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(4) NOTIFICATION AND ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Personnel Management
shall take such action as may be necessary and appropriate
to inform individuals entitled to have any service credited
under this section, or to have any annuity computed or
recomputed under this section, of their entitlement to such
credit, computation, or recomputation.
(B) ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS.—The Office shall, on
request, assist any individual referred to in subparagraph
(A) in obtaining from any department, agency, or other
instrumentality of the United States such information in
the possession of such instrumentality as may be necessary
to verify the entitlement of such individual to have any
service credited, or to have any annuity computed or recom-
puted, pursuant to this section.
(C) 
ASSISTANCE
FROM
INSTRUMENTALITIES.—Any
department, agency, or other instrumentality of the United
States that possesses any information with respect to any
service described in subsection (a) shall, at the request
of the Office, furnish such information to the Office.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ABROAD.—The term ‘‘abroad’’ has the meaning given
such term under section 102 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3902).
(2) BASIC PAY.—The term ‘‘basic pay’’ has the meaning
given such term under section 8401 of title 5, United States
Code.
(3) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND.—The
term ‘‘Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund’’ or ‘‘Fund’’
means the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund under
section 8348 of title 5, United States Code.
(4) TEMPORARY
APPOINTMENT.—The term ‘‘temporary
appointment’’ means an appointment that is limited by its
terms to a period of one year or less.
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be
considered to permit or require the making of any contributions
to the Thrift Savings Fund that would not otherwise have been
permitted or required had this section not been enacted.
(e) APPLICABILITY.—
(1) ANNUITIES COMMENCING ON OR AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE
OF
IMPLEMENTING
REGULATIONS.—An annuity or survivor
annuity—
(A) which is based on the service of an individual
who performed service described in subsection (a), and
(B) which commences on or after the effective date
of the regulations prescribed to carry out this section (as
determined under subsection (b)(1)(A)),
shall (subject to subsection (b)(1)) be computed taking into
account all service described in subsection (a) that was per-
formed by such individual.
(2) ANNUITIES
WITH
COMMENCEMENT
DATE
PRECEDING
EFFECTIVE DATE OF IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.—
(A) RECOMPUTATION CASES.—An annuity or survivor
annuity—
(i) which is based on the service of an individual
who performed service described in subsection (a), and
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(ii) which commences before the effective date
referred to in paragraph (1)(B),
shall (subject to subsection (b)(1)) be recomputed taking
into account all service described in subsection (a) that
was performed by such individual.
(B) OTHER CASES.—An annuity or survivor annuity—
(i) which is based on the service of an individual
who performed service described in subsection (a),
(ii) the requirements for entitlement which could
not be met without taking into account service
described in subsection (a), and
(iii) which (if service described in subsection (a)
had been taken into account, and an appropriate
application been submitted) would have commenced
before the effective date referred to in paragraph (1)(B),
shall (subject to subsection (b)(1)) be computed taking into
account all service described in subsection (a) that was
performed by such individual.
(C) 
RETROACTIVE
EFFECT.—Any 
computation 
or
recomputation of an annuity or survivor annuity pursuant
to this paragraph shall—
(i) if pursuant to subparagraph (A), be effective
as of the commencement date of the annuity or survivor
annuity involved; and
(ii) if pursuant to subparagraph (B), be effective
as of the commencement date that would have applied
if application for the annuity or survivor annuity
involved had been submitted on the earliest date pos-
sible in order for it to have been approved.
(D) LUMP-SUM
PAYMENT.—Any amounts which by
virtue of subparagraph (C) are payable for any months
preceding the first month (on or after the effective date
referred to in paragraph (1)(B)) as of which annuity or
survivor annuity payments become payable fully reflecting
the computation or recomputation under subparagraph (A)
or (B) (as the case may be) shall be payable in the form
of a lump-sum payment.
(E) ORDER OF PRECEDENCE.—Section 8424(d) of title
5, United States Code, shall apply in the case of any
payment under subparagraph (D) payable to an individual
who has died.
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Office of Personnel Management,
in consultation with the Secretary, shall prescribe such regulations
and take such action as may be necessary and appropriate to
implement this section.
SEC. 322. COMPUTATION OF FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNU-
ITIES AS IF WASHINGTON, D.C., LOCALITY-BASED COM-
PARABILITY PAYMENTS WERE MADE TO OVERSEAS-STA-
TIONED FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS.
(a) FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM.—
(1) COMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES.—Section 806(a) of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4046(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(9) For purposes of any annuity computation under this sub-
section, the basic salary or basic pay of any member of the Service
whose official duty station is outside the continental United States
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shall be considered to be the salary or pay that would have been
paid to the member had the member’s official duty station been
Washington, D.C., including locality-based comparability payments
under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, that would have
been payable to the member if the member’s official duty station
had been Washington, D.C.’’.
(2) GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND INDIVIDUAL DEDUC-
TIONS
AND
WITHHOLDINGS.—Section 805(a) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘7’’ and
inserting ‘‘7.25’’; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘An equal
amount shall be contributed by the Department’’ and
inserting ‘‘The contribution by the employing agency
shall be a percentage of basic salary equal to the
percentage in effect under section 7001(d)(1) of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33; 22
U.S.C. 4045 note), and section 505(h) of the Depart-
ment of Transportation and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106–
346; 114 Stat. 1356A–54), plus .25 percent of basic
salary, and shall be made’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting at the end
of the first sentence ‘‘, plus an amount equal to .25
percent of basic pay’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting at the end
of the first sentence ‘‘, plus an amount equal to .25
percent of basic pay’’;
(C) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ‘‘Department’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘employing agency’’;
and
(D) in paragraph (3), by inserting at the end of the
first sentence ‘‘, plus .25 percent’’.
(b) FOREIGN SERVICE PENSION SYSTEM.—
(1) COMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES.—Section 855(a) of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071d(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) For purposes of any annuity computation under this sub-
section, the average pay (as used in section 8414 of title 5, United
States Code) of any member of the Service whose official duty
station is outside the continental United States shall be considered
to be the salary that would have been paid to the member had
the member’s official duty station been Washington, D.C., including
locality-based comparability payments under section 5304 of title
5, United States Code, that would have been payable to the member
if the member’s official duty station had been Washington, D.C.’’.
(2) INDIVIDUAL DEDUCTIONS AND WITHHOLDINGS.—Section
856(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4071e(a)(2)) is amended by striking:
‘‘7.5 ..........................................................
After December 31, 2000.’’
and inserting the following:
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‘‘7.55 ........................................................
After January 11, 2003.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) COMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES.—The amendments made
by subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) shall apply to service performed
on or after the first day of the first pay period beginning
on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(2) GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND INDIVIDUAL DEDUC-
TIONS
AND
WITHHOLDINGS.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a)(2) and (b)(2) shall take effect with the first pay
period beginning on or after the date that is 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 323. PLAN FOR IMPROVING RECRUITMENT OF VETERANS INTO
THE FOREIGN SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 Depart-
ment to improve the recruitment of veterans for the career Foreign
Service. The plan shall—
(1) address personnel issues relevant to such recruitment
efforts; and
(2) include proposals for improving coordination between
the Department and the Departments of Defense, Transpor-
tation, and Veterans Affairs in promoting the recruitment of
veterans to the career Foreign Service.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘veterans’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States
Code.
SEC. 324. REPORT CONCERNING MINORITY EMPLOYMENT.
On April 1, 2003, and April 1, 2004, the Secretary shall submit
a comprehensive report to Congress, with respect to the preceding
calendar year, concerning the employment of members of minority
groups at the Department, including the Civil Service and the
Foreign Service. The report shall include the following data
(reported in terms of real numbers and percentages and not as
ratios):
(1) For the last preceding Foreign Service examination
and promotion cycles for which such information is available—
(A) the numbers and percentages of members of all
minority groups taking the written Foreign Service exam-
ination;
(B) the numbers and percentages of members of all
minority groups successfully completing and passing the
written Foreign Service examination;
(C) the numbers and percentages of members of all
minority groups successfully completing and passing the
oral Foreign Service examination;
(D) the numbers and percentages of members of all
minority groups entering the junior officer class of the
Foreign Service;
(E) the numbers and percentages of members of all
minority groups who are Foreign Service officers at each
grade; and
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(F) the numbers and percentages of members of all
minority groups promoted to each grade of the Foreign
Service.
(2) For the last preceding year for Civil Service employment
at the Department for which such information is available—
(A) numbers and percentages of members of all
minority groups entering the Civil Service;
(B) the number and percentages of members of all
minority groups who are Civil Service employees at each
grade of the Civil Service; and
(C) the number of and percentages of members of all
minority groups promoted at each grade of the Civil
Service.
SEC. 325. USE OF FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR MINORITY RECRUITMENT.
(a) CONDUCT OF RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated
for minority recruitment under section 111(1)(D) shall be used
only for activities directly related to minority recruitment, such
as recruitment materials designed to target members of
minority groups and the travel expenses of recruitment trips
to colleges, universities, and other institutions or locations.
(2) LIMITATION.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated
for minority recruitment under section 111(1)(D) may not be
used to pay salaries of employees of the Department.
(b) RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.—The
Secretary shall expand the recruitment efforts of the Department
to include not less than 25 percent of the part B institutions
(as defined under section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965)
in the United States and not less than 25 percent of the Hispanic-
serving institutions (as defined in section 502(a)(5) of such Act)
in the United States.
(c) EVALUATION
OF RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.—The Secretary
shall establish a database relating to efforts to recruit members
of minority groups into the Foreign Service and the Civil Service
and shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on
the evaluation of efforts to recruit such individuals, including an
analysis of the information collected in the database created under
this subsection. Such report shall be included in each of the two
reports required under section 324.
SEC. 326. ASSIGNMENTS AND DETAILS OF PERSONNEL TO THE AMER-
ICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN.
Section 503 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3983) is amended—
(1) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary may assign a member of the Service,
or otherwise detail an employee of the Department, for duty at
the American Institute in Taiwan, if the Secretary determines that
to do so is in the national interest of the United States.
‘‘(2) The head of any other department or agency of the United
States may, with the concurrence of the Secretary, detail an
employee of that department or agency to the American Institute
in Taiwan, if the Secretary determines that to do so is in the
national interest of the United States.
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘employee’ does not include—
‘‘(A) a noncareer appointee, limited term appointee, or lim-
ited emergency appointee (as such terms are defined in section
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3132(a) of title 5, United States Code) in the Senior Executive
Service; or
‘‘(B) an employee in a position that has been excepted
from the competitive service by reason of its confidential, policy-
determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character.
‘‘(4) An assignment or detail under this subsection may be
made with or without reimbursement from the American Institute
in Taiwan.
‘‘(5) The period of an assignment or detail under this subsection
shall not exceed a total of 6 years, except that the Secretary (or
any other head of a department or agency of the United States,
with the concurrence of the Secretary) may extend the period of
an assignment or detail for an additional period of not more than
6 years.’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Assignments’’ and
inserting ‘‘Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d)(5),
assignments’’.
SEC. 327. ANNUAL REPORTS ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE.
Section 702(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4022(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘March 31’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31’’;
and
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘calendar year’’ and
inserting ‘‘fiscal year’’.
SEC. 328. TRAVEL OF CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN
SERVICE ASSIGNED ABROAD.
Section 901(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4081(15)) is amended by striking ‘‘port of entry in the contiguous
48 States which is nearest to that post’’ and inserting ‘‘residence
of the other parent, or between the post to which the member
is assigned and the residence of the child if the child does not
reside with a parent’’.
TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
SEC. 401. PAYMENT OF THIRD INSTALLMENT OF ARREARAGES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United Nations Reform Act of 1999 (title
IX 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–
475) is amended as follows:
(1) Section 912(b)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘, upon the
certification described in section 941’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘upon a certification described in section 941 with
respect to the United Nations or a particular designated special-
ized agency, and immediately with respect to organizations
to which none of the conditions in section 941(b) apply’’.
(2) Section 941(a)(2) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘also’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘in subsection (b)(4)’’ both places it
appears; and
(C) by striking ‘‘, if the other conditions in subsection
(b) are satisfied’’.
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(3) Section 941(a)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘and for any
other organization to which none of the conditions in subsection
(b) apply’’.
(4) Section 941(b)(3) is amended—
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘NEW BUDGET
PROCEDURES’’ and inserting ‘‘BUDGET PRACTICES’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘has established and’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘procedures’’ and inserting ‘‘practices’’;
and
(D) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking ‘‘require’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘result in’’.
(5) Section 941(b)(9) is amended—
(A) in the paragraph heading by striking ‘‘NEW BUDGET
PROCEDURES’’ and inserting ‘‘BUDGET PRACTICES’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Each designated specialized agency
has established procedures to—’’ and inserting ‘‘The prac-
tices of each designated specialized agency—’’; and
(C) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) by striking
‘‘require’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘result in’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The undesignated paragraph
under the heading ‘‘ARREARAGE PAYMENTS’’ in title IV of the Depart-
ments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as contained in section 1000
of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000; Public
Law 106–113) is amended—
(1) in the first proviso, by striking ‘‘the share of the total
of all assessed contributions for any designated specialized
agency of the United Nations does not exceed 22 percent for
any single member of the agency, and’’; and
(2) by inserting after ‘‘respective agencies:’’ the following:
‘‘Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this heading for payment of arrear-
ages may be obligated with respect to a designated specialized
agency of the United Nations until such time as the share
of the total of all assessed contributions for that designated
specialized agency does not exceed 22 percent for any member
of the agency:’’.
(c) TRANSMITTAL
OF CERTIFICATIONS
TO CONGRESS.—Section
912(c) of the United Nations Reform Act of 1999 (title IX 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–477) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(c) ADVANCE
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Funds made
available pursuant to section 911 may be obligated and expended
only if the appropriate certification has been submitted to the
appropriate congressional committees 15 days prior to payment
of the funds, in the case of a certification submitted with respect
to funds made available for fiscal year 2000.’’.
SEC. 402. LIMITATION ON THE UNITED STATES SHARE OF ASSESS-
MENTS FOR UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPER-
ATIONS IN CALENDAR YEARS 2001 THROUGH 2004.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e
note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Funds’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), funds’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) REDUCTION IN UNITED STATES SHARE OF ASSESSED
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Notwithstanding the percentage limita-
tion contained in subparagraph (A), the United States share
of assessed contributions for each United Nations peace-
keeping operation during the following periods is author-
ized to be as follows:
‘‘(i) For assessments made during calendar year
2001, 28.15 percent.
‘‘(ii) For assessments made during calendar year
2002, 27.90 percent.
‘‘(iii) For assessments made during calendar year
2003, 27.40 percent.
‘‘(iv) For assessments made during calendar year
2004, 27.40 percent.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 92–544.—Title
I of the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary,
and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1973 (22 U.S.C. 287e
note) is amended—
(1) in the next to the last sentence of the undesignated
paragraph under the heading ‘‘CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS’’ in Public Law 92–544 (22 U.S.C.
287e note), by striking ‘‘After’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to section
404(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note), after’’; and
(2) in the last sentence of the undesignated paragraph
under 
the 
heading 
‘‘CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS’’ in Public Law 92–544 (22 U.S.C. 287e note)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Appropriations are authorized’’ and
inserting ‘‘Subject to section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22
U.S.C. 287e note), appropriations are authorized’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘(other than United Nations peace-
keeping operations) conducted’’ and inserting ‘‘conducted
by or under the auspices of the United Nations or’’.
SEC. 403. LIMITATION ON THE UNITED STATES SHARE OF ASSESS-
MENTS FOR UNITED NATIONS REGULAR BUDGET.
The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 11. LIMITATION ON THE UNITED STATES SHARE OF ASSESS-
MENTS FOR UNITED NATIONS REGULAR BUDGET.
‘‘None of the funds available to the Department of State shall
be used to pay the United States share of assessed contributions
for the regular budget of the United Nations in an amount greater
than 22 percent of the total of all assessed contributions for that
budget.’’.
SEC. 404. PROMOTION OF SOUND FINANCIAL PRACTICES BY THE
UNITED NATIONS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In the early 1980s, the United States Government began
to pay United States assessments to certain international
organizations in the last quarter of the calendar year in which
they were due. This practice allowed the United States to
pay its annual assessment to the United Nations and other
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international organizations with the next fiscal year’s appro-
priations, taking advantage of the fact that international
organizations operate on calendar years. It also allowed the
United States to reduce budgetary outlays, making the United
States budget deficit appear smaller.
(2) The United States, which is assessed 22 percent of
the United Nations regular budget, now pays its dues at least
10 months late, and often later depending on when the relevant
appropriation is enacted.
(3) This practice causes the United Nations to operate
throughout much of the year without a significant portion of
its operating budget. By midyear, the budget is usually
depleted, forcing the United Nations to borrow from its separate
peacekeeping budget (the organization is prohibited from
external borrowing). As a result, countries that contribute to
United Nations peacekeeping missions are not reimbursed on
a timely basis.
(4) For years, the United States has been encouraging
the United Nations and other international organizations to
engage in sound, fiscally responsible budgetary practices. In
fact, many of the conditions in United States law for paying
nearly $1,000,000,000 in debt to the United Nations and other
international organizations are aimed at this goal. But late
payment of United States dues forces the United Nations and
other international organizations to engage in budgetary prac-
tices that are neither sound nor responsible.
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should initiate a process to synchronize the
payment of its assessments to the United Nations and other inter-
national organizations over a multiyear period so that the United
States can resume paying its dues to such international organiza-
tions at the beginning of each calendar year.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able for the purpose of payment of the United States assessed
contributions to the United Nations and other international
organizations, there are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the policy described
in subsection (b).
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until
expended.
SEC. 405. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON UNITED NATIONS ACTIVITIES.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT.—
Section 4 of the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287b)
is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—Not later
than July 1 of each year, the Secretary of State shall submit
a report to the designated congressional committees on the extent
and disposition of all financial contributions made by the United
States during the preceding year to international organizations
in which the United States participates as a member.’’;
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(3) in subsection (e)(5) by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REPORT.—The President shall submit an
annual report to the designated congressional committees
on all assistance provided by the United States during
the preceding calendar year to the United Nations to sup-
port peacekeeping operations. Each such report shall
describe the assistance provided for each such operation,
listed by category of assistance.’’; and
(4) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as
subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 2 of Public Law 81–806 (22 U.S.C. 262a) is
amended by striking the last sentence.
(2) Section 409 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note), is amended
by striking subsection (d).
SEC. 406. USE OF SECRET BALLOTS WITHIN THE UNITED NATIONS.
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees containing a detailed analysis, and a determina-
tion based on such analysis, on whether the use of secret ballots
within the United Nations and the specialized agencies of the
United Nations serves the interests of the United States.
SEC. 407. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP OF THE
UNITED STATES IN UNESCO.
It is the sense of Congress that the President, having announced
that the United States will rejoin the United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), should submit
a report to the appropriate congressional committees—
(1) describing the merits of renewing the membership and
participation of the United States in UNESCO; and
(2) detailing the projected costs of United States member-
ship in UNESCO.
SEC. 408. UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP ON THE UNITED NATIONS
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL
NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD.
The United States, in connection with its voice and vote in
the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations
Economic and Social Council, shall make every reasonable effort—
(1) to secure a seat for the United States on the United
Nations Commission on Human Rights;
(2) to secure a seat for a United States national on the
United Nations International Narcotics Control Board; and
(3) to prevent membership on the Human Rights Commis-
sion by any member nation the government of which, in the
judgment of the Secretary, based on the Department’s Annual
Country Reports on Human Rights and the Annual Report
on International Report on Religious Freedom, consistently vio-
lates internationally recognized human rights or has engaged
in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom
in that country.
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SEC. 409. PLAN FOR ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF STATE EFFORTS
TO PLACE UNITED STATES CITIZENS IN POSITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT 
IN 
THE 
UNITED 
NATIONS 
AND 
ITS
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.
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 that provides for—
(1) proposals to reverse the decline in recent years in
funding and personnel resources devoted to the placement of
United States citizens in positions within the United Nations
system;
(2) steps to intensify coordinated, high-level diplomatic
efforts to place United States citizens in senior posts in the
United Nations Secretariat and the specialized agencies of the
United Nations; and
(3) appropriate mechanisms to address the underrepresen-
tation, relative to the United States share of assessed contribu-
tions to the United Nations, of United States citizens in junior
positions within the United Nations and its specialized agen-
cies.
TITLE 
V—UNITED 
STATES 
INTER-
NATIONAL 
BROADCASTING 
ACTIVI-
TIES
SEC. 501. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNTS TO RFE/
RL, INCORPORATED.
Section 308(c) of the United States International Broadcasting
Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(c)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) The total amount of grants made for the operating costs
of RFE/RL, Incorporated, may not exceed $85,000,000 in fiscal
year 2003.’’.
SEC. 502. PAY PARITY FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF RFE/RL, INCOR-
PORATED.
Section 308(h)(1) of the United States International Broad-
casting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(h)(1)) is amended—
(1) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding the limitations under subparagraph
(A), grant funds provided under this section may be used by
RFE/RL, Incorporated, to pay up to three employees employed
in Washington, D.C., salary or other compensation not to exceed
the rate of pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule
under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(B),’’ and inserting
‘‘(B) or (C),’’.
SEC. 503. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LOCAL BROADCASTING
SERVICES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
Section 802(b)(4) of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1472(b)(4)) is amended—
(1) by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘and is
authorized to enter into contracts for periods not to exceed
ten years to acquire local broadcasting services outside the
United States’’; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘United States Information Agency’’ and
inserting ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’.
SEC. 504. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the International Broad-
casting Bureau (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Director’’) may
establish a pilot program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘pro-
gram’’) for the purpose of hiring United States citizens or aliens
as personal services contractors, without regard to Civil Service
and classification laws, for service in the United States as broad-
casters, producers, and writers in the International Broadcasting
Bureau to respond to new or emerging broadcast needs or to aug-
ment broadcast services.
(b) CONDITIONS.—The Director is authorized to use the
authority of subsection (a) subject to the following conditions:
(1) The Director determines that existing personnel
resources are insufficient and the need is not of permanent
duration.
(2) The Director approves each employment of a personal
services contractor.
(3) The contract length, including options, may not exceed
2 years, unless the Director makes a finding that exceptional
circumstances justify an extension of up to one additional year.
(4) Not more than a total of 60 United States citizens
or aliens are employed at any one time as personal services
contractors under the program.
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to award per-
sonal services contracts under the pilot program authorized by
this section shall terminate on December 31, 2005. A contract
entered into prior to the termination date under this subsection
may remain in effect for a period not to exceed 6 months after
such termination date.
SEC. 505. TRAVEL BY VOICE OF AMERICA CORRESPONDENTS.
(a) EXEMPTION FROM RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY.—
Section 103(a)(1)(A) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802(a)(1)(A)) is amended
in the parenthetical clause by inserting ‘‘Voice of America cor-
respondents on official assignment and’’ after ‘‘other than’’.
(b) EXEMPTION FROM CHIEF OF MISSION RESPONSIBILITIES.—
Section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927)
is amended—
(1) in the parenthetical clause in subsection (a)(1), by
inserting ‘‘Voice of America correspondents on official assign-
ment and’’ after ‘‘except for’’;
(2) in the parenthetical clause in subsection (a)(2), by
inserting ‘‘Voice of America correspondents on official assign-
ment and’’ after ‘‘except for’’; and
(3) in the parenthetical clause in subsection (b), by inserting
‘‘Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and’’
after ‘‘except for’’.
SEC. 506. REPORT ON BROADCASTING PERSONNEL.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding senior
personnel of the United States Broadcasting Board of Governors
and efforts to diversify the workforce. The report shall include
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the following information, reported separately, for the International
Broadcasting Bureau, RFE/RL, Incorporated, and Radio Free Asia:
(1) A list of all personnel positions at or above the GS–
13 pay level.
(2) The number and percentage of women and members
of minority groups in positions under paragraph (1).
(3) The increase or decrease in the representation of women
and members of minority groups in positions under paragraph
(1) from previous years.
(4) The recruitment budget for each broadcasting entity
and the aggregate budget.
(5) Information concerning the recruitment efforts of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors relating to women and mem-
bers of minority groups, including the percentage of the recruit-
ment budget utilized for such efforts.
SEC. 507. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22
U.S.C.6201 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 305(a)(4) (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)(4)), by striking
‘‘annually,,’’ and inserting ‘‘annually,’’; and
(2) in section 313(a) (22 U.S.C. 6212(a)), in the text above
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the direction and’’.
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Middle East Peace
Commitments Act of 2002
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Middle East Peace Commit-
ments Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 602. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 1993, the Palestine Liberation Organization (in this
subtitle referred to as the ‘‘PLO’’) made the following commit-
ments in an exchange of letters with the Prime Minister of
Israel:
(A) Recognition of the right of the State of Israel to
exist in peace and security.
(B) Acceptance of United Nations Security Council
Resolutions 242 and 338.
(C) Resolution of all outstanding issues in the conflict
between the two sides through negotiations and exclusively
peaceful means.
(D) Renunciation of the use of terrorism and all other
acts of violence and responsibility over all PLO elements
and personnel in order to assure their compliance, prevent
violations, and discipline violators.
(2) The Palestinian Authority, the governing body of auton-
omous Palestinian territories, was created as a result of agree-
ments between the PLO and the State of Israel that are a
direct outgrowth of the commitments made in 1993.
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(3) Congress has provided authorities to the President to
suspend certain statutory restrictions relating to the PLO, sub-
ject to Presidential certifications that the PLO has continued
to abide by commitments made.
SEC. 603. REPORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, at the times specified
in subsection (b), transmit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on compliance by the PLO or the Palestinian Authority,
as appropriate, with each of the commitments specified in section
602(1). The report shall include, with respect to each such commit-
ment, the determination of the President as to whether or not
the PLO or the Palestinian Authority, as appropriate, has complied
with that commitment during the period since the submission of
the preceding report or, in the case of the initial report, during
the preceding six-month period. In the event that the President
imposed one or more sanctions under section 604 during the period
covered by the report, the report shall include a description of
each such sanction imposed.
(b) TRANSMISSION.—The initial report required under subsection
(a) shall be transmitted not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act. Each subsequent report shall be submitted
on the date on which the President is next required to submit
a report under the P.L.O. Commitments Compliance Act of 1989
(title VIII of Public Law 101–246) and may be combined with
such report.
SEC. 604. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—If, in any report transmitted pursuant to
section 603, the President determines that the PLO or the Pales-
tinian Authority, as appropriate, has not complied with each of
the commitments specified in section 602(1), or if the President
fails to make a determination with respect to such compliance,
the President shall, for a period of time not less than the period
described in subsection (b), impose one or more of the following
sanctions:
(1) DENIAL OF VISAS TO PLO AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
OFFICIALS.—The Secretary shall direct consular officers not to
issue a visa to any member of the PLO or any official of
the Palestinian Authority.
(2) DOWNGRADE IN STATUS OF PLO OFFICE IN THE UNITED
STATES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Presi-
dent shall withdraw or terminate any waiver by the President
of the requirements of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act of 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5202) (prohib-
iting the establishment or maintenance of a Palestinian
information office in the United States), and such section shall
apply so as to prohibit the operation of a PLO or Palestinian
Authority office in the United States from carrying out any
function other than those functions carried out by the Pales-
tinian information office in existence prior to the Oslo Accords.
(3) DESIGNATION AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—
The Secretary shall designate the PLO, or one or more of
its constituent groups (including Fatah and Tanzim) or groups
operating as arms of the Palestinian Authority (including Force
17), as a foreign terrorist organization, in accordance with
section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.