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of 1991, the National Endowment for Democracy Act, and to carry
out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes:
(1) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.—For ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’,
$445,645,000 for the fiscal year 1996, $440,000,000 for the
fiscal year 1997, $410,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and
$399,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(2) TECHNOLOGY
FUND.—For ‘‘Technology Fund’’ for the
United States Information Agency, $5,050,000 for the fiscal
year 1996 and $5,050,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
(3) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.—
(A) FULBRIGHT ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.—For
the 
‘‘Fulbright 
Academic 
Exchange 
Programs’’,
$102,500,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $98,000,000 for
the fiscal year 1997.
(B) OTHER
PROGRAMS.—For ‘‘Hubert H. Humphrey
Fellowship Program’’, ‘‘Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Pro-
gram’’, ‘‘International Visitors Program’’, ‘‘Mike Mansfield
Fellowship Program’’, ‘‘Claude and Mildred Pepper Scholar-
ship Program of the Washington Workshops Foundation’’,
‘‘Citizen 
Exchange 
Programs’’, 
‘‘Congress-Bundestag
Exchange Program’’, ‘‘Newly Independent States and East-
ern Europe Training’’, ‘‘Institute for Representative Govern-
ment’’, ‘‘Arts America’’, ‘‘South Pacific Exchanges’’, ‘‘East
Timorese Scholarships’’, ‘‘Cambodian Scholarships’’, and
‘‘Educational 
and 
Cultural 
Exchanges 
with 
Tibet’’,
$97,500,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $85,000,000 for
the fiscal year 1997.
(4) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES.—
(A) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For ‘‘Inter-
national Broadcasting Activities’’, $325,191,000 for the fis-
cal year 1996, $330,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997,
$320,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $315,000,000
for the fiscal year 1999.
(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Director of the
United States Information Agency and the Board of Broad-
casting Governors shall seek to ensure that the amounts
made available for broadcasting to nations whose people
do not fully enjoy freedom of expression do not decline
in proportion to the amounts made available for broadcast-
ing to other nations.
(5) RADIO
CONSTRUCTION.—For ‘‘Radio Construction’’,
$40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1996, and $35,000,000 for the
fiscal year 1997.
(6) RADIO FREE ASIA.—For ‘‘Radio Free Asia’’, $10,000,000
for the fiscal year 1996 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year
1997.
(7) BROADCASTING TO CUBA.—For ‘‘Broadcasting to Cuba’’,
$24,809,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $24,809,000 for the
fiscal year 1997.
(8) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE
BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.—For ‘‘Center for Cultural and Tech-
nical Interchange between East and West’’, $11,750,000 for
the fiscal year 1996 and $11,750,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
(9) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.—
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(A) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For ‘‘National
Endowment for Democracy’’, $32,000,000 for the fiscal year
1996 and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
(B) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year,
not more than 55 percent shall be available only for the
following organizations, in equal allotments:
(i) The International Republican Institute (IRI).
(ii) The National Democratic Institute (NDI).
(iii) The Free Trade Union Institute (FTUI).
(iv) The Center for International Private Enter-
prise (CIPE).
(10) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE
BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.—For ‘‘Center for Cultural and
Technical Interchange between North and South’’ $2,000,000
for the fiscal year 1996 and $3,000,000 for the fiscal year
1997.
SEC. 1107. UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pur-
poses of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act—
(1) $35,700,000 for the fiscal year 1996, $30,000,000 for
the fiscal year 1997, $28,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and
$25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999; and
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1996 and 1997 for increases in salary, pay, retirement,
other employee benefits authorized by law, and to offset adverse
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
SEC. 1108. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.
(a) OPERATING EXPENSES GENERALLY.—Section 667(a)(1) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2427(a)(1)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(1) $465,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and
1997, $445,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $435,000,000 for
fiscal year 1999 for necessary operating expenses of the agency
primarily responsible for administering part I of this Act (other
than the office of the inspector general of such agency); and’’.
(b) OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL OF AID.—Section 667(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2427(a)) is further amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
‘‘(2) $30,200,000 for fiscal year 1996, $27,000,000 for fiscal
year 1997, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $19,000,000
for fiscal year 1999 for necessary operating expenses of the
office of the inspector general of such agency; and’’.
SEC. 1109. NARCOTICS CONTROL ASSISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated
$115,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $213,000,000 for fiscal year
1997 to carry out chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.).
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain avail-
able until expended.
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SEC. 1110. PEACE CORPS.
Section 3(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502(b)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
the purposes of this Act $210,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and
$234,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
‘‘(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph
(1)—
‘‘(A) with respect to fiscal year 1996 are authorized to
remain available until September 30, 1997; and
‘‘(B) with respect to fiscal year 1997 are authorized to
remain available until September 30, 1998.’’.
SEC. 1111. HOUSING GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), there
are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for fiscal year
1996 and $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 for administrative
expenses to carry out guaranteed loan programs under sections
221 and 222 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2181 and 2182).
(B) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subpara-
graph (A) may be made available only for—
(i) administrative expenses incurred with respect to
guaranties issued before the date of the enactment of this
Act; or
(ii) expenses incurred with respect to activities related
to the collection of amounts paid by the United States
in the discharge of liabilities under guaranties issued under
section 222 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2182).
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated
under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until
expended.
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 222(a) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2182(a)) is amended
by striking the third sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘No
guaranties may be issued under this section on or after the
date of the enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997.’’.
(2) CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN EXISTING GUARANTIES.—Sec-
tion 222 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2182) is amended—
(A) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (d);
and
(B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) The President shall cancel all guaranties issued under
this section with respect to which eligible investors have not (before
the date of the enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997) applied such guaranties to loans
for projects under this title. The provisions of this subsection shall
not apply to guaranties which have been issued for the benefit
of the Republic of South Africa.’’.
(3) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR ENTITIES IN DEFAULT
AND CERTAIN OTHER ENTITIES.—Section 620 of such Act (22
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U.S.C. 2370) is amended by inserting after subsection (u) the
following new subsection:
‘‘(v)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no assistance shall be furnished
under this Act to any entity that—
‘‘(A) fails to make timely payments on loans with respect
to which guaranties have been issued under title III of chapter
2 of part I of this Act (relating to housing and other credit
guaranty programs); or
‘‘(B) causes amounts (including amounts for administrative
expenses) to be paid by the United States in the discharge
of liabilities under guaranties issued under such title, unless
such entity has reimbursed the United States for such amounts.
‘‘(2) The President may waive the prohibition in paragraph
(1) with respect to an entity if the President determines that it
is in the national interest of the United States to furnish assistance
under this Act to such entity.’’.
TITLE XII—DEPARTMENT OF STATE
AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
SEC. 1201. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 36 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 36. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) There is established a program for
the payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this section.
‘‘(2) The rewards program established by this section shall
be administered by the Secretary of State, in consultation, where
appropriate, with the Attorney General.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—(1) The rewards program established by this
section shall be designed to assist in the prevention of acts of
international terrorism, international narcotics trafficking, and
other related criminal acts.
‘‘(2) At the sole discretion of the Secretary of State and in
consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General, the Sec-
retary of State may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes
information leading to—
‘‘(A) the arrest or conviction in any country of any individ-
ual for the commission of an act of international terrorism
against a United States person or United States property;
‘‘(B) the arrest or conviction in any country of any individ-
ual conspiring or attempting to commit an act of international
terrorism against a United States person or United States
property;
‘‘(C) the arrest or conviction in any country of any individ-
ual for committing, primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction
of the United States, any narcotics-related offense if that offense
involves or is a significant part of conduct that involves—
‘‘(i) a violation of United States narcotics laws and
which is such that the individual would be a major violator
of such laws;
‘‘(ii) the killing or kidnapping of—
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‘‘(I) any officer, employee, or contract employee
of the United States Government while such individual
is engaged in official duties, or on account of that
individual’s official duties, in connection with the
enforcement of United States narcotics laws or the
implementing of United States narcotics control objec-
tives; or
‘‘(II) a member of the immediate family of any
such individual on account of that individual’s official
duties in connection with the enforcement of United
States narcotics laws or the implementing of United
States narcotics control objectives; or
‘‘(iii) an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the
acts described in clause (i) or (ii);
‘‘(D) the arrest or conviction in any country of any individ-
ual aiding or abetting in the commission of an act described
in subparagraphs (A) through (C); or
‘‘(E) the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution of
an act described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—(1) To ensure that the payment of rewards
pursuant to this section does not duplicate or interfere with the
payment of informants or the obtaining of evidence or information,
as authorized to the Department of Justice, the offering, administra-
tion, and payment of rewards under this section, including proce-
dures for—
‘‘(A) identifying individuals, organizations, and offenses
with respect to which rewards will be offered;
‘‘(B) the publication of rewards;
‘‘(C) offering of joint rewards with foreign governments;
‘‘(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
‘‘(E) the payment and approval of payment,
shall be governed by procedures developed by the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Attorney General.
‘‘(2) Before making a reward under this section in a matter
over which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the Secretary
of State shall advise and consult with the Attorney General.
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—(1) There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of State from time to time such amounts as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, notwith-
standing section 102 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99–93).
‘‘(2) No amount of funds may be appropriated which, when
added to the amounts previously appropriated but not yet obligated,
would cause such amounts to exceed $15,000,000.
‘‘(3) To the maximum extent practicable, funds made available
to carry out this section should be distributed equally for the
purpose of preventing acts of international terrorism and for the
purpose of preventing international narcotics trafficking.
‘‘(4) Amounts appropriated to carry out the purposes of this
section shall remain available until expended.
‘‘(e) LIMITATION AND CERTIFICATION.—(1) A reward under this
section may not exceed $2,000,000.
‘‘(2) A reward under this section of more than $100,000 may
not be made without the approval of the President or the Secretary
of State.
‘‘(3) Any reward granted under this section shall be approved
and certified for payment by the Secretary of State.
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‘‘(4) The authority of paragraph (2) may not be delegated to
any other officer or employee of the United States Government.
‘‘(5) If the Secretary determines that the identity of the recipient
of a reward or of the members of the recipient’s immediate family
must be protected, the Secretary may take such measures in connec-
tion with the payment of the reward as he considers necessary
to effect such protection.
‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.—An officer or employee of any governmental
entity who, while in the performance of his or her official duties,
furnishes information described in subsection (b) shall not be
eligible for a reward under this section.
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than 30 days after the payment
of any reward under this section, the Secretary of State shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees with
respect to such reward. The report, which may be submitted on
a classified basis if necessary, shall specify the amount of the
reward paid, to whom the reward was paid, and the acts with
respect to which the reward was paid. The report shall also discuss
the significance of the information for which the reward was paid
in dealing with those acts.
‘‘(2) Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year,
the Secretary of State shall submit an annual report to the appro-
priate congressional committees with respect to the operation of
the rewards program authorized by this section. Such report shall
provide information on the total amounts expended during such
fiscal year to carry out the purposes of this section, including
amounts spent to publicize the availability of rewards. Such report
shall also include information on all requests for the payment
of rewards under this section, including the reasons for the denial
of any such requests.
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means
the Committee on International Relations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
‘‘(2) the term ‘act of international terrorism’ includes, but
is not limited to—
‘‘(A) any act substantially contributing to the acquisi-
tion of unsafeguarded special nuclear material (as defined
in section 830(8) of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention
Act of 1994) or any nuclear explosive device (as defined
in section 830(4) of that Act) by an individual, group,
or non-nuclear weapon state (as defined in section 830(5)
of that Act); and
‘‘(B) any act, as determined by the Secretary of State,
which materially supports the conduct of international
terrorism, including the counterfeiting of United States
currency or the illegal use of other monetary instruments
by an individual, group, or country supporting international
terrorism as determined for purposes of section 6(j) of the
Export Administration Act of 1979;
‘‘(3) the term ‘United States narcotics laws’ means the
laws of the United States for the prevention and control of
illicit traffic in controlled substances (as such term is defined
for purposes of the Controlled Substances Act); and
‘‘(4) the term ‘member of the immediate family’ includes—
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‘‘(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of the
individual;
‘‘(B) a person to whom the individual stands in loco
parentis; and
‘‘(C) any other person living in the individual’s house-
hold and related to the individual by blood or marriage.
‘‘(i) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A determination made by the Secretary
of State as to whether to authorize a reward under this section
or as to the amount of a reward shall not be subject to judicial
review.’’.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that
the Secretary of State should pursue additional means of funding
the program established by section 36 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708), including the author-
ity to seize and dispose of assets used in the commission of any
offense under sections 1028, 1541 through 1544, and 1546 of title
18, United States Code, and to retain the proceeds derived from
the disposition of such assets; to participate in asset sharing pro-
grams conducted by the Department of Justice; and to retain earn-
ings accruing on all assets of foreign countries blocked by the
President pursuant to the International Emergency Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 and following) to carry out the purposes of section
36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.
SEC. 1202. BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
Section 24(b)(7) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(b)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph
(D).
SEC. 1203. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS
AND PROCEEDINGS.
(a) RECOVERY OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.—The Department of State
Appropriation Act, 1937 (49 Stat. 1321, 22 U.S.C. 2661, as amended
by section 142(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–204)) is amended in the
fifth undesignated paragraph under the heading entitled ‘‘INTER-
NATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION’’ by striking ‘‘extraordinary’’.
(b) PROCUREMENT
OF SERVICES.—Section 38(c) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(c)) is
amended in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘personal and’’ before
‘‘other support services’’.
SEC. 1204. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS SUB-
JECT TO STATE ARREST WARRANTS IN CASES OF
NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT.
The Secretary of State is authorized to refuse to issue a passport
or to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport in any case in which
the Secretary of State determines or is informed by competent
authority that the applicant or passport holder is a noncustodial
parent who is the subject of an outstanding State warrant of arrest
for nonpayment of child support, where the amount in controversy
is not less than $10,000.
SEC. 1205. TRAINING.
Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4021) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as subsection (g);
and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to provide appro-
priate training through the institution to employees of any United
States company engaged in business abroad, and to the families
of such employees, when such training is in the national interest
of the United States.
‘‘(2) In the case of any company under contract to provide
services to the Department of State, the Secretary of State is
authorized to provide job-related training to any company employee
who is performing such services.
‘‘(3) Training under this subsection shall be on a reimbursable
or advance-of-funds basis. Such reimbursements or advances shall
be credited to the currently applicable appropriation account.
‘‘(4) Training under this subsection is authorized only to the
extent that it will not interfere with the institution’s primary mis-
sion of training employees of the Department and of other agencies
in the field of foreign relations.
‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to provide on a
reimbursable basis foreign language training programs to Members
of Congress and officers and employees of Congress.
‘‘(2) Reimbursements under this subsection, to the extent prac-
ticable, should be equivalent to the rate of reimbursement charged
other agencies of the United States Government for comparable
training.
‘‘(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection shall be
credited to the currently available applicable appropriation account.
‘‘(4) Training under this subsection is authorized only to the
extent that it will not interfere with the institution’s primary mis-
sion of training employees of the Department and of other agencies
in the field of foreign relations.’’.
SEC. 1206. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.
Section 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2684a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and upgrade’’ after
‘‘procurement’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘are authorized to’’ and
inserting ‘‘shall’’;
(3) in subsection (d), by striking all that follows ‘‘available’’
and inserting ‘‘for the purposes of subsection (a).’’; and
(4) in subsection (e), by striking all that follows ‘‘(22 U.S.C.
2710)’’ before the period at the end.
SEC. 1207. LEASE-PURCHASE OF OVERSEAS PROPERTY.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR LEASE-PURCHASE.—Subject to subsections
(b) and (c), the Secretary is authorized to acquire by lease-purchase
such properties as are described in subsection (b), if—
(1) the Secretary of State, and
(2) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
certify and notify the appropriate committees of Congress that
the lease-purchase arrangement will result in a net cost savings
to the Federal Government when compared to a lease, a direct
purchase, or direct construction of comparable property.
(b) LOCATIONS
AND LIMITATIONS.—The authority granted in
subsection (a) may be exercised only—
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(1) to acquire appropriate housing for Department of State
personnel stationed abroad and for the acquisition of other
facilities, in locations in which the United States has a diplo-
matic mission; and
(2) during fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF FUNDING.—Funds for lease-purchase
arrangements made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available
from amounts appropriated under the authority of section 1101(4)
(relating to the ‘‘Security and Maintenance of United States Mis-
sions’’ account). Such funds shall be available only to such extent
or in such amounts as are provided in advance in an appropriation
Act.
SEC. 1208. FEES FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
Section 52 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2724) is amended in subsection (b) by adding
at the end the following: ‘‘Such fees shall remain available for
obligation until expended. Deposited funds may be obligated and
expended only in such amounts as are provided in advance in
an appropriation Act.’’.
SEC. 1209. REDUCTION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 488(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2291g) is amended by striking ‘‘quarter of the’’.
SEC. 1210. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 53. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.
‘‘The Secretary of State is authorized to charge a fee for use
of the Department of State diplomatic reception rooms. Fees col-
lected under the authority of this section shall be deposited as
an offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation
to recover the costs of such use and shall remain available for
obligation until expended. Amounts deposited may be obligated
and expended only to the extent and in such amounts as are
provided in advance in an appropriation Act.’’.
SEC. 1211. INTERNATIONAL CENTER RESERVE FUNDS.
Section 5 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90–
533) is amended by inserting before the last sentence the following:
‘‘Amounts in the reserve may be deposited in interest bearing
accounts, and the Secretary may retain for the purposes of the
reserve any interest earned on such deposits without returning
such interest to the Treasury of the United States.’’.
SEC. 1212. JOINT FUNDS UNDER AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATION IN
ENVIRONMENTAL, 
SCIENTIFIC, 
CULTURAL, 
AND
RELATED AREAS.
In order to promote the maximum benefits from continued
participation in international agreements in effect as of the date
of enactment of this Act for cooperation in environmental, scientific,
cultural, and related areas, appropriated funds that have been
made available in fiscal year 1995 and prior fiscal years under
the Department of State’s program of international environmental,
scientific, and cultural cooperation to joint funds or accounts under
such agreements may, to the extent specified within the agreement,