use of funds to further normalize relations with Viet-
nam.
Sec. 218. Extension of certain adjudication provisions.
CHAPTER 2—CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 241. Use of certain passport processing fees for enhanced passport serv-
ices.
Sec. 242. Consular officers.
Sec. 243. Repeal of outdated consular receipt requirements.
Sec. 244. Elimination of duplicate publication requirements.
Sec. 245. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on International
Child Abduction.
CHAPTER 3—REFUGEES AND MIGRATION
Sec. 261. Report to Congress concerning Cuban emigration policies.
Sec. 262. Reprogramming of migration and refugee assistance funds.
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE;
DEPARTMENT OF STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE
CHAPTER 1—ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 301. Coordinator for counterterrorism.
Sec. 302. Elimination of statutory establishment of certain positions of the De-
partment of State.
Sec. 303. Establishment of Assistant Secretary of State for Human Resources.
Sec. 304. Establishment of Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Secu-
rity.
Sec. 305. Special envoy for Tibet.
Sec. 306. Responsibilities for bureau charged with refugee assistance.
CHAPTER 2—PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN
SERVICE
Sec. 321. Authorized strength of the Foreign Service.
Sec. 322. Nonovertime differential pay.
Sec. 323. Authority of Secretary to separate convicted felons from service.
Sec. 324. Career counseling.
TITLE IV—UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: AUTHORITIES
AND ACTIVITIES FOR UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDU-
CATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Extension of au pair programs.
Sec. 402. Retention of interest.
Sec. 403. Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between North and
South.
Sec. 404. Use of English teaching program fees.
Sec. 405. Law and business training program for graduate students from the
Soviet Union, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
Sec. 406. Working group on United States Government sponsored international
exchanges and training.
Sec. 407. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for Tibetans
and Burmese.
Sec. 408. Exchange programs in South Africa.
TITLE V—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED NATIONS
AND RELATED AGENCIES
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. Service in international organizations.
CHAPTER 2—UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED AGENCIES
Sec. 521. Reform in budget decisionmaking procedures of the United Nations
and its specialized agencies.
TITLE VI—ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
Sec. 601. Comprehensive compilation of arms control and disarmament studies.
Sec. 602. Use of funds.
TITLE VII—FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of refugees.
Sec. 702. United States policy with respect to the involuntary return of persons
in danger of subjection to torture.
Sec. 703. Reports on claims by United States firms against the Government of
Saudi Arabia.
Sec. 704. Human rights reports.
Sec. 705. Prohibition on funding for coercive population control methods.
Sec. 706. Reports and policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Sec. 707. Congressional statement with respect to efficiency in the conduct of
foreign policy.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
The following terms have the following meaning for
the purposes of this division:
(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 of 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.
TITLE 
I—AUTHORIZATION 
OF
APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR 
DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE AND
CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AF-
FAIRS FUNCTIONS AND AC-
TIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORIZATIONS OF
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 101. 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.—
For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, of the
Department of State $1,280,300,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $1,291,977,000 for the fiscal year
1999.
(2) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, of the
Department of State $352,300,000 for the fis-
cal year 1998 and $352,300,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(B) LIMITATIONS.—
(i) Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated 
by 
subparagraph 
(A),
$12,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$12,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 are au-
thorized to be appropriated for salaries
and expenses of the Bureau of Refugee
and Migration Assistance.
(ii) Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated 
by 
subparagraph 
(A)
$500,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1998 
and
$500,000 for fiscal year 1999 are author-
ized to be appropriated only for the re-
cruitment of Hispanic Americans and for
the training of Hispanic Americans for ca-
reers in the Foreign Service and inter-
national affairs.
(3) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Cap-
ital Investment Fund’’, of the Department of State
$56,000,000 
for 
the 
fiscal 
year 
1998 
and
$56,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(4) ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILD-
INGS ABROAD.—For ‘‘Acquisition 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
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. 102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS,
AND CONFERENCES.
(a) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for ‘‘Contributions to International Organiza-
tions’’, $1,014,389,000 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’’, $360,725,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$360,725,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(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
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’’, $286,000,000 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
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—
(C) provide no financial, political, or mili-
tary benefit to the SLORC; and
(D) are supported by the leadership of the
National League for Democracy and the leader-
ship of the National Coalition Government of
the Union of Burma.
SEC. 103. 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 $666,000 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.
(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. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
(a) MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ for authorized activities, $623,000,000
for the fiscal year 1998 and $623,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(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.
(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 result
of civil conflict in Burma, including persons still within
Burma.
(d) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to
be appropriated by this section are authorized to be appro-
priated for salaries and administrative expenses of the Bu-
reau of Migration and Refugee Assistance.
(e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated
pursuant to this section are authorized to be available
until expended.
SEC. 105. CERTAIN OTHER INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PRO-
GRAMS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of State to carry out the au-
thorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the con-
duct of the foreign affairs of the United States and for
other purposes authorized by law:
(1) ASIA
FOUNDATION.—For ‘‘Asia Founda-
tion’’, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
SEC. 106. UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL,
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
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.
(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-
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’’, $334,655,000 for the fiscal year 1998,
and $334,655,000 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’’, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998,
and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
‘‘(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.
‘‘(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-