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TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN
UNITED NATIONS
Sec. 2501. International conferences and contingencies.
Sec. 2502. Restriction relating to United States accession to any new inter-
national criminal tribunal.
Sec. 2503. United States membership in the Bureau of the Interparliamentary
Union.
Sec. 2504. Service in international organizations.
Sec. 2505. Reports regarding foreign travel.
TITLE XXVI—UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
AGENCY
Sec. 2601. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2602. Statutory construction.
TITLE XXVII—EUROPEAN SECURITY ACT OF 1997
Sec. 2701. Short title.
Sec. 2702. Statement of policy.
Sec. 2703. Authorities relating to NATO enlargement.
Sec. 2704. Sense of Congress with respect to the Treaty on Conventional Armed
Forces in Europe.
Sec. 2705. Restrictions and requirements relating to ballistic missile defense.
TITLE XXVIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 2801. Report on relations with Vietnam.
Sec. 2802. Reports on determinations under title IV of the LIBERTAD Act.
SUBDIVISION 3—UNITED NATIONS REFORM
TITLE XXX—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 3001. Short title.
Sec. 3002. Definitions.
Sec. 3003. Nondelegation of certification requirements.
TITLE XXXI—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 3101. Contributions to international organizations.
Sec. 3102. Contributions for international peacekeeping activities.
TITLE XXXII—UNITED NATIONS ACTIVITIES
Sec. 3201. United Nations policy on Israel and the Palestinians.
Sec. 3202. Data on costs incurred in support of United Nations peacekeeping op-
erations.
Sec. 3203. Reimbursement for goods and services provided by the United States
to the United Nations.
Sec. 3204. United States policy regarding United Nations peacekeeping oper-
ations.
Sec. 3205. Reform in budget decisionmaking procedures of the United Nations
and its specialized agencies.
Sec. 3206. Continued extension of privileges, exemptions, and immunities of the
International Organizations Immunities Act to UNIDO.
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Sec. 3207. Sense of the Congress regarding compliance with child and spousal
support obligations by United Nations personnel.
TITLE XXXIII—ARREARS PAYMENTS AND REFORM
CHAPTER 1—ARREARAGES TO THE UNITED NATIONS
SUBCHAPTER A—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; OBLIGATION AND
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS
Sec. 3301. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3302. Obligation and expenditure of funds.
Sec. 3303. Forgiveness of amounts owed by the United Nations to the United
States.
SUBCHAPTER B—UNITED STATES SOVEREIGNTY
Sec. 3311. Certification requirements.
SUBCHAPTER C—REFORM OF ASSESSMENTS AND UNITED NATIONS
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Sec. 3321. Certification requirements.
SUBCHAPTER D—BUDGET AND PERSONNEL REFORM
Sec. 3331. Certification requirements.
CHAPTER 2—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 3341. Statutory construction on relation to existing laws.
Sec. 3342. Prohibition on payments relating to UNIDO and other international
organizations from which the United States has withdrawn or
rescinded funding.
SUBDIVISION 
1—CONSOLIDA-
TION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
AGENCIES
TITLE XI—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.
This subdivision may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Affairs
Agencies Consolidation Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 1102. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this subdivision are—
(1) to strengthen—
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(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;
(2) to consolidate and reinvigorate the foreign af-
fairs functions of the United States within the De-
partment of State by—
(A) abolishing the United States Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Agency, the United States
Information Agency, and the United States
International Development Cooperation Agency,
and transferring the functions of these agencies
to the Department of State while preserving the
special missions and skills of these agencies;
(B) transferring certain functions of the
Agency for International Development to the De-
partment of State; and
(C) providing for the reorganization of the
Department of State to maximize the efficient
use of resources, which may lead to budget sav-
ings, eliminated redundancy in functions, and
improvement in the management of the Depart-
ment of State;
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(3) to ensure that programs critical to the pro-
motion of United States national interests be main-
tained;
(4) to assist congressional efforts to balance the
Federal budget and reduce the Federal debt;
(5) to ensure that the United States maintains
effective representation abroad within budgetary re-
straints; and
(6) to encourage United States foreign affairs
agencies to maintain a high percentage of the best
qualified, most competent United States citizens serv-
ing in the United States Government.
SEC. 1103. DEFINITIONS.
In this subdivision:
(1) ACDA.—The term ‘‘ACDA’’ means the Unit-
ed States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
(2) AID.—The term ‘‘AID’’ means the United
States Agency for International Development.
(3) AGENCY; 
FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term
‘‘agency’’ or ‘‘Federal agency’’ means an Executive
agency as defined in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
(4) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on International Relations
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and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
(5) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered agen-
cy’’ means any of the following agencies: ACDA,
USIA, IDCA, and AID.
(6) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’
means the Department of State.
(7) FUNCTION.—The term ‘‘function’’ means any
duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility,
right, privilege, activity, or program.
(8) IDCA.—The term ‘‘IDCA’’ means the United
States International Development Cooperation Agen-
cy.
(9) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘office’’ includes any of-
fice, administration, agency, institute, unit, organiza-
tional entity, or component thereof.
(10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of State.
(11) USIA.—The term ‘‘USIA’’ means the Unit-
ed States Information Agency.
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SEC. 1104. REPORT ON BUDGETARY COST SAVINGS RESULT-
ING FROM REORGANIZATION.
The Secretary of State shall submit a report, together
with the congressional presentation document for the budget
of the Department of State for each of the fiscal years 1999,
2000, and 2001, to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees describing the total anticipated and achieved cost sav-
ings in budget outlays and budget authority related to the
reorganization implemented under this subdivision, includ-
ing cost savings by each of the following categories:
(1) Reductions in personnel.
(2) Administrative consolidation, including pro-
curement.
(3) Program consolidation.
(4) Consolidation of real properties and leases.
TITLE 
XII—UNITED 
STATES
ARMS CONTROL AND DISAR-
MAMENT AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1201. 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 1601.
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CHAPTER 2—ABOLITION AND TRANSFER
OF FUNCTIONS
SEC. 1211. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL
AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY.
The United States Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency is abolished.
SEC. 1212. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF
STATE.
There are transferred to the Secretary of State all func-
tions of the Director of the United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency, and all functions of the United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and any of-
fice or component of such agency, under any statute, reorga-
nization plan, Executive order, or other provision of law,
as of the day before the effective date of this title.
SEC. 1213. UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY.
Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘There’’ and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘(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
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the Department of State, among the Under Secretar-
ies authorized by paragraph (1), an Under Secretary
for Arms Control and International Security, who
shall assist the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in
matters related to international security policy, arms
control, and nonproliferation. Subject to the direction
of the President, the Under Secretary may attend and
participate in meetings of the National Security
Council in his role as advisor on arms control and
nonproliferation matters.’’.
CHAPTER 3—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 1221. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise provided in section 1223 or 1225,
any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Execu-
tive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other
official document or proceeding to—
(1) the Director of the United States Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Agency, the Director of the
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, or any other
officer or employee of the United States Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency or the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency shall be deemed to refer to the
Secretary of State; or
(2) the United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency or the Arms Control and Disar-
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mament Agency shall be deemed to refer to the De-
partment of State.
SEC. 1222. REPEALS.
The following sections of the Arms Control and Disar-
mament Act (22 U.S.C. 2551 et seq.) are repealed: Sections
21 through 26 (22 U.S.C. 2561–2566), section 35 (22 U.S.C.
2575), section 42 (22 U.S.C. 2582), section 43 (22 U.S.C.
2583), sections 45 through 50 (22 U.S.C. 2585–2593), sec-
tion 53 (22 U.S.C. 2593c), section 54 (22 U.S.C. 2593d),
and section 63 (22 U.S.C. 2595b).
SEC. 1223. AMENDMENTS TO THE ARMS CONTROL AND DIS-
ARMAMENT ACT.
The Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C.
2551 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 2 (22 U.S.C. 2551)—
(A) in the first undesignated paragraph, by
striking ‘‘creating a new agency of peace to deal
with’’ and inserting ‘‘addressing’’;
(B) by striking the second undesignated
paragraph; and
(C) in the third undesignated paragraph—
(i) by striking ‘‘This organization’’
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of State’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘It shall have’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Secretary shall have’’;
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(iii) by striking ‘‘and the Secretary of
State’’;
(iv) by inserting ‘‘, nonproliferation,’’
after ‘‘arms control’’ in paragraph (1);
(v) by striking paragraph (2);
(vi) by redesignating paragraphs (3)
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4),
respectively; and
(vii) by striking ‘‘, as appropriate,’’ in
paragraph (3) (as redesignated);
(2) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2552), by striking
subsection (c);
(3) in the heading for title II, by striking ‘‘OR-
GANIZATION’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIAL REP-
RESENTATIVES AND VISITING SCHOL-
ARS’’;
(4) in section 27 (22 U.S.C. 2567)—
(A) by striking the third sentence;
(B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘,
acting through the Director’’; and
(C) in the fifth sentence, by striking ‘‘Agen-
cy’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of State’’;
(5) in section 28 (22 U.S.C. 2568)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’;
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(B) in the second sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘Agency’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘Department of
State’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Agency’s’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Department of State’s’’; and
(C) by striking the fourth sentence;
(6) in section 31 (22 U.S.C. 2571)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘this title in’’ after ‘‘pow-
ers in’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘insure’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘ensure’’;
(D) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘in
accordance with procedures established under
section 35 of this Act’’;
(E) in the fourth sentence by striking ‘‘The
authority’’ and all that follows through ‘‘disar-
mament:’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The au-
thority of the Secretary under this Act with re-
spect to research, development, and other studies
concerning arms control, nonproliferation, and
disarmament shall be limited to participation in
the following:’’; and
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(F) in subsection (l), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(7) in section 32 (22 U.S.C. 2572)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting
‘‘Secretary of State’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ and inserting
‘‘section’’;
(8) in section 33(a) (22 U.S.C. 2573(a))—
(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of State,’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting
‘‘Secretary of State’’;
(9) in section 34 (22 U.S.C. 2574)—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of
State’’;
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking
‘‘and the Secretary of State’’;
(iii) in the first sentence, by inserting
‘‘, nonproliferation,’’ after ‘‘in the fields of
arms control’’;
(iv) in the first sentence, by striking
‘‘and shall have primary responsibility,
whenever directed by the President, for the
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preparation, conduct, and management of
the United States participation in inter-
national negotiations and implementation
fora in the field of nonproliferation’’;
(v) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘section 27’’ and inserting ‘‘section 201’’;
and
(vi) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘the’’ after ‘‘serve as’’;
(B) by striking subsection (b);
(C) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b); and
(D) in subsection (b) (as redesignated)—
(i) in the text above paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of State’’;
(ii) by striking paragraph (1); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2)
and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respec-
tively;
(10) in section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2576)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘, in accordance with the
procedures established pursuant to section 35 of
this Act,’’;
(11) in section 37 (22 U.S.C. 2577)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and ‘‘Agency’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of
State’’ or ‘‘Department of State’’, respectively;
and
(B) by striking subsection (d);
(12) in section 38 (22 U.S.C. 2578)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and
(B) by striking subsection (c);
(13) in section 41 (22 U.S.C. 2581)—
(A) by striking ‘‘In the performance of his
functions, the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘In addi-
tion to any authorities otherwise available, the
Secretary of State in the performance of func-
tions under this Act’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Agency’’, ‘‘Agency’s’’, ‘‘Di-
rector’’, and ‘‘Director’s’’ each place they appear
and inserting ‘‘Department of State’’, ‘‘Depart-
ment of State’s’’, ‘‘Secretary of State’’, or ‘‘Sec-
retary of State’s’’, as appropriate;
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(C) in subsection (a), by striking the sen-
tence that begins ‘‘It is the intent’’;
(D) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘appoint officers and
employees, including attorneys, for the
Agency in accordance with the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointment in the competitive service, and
fix their compensation in accordance with
chapter 51 and with subchapter III of chap-
ter 53 of such title, relating to classification
and General Schedule pay rates, except that
the Director may, to the extent the Director
determines necessary to the discharge of his
responsibilities,’’;
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘ex-
ception’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection’’; and
(iii) in paragraph (2)—
(I) by striking ‘‘exception’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsection’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘ceiling’’ and in-
serting ‘‘positions allocated to carry
out the purpose of this Act’’;
(E) by striking subsection (g);
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(F) by redesignating subsections (h), (i),
and (j) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respec-
tively;
(G) by amending subsection (f) to read as
follows:
‘‘(f) establish a scientific and policy advisory
board to advise with and make recommendations to
the Secretary of State on United States arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament policy and activi-
ties. A majority of the board shall be composed of in-
dividuals who have a demonstrated knowledge and
technical expertise with respect to arms control, non-
proliferation, and disarmament matters and who
have distinguished themselves in any of the fields of
physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, or engineer-
ing, including weapons engineering. The members of
the board may receive the compensation and reim-
bursement for expenses specified for consultants by
subsection (d) of this section;’’; and
(H) in subsection (h) (as redesignated), by
striking 
‘‘Deputy 
Director’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘Under Secretary for Arms Control and Inter-
national Security’’;
(14) in section 44 (22 U.S.C. 2584)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST
AND’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘The members’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘(5 U.S.C. 2263), or any other’’
and inserting ‘‘Members of advisory boards and
consultants may serve as such without regard to
any’’; and
(C) by inserting at the end the following
new sentence: ‘‘This section shall apply only to
individuals carrying out activities related to
arms 
control, 
nonproliferation, 
and 
disar-
mament.’’;
(15) in section 51 (22 U.S.C. 2593a)—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by in-
serting ‘‘, nonproliferation,’’ after ‘‘arms
control’’ each place it appears;
(ii) by striking ‘‘Director, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of State with the concur-
rence of the Director of Central Intelligence
and in consultation with’’;
(iii) by striking ‘‘the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of
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Central Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘and
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’’;
(iv) by striking paragraphs (2) and
(4); and
(v) by redesignating paragraphs (3),
(5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2) through
(5), respectively; and
(B) by adding at the end of subsection (b)
the following: ‘‘The portions of this report de-
scribed in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection
(a) shall summarize in detail, at least in classi-
fied annexes, the information, analysis, and con-
clusions relevant to possible noncompliance by
other nations that are provided by United States
intelligence agencies.’’;
(16) in section 52 (22 U.S.C. 2593b), by striking
‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’;
(17) in section 61 (22 U.S.C. 2593a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency’’
and inserting ‘‘Department of State’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (2);
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3)
through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (6), re-
spectively;
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(D) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’; and
(E) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by
striking ‘‘United States Arms Control and Dis-
armament Agency and the’’;
(18) in section 62 (22 U.S.C. 2595a)—
(A) in subsection (c)—
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘DIRECTOR’’ and inserting ‘‘SEC-
RETARY OF STATE’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘2(d), 22, and 34(c)’’
and inserting ‘‘102(3) and 304(b)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting
‘‘Secretary of State’’;
(19) in section 64 (22 U.S.C. 2595b–1)—
(A) by striking the section title and insert-
ing ‘‘SEC. 503. REVIEW
OF
CERTAIN
RE-
PROGRAMMING NOTIFICATIONS.’’;
(B) by striking subsection (a); and
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(b) REVIEW OF CER-
TAIN REPROGRAMMING NOTIFICATIONS.—’’;
and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘Foreign Affairs’’ and
inserting ‘‘International Relations’’;
(20) in section 65(1) (22 U.S.C. 2595c(1)) by in-
serting ‘‘of America’’ after ‘‘United States’’; and
(21) by redesignating sections 1, 2, 3, 27, 28, 31,
32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44, 51, 52, 61, 62, 64,
and 65, as amended by this section, as sections 101,
102, 103, 201, 202, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307,
308, 401, 402, 403, 404, 501, 502, 503, and 504, re-
spectively.
SEC. 1224. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.
Title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 5313, by striking ‘‘Director of the
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agen-
cy.’’;
(2) in section 5314, by striking ‘‘Deputy Direc-
tor of the United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency.’’;
(3) in section 5315—
(A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Directors, United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
(4).’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Special Representatives of
the President for arms control, nonproliferation,
and disarmament matters, United States Arms
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Control and Disarmament Agency’’, and insert-
ing ‘‘Special Representatives of the President for
arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament
matters, Department of State’’; and
(4) in section 5316, by striking ‘‘General Counsel
of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency.’’.
SEC. 1225. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—The Arms Export
Control Act is amended—
(1) 
in 
section 
36(b)(1)(D) 
(22 
U.S.C.
2776(b)(1)(D)), by striking ‘‘Director of the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency in consultation
with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of De-
fense’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense and the Director
of Central Intelligence’’;
(2) in section 38(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(2))—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘be
made in coordination with the Director of the
United States Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency, taking into account the Director’s assess-
ment as to’’ and inserting ‘‘take into account’’;
and
(B) by striking the second sentence;
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(3) in section 42(a) (22 U.S.C. 2791(a))—
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘the
assessment of the Director of the United States
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency as to’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and
(C) by striking paragraph (2);
(4) in section 71(a) (22 U.S.C. 2797(a)), by
striking ‘‘, the Director of the Arms Control and Dis-
armament Agency,’’;
(5) in section 71(b)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2797(b)(1)),
by striking ‘‘and the Director of the United States
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency’’;
(6) in section 71(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2797(b)(2))—
(A) by striking ‘‘, the Secretary of Com-
merce, and the Director of the United States
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency’’ and
inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of Commerce’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘or the Director’’;
(7) in section 71(c) (22 U.S.C. 2797(c)), by
striking ‘‘with the Director of the United States Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency,’’; and
(8) in section 73(d) (22 U.S.C. 2797b(d)), by
striking ‘‘, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Direc-
tor of the United States Arms Control and Disar-
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mament Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of
Commerce’’.
(b) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT.—Section 511 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321d) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘be made in coordination with the Director
of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agen-
cy and shall take into account his opinion as to’’ and in-
serting ‘‘take into account’’.
(c) UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ACT.—
(1) Section 1706(b) of the United States Insti-
tute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4605(b)) is amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (3);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(C) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by
striking ‘‘Eleven’’ and inserting ‘‘Twelve’’.
(2) Section 1707(d)(2) of that Act (22 U.S.C.
4606(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘, Director of the
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency’’.
(d) ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954.—The Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 is amended—
(1) in section 57b. (42 U.S.C. 2077(b))—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,’’; and
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(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the
Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency,’’;
(2) in section 109b. (42 U.S.C. 2129(b)), by
striking ‘‘and the Director’’;
(3) in section 111b. (42 U.S.C. 2131(b)) by strik-
ing ‘‘the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission’’;
(4) in section 123 (42 U.S.C. 2153)—
(A) in subsection a., in the third sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘and in consultation
with the Director of the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency (‘the Director’)’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘En-
ergy,’’;
(iii) by striking ‘‘Commission, and the
Director, who’’ and inserting ‘‘Commission.
The Secretary of State’’; and
(iv) after ‘‘nuclear explosive purpose.’’,
by inserting the following new sentence:
‘‘Each Nuclear Proliferation Assessment
Statement prepared pursuant to this Act
shall be accompanied by a classified annex,
prepared in consultation with the Director
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of Central Intelligence, summarizing rel-
evant classified information.’’;
(B) in subsection d., in the first proviso—
(i) by striking ‘‘ Nuclear Proliferation
Assessment Statement prepared by the Di-
rector of the Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency,’’ and inserting ‘‘Nuclear
Proliferation Assessment Statement pre-
pared by the Secretary of State, and any
annexes thereto,’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘has been’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘have been’’; and
(C) in the first undesignated paragraph fol-
lowing subsection d., by striking ‘‘the Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Agency,’’;
(5) in section 126a.(1), by striking ‘‘the Director
of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’’ and inserting
‘‘and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,’’;
(6) in section 131a. (42 U.S.C. 2160(a))—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
‘‘the Director,’’;
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking
‘‘the Director declares that he intends’’ and
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inserting ‘‘the Secretary of State is re-
quired’’; and
(iii) in the third sentence, by striking
‘‘the Director’s declaration’’ and inserting
‘‘the requirement to prepare a Nuclear Pro-
liferation Assessment Statement’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Director’s view’’ and
inserting ‘‘view of the Secretary of State,
Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Defense,
or the Commission’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘he may prepare’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with such Secretary or the Com-
mission, shall prepare’’; and
(7) in section 131c. (42 U.S.C. 2160(c))—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, the
Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency,’’;
(B) in the sixth and seventh sentences, by
striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and
(C) in the seventh sentence, by striking ‘‘Di-
rector’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’s’’.
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(e) NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION ACT OF 1978.—
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 is amended—
(1) in section 4 (22 U.S.C. 3203)—
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3)
through (8) as paragraphs (2) through (7), re-
spectively;
(2) in section 102 (22 U.S.C. 3222), by striking
‘‘, the Secretary of State, and the Director of the
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and the Secretary of State’’;
(3) in section 304(d) (42 U.S.C. 2156a), by
striking ‘‘the Secretary of Defense, and the Director,’’
and inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of Defense,’’;
(4) in section 309 (42 U.S.C. 2139a)—
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the De-
partment of Commerce, and the Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘and
the Department of Commerce’’; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency,’’;
(5) in section 406 (42 U.S.C. 2160a), by insert-
ing ‘‘, or any annexes thereto,’’ after ‘‘Statement’’;
and
(6) in section 602 (22 U.S.C. 3282)—
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(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency,’’; and
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘and the
Director’’.
(f) STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT OF
1956.—Section 23(a) of the State Department basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2695(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘the Agency for International Development, and
the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency’’ and inserting
‘‘and the Agency for International Development’’.
(g) FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT
OF
1972.—Section 502 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act of 1972 (2 U.S.C. 194a) is amended by striking ‘‘the
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,’’.
(h) TITLE 49.—Section 40118(d) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, or the Director of
the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency’’.
TITLE XIII—UNITED STATES
INFORMATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1301. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title, and the amendments made by this title,
shall take effect on the earlier of—
(1) October 1, 1999; or
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(2) the date of abolition of the United States In-
formation Agency pursuant to the reorganization
plan described in section 1601.
CHAPTER 2—ABOLITION AND TRANSFER
OF FUNCTIONS
SEC. 1311. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION
AGENCY.
The United States Information Agency (other than the
Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International
Broadcasting Bureau) is abolished.
SEC. 1312. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are transferred to the Sec-
retary of State all functions of 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, Exec-
utive order, or other provision of law, as of the day before
the effective date of this title.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to the
Broadcasting Board of Governors, the International Broad-
casting Bureau, or any function performed by the Board
or the Bureau.
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SEC. 1313. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.
Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)), as amended by this divi-
sion, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) UNDER
SECRETARY
FOR
PUBLIC
DIPLO-
MACY.—There shall be in the Department of State,
among the Under Secretaries authorized by para-
graph (1), an Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy,
who shall have primary responsibility to assist the
Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in the formation
and implementation of United States public diplo-
macy policies and activities, including international
educational and cultural exchange programs, infor-
mation, and international broadcasting.’’.
SEC. 1314. ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
(a) ABOLITION OF OFFICE.—The Office of Inspector
General of the United States Information Agency is
abolished.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF
1978.—Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Office of
Personnel Management, the United States Informa-
tion Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘or the Office of Person-
nel Management’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the United
States Information Agency,’’.
(c) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.—Section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking the following:
‘‘Inspector General, United States Information
Agency.’’.
(d) AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 103–236.—Sub-
sections (i) and (j) of section 308 of the United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207 (i) and
(j)) are amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Inspector General of the United
States Information Agency’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Inspector General of the Department
of State and the Foreign Service’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘, the Director of the United
States Information Agency,’’.
(e) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—There are transferred
to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of
State and the Foreign Service the functions that the Office
of Inspector General of the United States Information Agen-
cy exercised before the effective date of this title (including
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all related functions of the Inspector General of the United
States Information Agency).
CHAPTER 3—INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING
SEC. 1321. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION
OF PURPOSE.
Congress finds that—
(1) it is the policy of the United States to pro-
mote the right of freedom of opinion and expression,
including the freedom ‘‘to seek, receive, and impart
information and ideas through any media and re-
gardless of frontiers’’, in accordance with Article 19
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
(2) open communication of information and
ideas among the peoples of the world contributes to
international peace and stability, and the promotion
of such communication is in the interests of the Unit-
ed States;
(3) it is in the interest of the United States to
support broadcasting to other nations consistent with
the requirements of this chapter and the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994; and
(4) international broadcasting is, and should re-
main, an essential instrument of United States for-
eign policy.
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SEC. 1322. CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF BROADCASTING
BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
Section 304(a) of the United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(a)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(a) CONTINUED
EXISTENCE
WITHIN
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Broadcasting Board of
Governors shall continue to exist within the Executive
branch of Government as an entity described in sec-
tion 104 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(2) RETENTION
OF
EXISTING
BOARD
MEM-
BERS.—The members of the Broadcasting Board of
Governors appointed by the President pursuant to
subsection (b)(1)(A) before the effective date of title
XIII of the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation
Act of 1997 and holding office as of that date may
serve the remainder of their terms of office without re-
appointment.
‘‘(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUTHORITIES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General
of the Department of State and the Foreign
Service shall exercise the same authorities with
respect to the Broadcasting Board of Governors
and the International Broadcasting Bureau as
the Inspector General exercises under the Inspec-
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tor General Act of 1978 and section 209 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 with respect to the
Department of State.
‘‘(B) RESPECT FOR JOURNALISTIC INTEG-
RITY OF BROADCASTERS.—The Inspector General
shall respect the journalistic integrity of all the
broadcasters covered by this title and may not
evaluate the philosophical or political perspec-
tives reflected in the content of broadcasts.’’.
SEC. 1323. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED
STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACT
OF 1994.
(a) REFERENCES IN SECTION.—Whenever in this sec-
tion an amendment or repeal is expressed as an amendment
or repeal of a provision, the reference shall be deemed to
be made to the United States International Broadcasting
Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.).
(b) SUBSTITUTION OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—Sec-
tions 304(b)(1)(B), 304(b) (2) and (3), 304(c), and 304(e)
(22 U.S.C. 6203(b)(1)(B), 6203(b) (2) and (3), 6203(c), and
6203(e)) are amended by striking ‘‘Director of the United
States Information Agency’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of State’’.
(c) SUBSTITUTION
OF
ACTING
SECRETARY
OF
STATE.—Section 304(c) (22 U.S.C. 6203(c)) is amended by
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striking ‘‘acting Director of the agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Act-
ing Secretary of State’’.
(d) STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING.—Section 303(b) (22 U.S.C. 6202(b)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including
editorials, broadcast by the Voice of America, which
present the views of the United States Government’’
after ‘‘policies’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9)
as paragraphs (5) through (10), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:
‘‘(4) the capability to provide a surge capacity
to support United States foreign policy objectives dur-
ing crises abroad;’’;
(e) AUTHORITIES OF THE BOARD.—Section 305(a) (22
U.S.C. 6204(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘direct and’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and the Television Broad-
casting to Cuba Act’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Tele-
vision Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and Worldnet
Television, except as provided in section 306(b)’’;
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(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, after con-
sultation 
with 
the 
Secretary 
of 
State,’’ 
after
‘‘annually,’’;
(3) in paragraph (9)—
(A) by striking ‘‘, through the Director of
the United States Information Agency,’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ‘‘Each annual report shall place special
emphasis on the assessment described in para-
graph (2).’’;
(4) in paragraph (12)—
(A) by striking ‘‘1994 and 1995’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1998 and 1999’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘to the Board for Inter-
national Broadcasting for such purposes for fis-
cal year 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘to the Board and
the International Broadcasting Bureau for such
purposes for fiscal year 1997’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs:
‘‘(15)(A) To procure temporary and intermittent
personal services to the same extent as is authorized
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates
not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate provided
for positions classified above grade GS–15 of the Gen-
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eral Schedule under section 5108 of title 5, United
States Code.
‘‘(B) To allow those providing such services,
while away from their homes or their regular places
of business, travel expenses (including per diem in
lieu of subsistence) as authorized by section 5703 of
title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Govern-
ment service employed intermittently, while so em-
ployed.
‘‘(16) To procure, pursuant to section 1535 of
title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the
‘Economy Act’), such goods and services from other
departments or agencies for the Board and the Inter-
national Broadcasting Bureau as the Board deter-
mines are appropriate.
‘‘(17) To utilize the provisions of titles III, IV,
V, VII, VIII, IX, and X of the United States Informa-
tion and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, and sec-
tion 6 of Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, as
in effect on the day before the effective date of title
XIII of the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation
Act of 1997, to the extent the Board considers nec-
essary in carrying out the provisions and purposes of
this title.
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‘‘(18) To utilize the authorities of any other stat-
ute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation,
agreement, determination, or other official document
or proceeding that had been available to the Director
of the United States Information Agency, the Bureau,
or the Board before the effective date of title XIII of
the Foreign Affairs Consolidation Act of 1997 for car-
rying out the broadcasting activities covered by this
title.’’.
(f) DELEGATION
OF AUTHORITY.—Section 305 (22
U.S.C. 6204) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d)
as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(b) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board may
delegate to the Director of the International Broadcasting
Bureau, or any other officer or employee of the United
States, to the extent the Board determines to be appropriate,
the authorities provided in this section, except those au-
thorities provided in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
(9), or (11) of subsection (a).’’.
(g) BROADCASTING BUDGETS.—Section 305(c)(1) (as
redesignated) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Director’’; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘the Director of the United States
Information Agency for the consideration of the Di-
rector as a part of the Agency’s budget submission
to’’.
(h) REPEAL.—Section 305(c)(2) (as redesignated) is
repealed.
(i) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 305(d) (as redesig-
nated) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) PROFESSIONAL
INDEPENDENCE
OF
BROAD-
CASTERS.—The Secretary of State and the Board, in carry-
ing out their functions, shall respect the professional inde-
pendence and integrity of the International Broadcasting
Bureau, its broadcasting services, and the grantees of the
Board.’’.
(j) FOREIGN POLICY GUIDANCE.—Section 306 (22
U.S.C. 6205) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FOR-
EIGN POLICY GUIDANCE’’ and inserting ‘‘ROLE
OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘(a) FOREIGN POLICY GUID-
ANCE.—’’ immediately before ‘‘To’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘State, acting through the Direc-
tor of the United States Information Agency,’’ and
inserting ‘‘State’’;
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(4) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ‘‘, as the Secretary may deem appro-
priate’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) CERTAIN WORLDNET PROGRAMMING.—The Sec-
retary of State is authorized to use Worldnet broadcasts for
the purposes of continuing interactive dialogues with for-
eign media and other similar overseas public diplomacy
programs sponsored by the Department of State. The Chair-
man of the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall provide
access to Worldnet for this purpose on a nonreimbursable
basis.’’.
(k) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU.—Sec-
tion 307 (22 U.S.C. 6206) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘within the
United States Information Agency’’ and inserting
‘‘under the Board’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Chairman
of the Board, in consultation with the Director of the
United States Information Agency and with the con-
currence of a majority of the Board’’ and inserting
‘‘President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate’’;
(3) by redesignating subsection (b)(1) as sub-
section (b);
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(4) by striking subsection (b)(2); and
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—The Di-
rector shall organize and chair a coordinating committee
to examine and make recommendations to the Board on
long-term strategies for the future of international broad-
casting, including the use of new technologies, further con-
solidation of broadcast services, and consolidation of cur-
rently existing public affairs and legislative relations func-
tions in the various international broadcasting entities. The
coordinating committee shall include representatives of
Radio Free Asia, RFE/RL, Incorporated, the Broadcasting
Board of Governors, and, as appropriate, the Office of Cuba
Broadcasting, the Voice of America, and Worldnet.’’.
(l) REPEALS.—The following provisions of law are re-
pealed:
(1) Subsections (k) and (l) of section 308 (22
U.S.C. 6207 (k), (l)).
(2) Section 310 (22 U.S.C. 6209).
SEC. 1324. AMENDMENTS TO THE RADIO BROADCASTING TO
CUBA ACT.
The Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465
et seq.) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘United States Information
Agency’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Broad-
casting Board of Governors’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘Agency’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Board’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘the Director of the United States
Information Agency’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘the Broadcasting Board of Governors’’;
(4) in section 4 (22 U.S.C. 1465b), by striking
‘‘the Voice of America’’ and inserting ‘‘the Inter-
national Broadcasting Bureau’’;
(5) in section 5 (22 U.S.C. 1465c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Advisory Board’’; and
(B) in subsection (a), by striking the first
sentence and inserting ‘‘There is established
within the Office of the President the Advisory
Board for Cuba Broadcasting (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘Advisory Board’).’’; and
(6) by striking any other reference to ‘‘Director’’
not amended by paragraph (3) each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Board’’.
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SEC. 1325. AMENDMENTS TO THE TELEVISION BROADCAST-
ING TO CUBA ACT.
The Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C.
1465aa et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 243(a) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb(a)) and
section 246 (22 U.S.C. 1465dd), by striking ‘‘United
States Information Agency’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’;
(2) in section 243(c) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb(c))—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
‘‘USIA’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘ ‘USIA Television’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the ‘Television’’;
(3) in section 244(c) (22 U.S.C. 1465cc(c)) and
section 246 (22 U.S.C. 1465dd), by striking ‘‘Agency’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Board’’;
(4) in section 244 (22 U.S.C. 1465cc)—
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘OF
THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGEN-
CY’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
‘‘The Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency shall establish’’ and inserting
‘‘There is’’; and
(ii) in the second sentence—
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(I) by striking ‘‘Director of the
United States Information Agency’’
and inserting ‘‘Broadcasting Board of
Governors’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘the Director of
the Voice of America’’ and inserting
‘‘the International Broadcasting Bu-
reau’’;
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Agency facilities’’ and
inserting ‘‘Board facilities’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Information Agency’’
and inserting ‘‘International’’; and
(D) in the heading of subsection (c), by
striking ‘‘USIA’’; and
(5) in section 245(d) (22 U.S.C. 1465c note), by
striking ‘‘Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Advisory Board’’.
SEC. 1326. TRANSFER OF BROADCASTING RELATED FUNDS,
PROPERTY, AND PERSONNEL.
(a) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY AND
APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The assets, liabilities (includ-
ing contingent liabilities arising from suits continued
with a substitution or addition of parties under sec-
tion 1327(d)), contracts, property, records, and unex-
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pended balance of appropriations, authorizations, al-
locations, and other funds employed, held, used, aris-
ing from, available to, or to be made available in con-
nection with the functions and offices of USIA trans-
ferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors by this
chapter shall be transferred to the Broadcasting
Board of Governors for appropriate allocation.
(2) ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS.—In addition to the
transfers made under paragraph (1), there shall be
transferred to the Chairman of the Broadcasting
Board of Governors the assets, contracts, property,
records, and unexpended balance of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, in concurrence with the
Broadcasting Board of Governors, to support the
functions transferred by this chapter.
(b) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law—
(1) except as provided in subsection (c), all per-
sonnel and positions of USIA employed or main-
tained to carry out the functions transferred by this
chapter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall
be transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors
at the same grade or class and the same rate of basic
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pay or basic salary rate and with the same tenure
held immediately preceding transfer; and
(2) the personnel and positions of USIA, as de-
termined by the Secretary of State, with the concur-
rence of the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the
Director of USIA, to support the functions transferred
by this chapter shall be transferred to the Broadcast-
ing Board of Governors, including the International
Broadcasting Bureau, at the same grade or class and
the same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and
with the same tenure held immediately preceding
transfer.
(c) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY, AP-
PROPRIATIONS, 
AND
PERSONNEL
ASSOCIATED
WITH
WORLDNET.—USIA personnel responsible for carrying out
interactive dialogs with foreign media and other similar
overseas public diplomacy programs using the Worldnet tel-
evision broadcasting system, and funds associated with such
personnel, shall be transferred to the Department of State
in accordance with the provisions of title XVI of this sub-
division.
(d) INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, when requested by the
Broadcasting Board of Governors, is authorized to make
such incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities,
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grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended bal-
ances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and
other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be
made available in connection with functions and offices
transferred from USIA, as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this section.
SEC. 1327. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
(a) CONTINUING LEGAL FORCE AND EFFECT.—All or-
ders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agree-
ments, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations,
privileges, and other administrative actions—
(1) that have been issued, made, granted, or al-
lowed to become effective by the President, any Fed-
eral agency or official thereof, or by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions
exercised by the Broadcasting Board of Governors of
the United States Information Agency on the day be-
fore the effective date of this title, and
(2) that are in effect at the time this title takes
effect, or were final before the effective date of this
title and are to become effective on or after the effec-
tive date of this title,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modi-
fied, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accord-
ance with law by the President, the Broadcasting Board
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of Governors, or other authorized official, a court of com-
petent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
(b) PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this chapter,
or amendments made by this chapter, shall not affect
any proceedings, including notices of proposed rule-
making, or any application for any license, permit,
certificate, or financial assistance pending before the
Broadcasting Board of Governors of the United States
Information Agency at the time this title takes effect,
with respect to functions exercised by the Board as of
the effective date of this title but such proceedings and
applications shall be continued.
(2) ORDERS, APPEALS, AND PAYMENTS.—Orders
shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be
taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursu-
ant to such orders, as if this chapter had not been en-
acted, and orders issued in any such proceedings shall
continue in effect until modified, terminated, super-
seded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a
court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of
law.
(3) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinu-
ance or modification of any such proceeding under
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marily of paid time to conduct a job search and without
other substantive duties for more than one month.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall be effective 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2315. LIMITATIONS ON MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTS.
Section 1017(e)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4117(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii)
and paragraph (1)(B), the term ‘management official’
does not include—
‘‘(A) any chief of mission;
‘‘(B) any principal officer or deputy prin-
cipal officer;
‘‘(C) any administrative or personnel officer
abroad; or
‘‘(D) any individual described in section
1002(12) (B), (C), or (D) who is not involved in
the administration of this chapter or in the for-
mulation of the personnel policies and programs
of the Department.’’.