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‘‘(e) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The United States Central
Authority is authorized to make grants to, or enter into con-
tracts or agreements with, any individual, corporation,
other Federal, State, or local agency, or private entity or
organization in the United States for purposes of accom-
plishing its responsibilities under the convention and this
Act.’’.
CHAPTER 2—CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 1241. USE OF CERTAIN PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES
FOR ENHANCED PASSPORT SERVICES.
For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, of the fees
collected for expedited passport processing and deposited to
an offsetting collection pursuant to the Department of State
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year
1995 (Public Law 103–317; 22 U.S.C. 214), 30 percent
shall be available only for enhancing passport services for
United States citizens, improving the integrity and effi-
ciency of the passport issuance process, improving the se-
cure nature of the United States passport, investigating
passport fraud, and deterring entry into the United States
by terrorists, drug traffickers, or other criminals.
SEC. 1242. CONSULAR OFFICERS.
(a) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE REPORTS OF
BIRTH ABROAD.—Section 33 of the State Department
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Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2705) is amended
in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘(or any United States citi-
zen employee of the Department of State designated by the
Secretary of State to adjudicate nationality abroad pursu-
ant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe)’’
after ‘‘consular officer’’.
(b) PROVISIONS APPLICABLE
TO CONSULAR OFFI-
CERS.—Section 1689 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (22 U.S.C. 4191), is amended by inserting ‘‘and to
such other United States citizen employees of the Depart-
ment of State as may be designated by the Secretary of
State pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may
prescribe’’ after ‘‘such officers’’.
(c) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO AUTHENTICATE FOR-
EIGN DOCUMENTS—Section 3492(c) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘For purposes of this section and sections 3493 through
3496 of this title, a consular officer shall include any Unit-
ed States citizen employee of the Department of State des-
ignated to perform notarial functions pursuant to section
24 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1750, 22 U.S.C.
4221).’’.
(d) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER OATHS.—
Section 115 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following: ‘‘For purposes of this sec-
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tion a consular officer shall include any United States citi-
zen employee of the Department of State designated to per-
form notarial functions pursuant to section 24 of the Act
of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1750, 22 U.S.C. 4221).’’.
SEC. 1243. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT RE-
QUIREMENTS.
Sections 1726, 1727, and 1728 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States (22 U.S.C. 4212, 4213, and 4214) (con-
cerning accounting for consular fees) are repealed.
SEC. 1244. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE PUBLICATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.
(a) FEDERAL REGISTER PUBLICATION
OF TRAVEL
ADVISORIES.—Section 44908(a) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2).
(b) PUBLICATION
IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER
OF
TRAVEL ADVISORIES CONCERNING SECURITY AT FOREIGN
PORTS.—Section 908(a) of the International Maritime and
Port Security Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–399; 100 Stat.
891; 46 U.S.C. App. 1804(a)) is amended by striking the
second sentence.
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CHAPTER 3—REFUGEES AND MIGRATION
SEC. 1261. REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING CUBAN
EMIGRATION POLICIES.
Beginning 3 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act and every subsequent 6 months, the Secretary
of State shall include in the monthly report to Congress en-
titled ‘‘Update on Monitoring of Cuban Migrant Returnees’’
additional information concerning the methods employed
by the Government of Cuba to enforce the United States-
Cuba agreement of September 1994 to restrict the emigra-
tion of the Cuban people from Cuba to the United States
and the treatment by the Government of Cuba of persons
who have returned to Cuba pursuant to the United States-
Cuba agreement of May 1995.
SEC. 1262. REPROGRAMMING OF MIGRATION AND REFUGEE
ASSISTANCE FUNDS.
Section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) EMERGENCY WAIVER OF NOTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—The Secretary of State may waive the notification
requirement of subsection (a), if the Secretary determines
that failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human
health or welfare. In the case of any waiver under this sub-
section, notification to the appropriate congressional com-
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mittees shall be provided as soon as practicable, but not
later than 3 days after taking the action to which the notifi-
cation requirement was applicable, and shall contain an
explanation of the emergency circumstances.’’.
TITLE XIII—ORGANIZATION OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE;
DEPARTMENT OF STATE PER-
SONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE
CHAPTER 1—ORGANIZATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 1301. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1(e) of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2651a(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘In’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) In’’; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(2) COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.—
‘‘(A) There shall be within the office of the Sec-
retary of State a Coordinator for Counterterrorism
(hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the ‘Coor-
dinator’) who shall be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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‘‘(B)(i) The Coordinator shall perform such du-
ties and exercise such power as the Secretary of State
shall prescribe.
‘‘(ii) The principal duty of the Coordinator shall
be the overall supervision (including policy oversight
of resources) of international counterterrorism activi-
ties. The Coordinator shall be the principal adviser to
the 
Secretary 
of 
State 
on 
international
counterterrorism matters. The Coordinator shall be
the principal counterterrorism official within the sen-
ior management of the Department of State and shall
report directly to the Secretary of State.
‘‘(C) The Coordinator shall have the rank and
status of Ambassador-at-Large. The Coordinator shall
be compensated at the annual rate of basic pay in ef-
fect for a position at level IV of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code,
or, if the Coordinator is appointed from the Foreign
Service, the annual rate of pay which the individual
last received under the Foreign Service Schedule,
whichever is greater.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Section 161 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236) is
amended by striking subsection (e).
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(c) TRANSITION PROVISION.—The individual serving
as Coordinator for Counterterrorism of the Department of
State on the day before the effective date of this division
may continue to serve in that position.
SEC. 1302. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY ESTABLISHMENT
OF CERTAIN POSITIONS OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE.
(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH
ASIAN AFFAIRS.—Section 122 of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C.
2652b) is repealed.
(b) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
BURDENSHARING.—Section 161 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C.
2651a note) is amended by striking subsection (f).
(c) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTER-
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS.—
Section 9 of the Department of State Appropriations Au-
thorization Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2655a) is repealed.
SEC. 1303. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES.
Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended by adding
after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
FOR
HUMAN
RE-
SOURCES.—There shall be in the Department of State
an Assistant Secretary for Human Resources who
shall be responsible to the Secretary of State for mat-
ters relating to human resources including the imple-
mentation of personnel policies and programs within
the Department of State and international affairs
functions and activities carried out through the De-
partment of State. The Assistant Secretary shall have
substantial professional qualifications in the field of
human resource policy and management.’’.
SEC. 1304. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.
Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) as amended by section
1303 is further amended by adding after paragraph (3) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
FOR
DIPLOMATIC
SECURITY.—There shall be in the Department of State
an Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security who
shall be responsible to the Secretary of State for mat-
ters relating to diplomatic security. The Assistant
Secretary shall have substantial professional quali-
fications in the field of Federal law enforcement, in-
telligence, or security.’’.
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SEC. 1305. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.
(a) UNITED STATES SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.—
The President should appoint within the Department of
State a United States Special Envoy for Tibet, who shall
hold office at the pleasure of the President.
(b) RANK.—A United States Special Envoy for Tibet
appointed under subsection (a) shall have the personal rank
of ambassador and shall be appointed by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate.
(c) SPECIAL FUNCTIONS.—The United States Special
Envoy for Tibet should be authorized and encouraged—
(1) to promote substantive negotiations between
the Dalai Lama or his representatives and senior
members of the Government of the People’s Republic
of China;
(2) to promote good relations between the Dalai
Lama and his representatives and the United States
Government, including meeting with members or rep-
resentatives of the Tibetan government-in-exile; and
(3) to travel regularly throughout Tibet and Ti-
betan refugee settlements.
(d) DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The United
States Special Envoy for Tibet should—
(1) consult with the Congress on policies relevant
to Tibet and the future and welfare of all Tibetan
people;
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(2) coordinate United States Government poli-
cies, programs, and projects concerning Tibet; and
(3) report to the Secretary of State regarding the
matters described in section 536(a)(2) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (Public Law 103–236).
SEC. 1306. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BUREAU CHARGED WITH
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
The Bureau of Migration and Refugee Assistance shall
be the bureau within the Department of State with prin-
cipal responsibility for assisting the Secretary in carrying
out the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 and
shall not be charged with responsibility for assisting the
Secretary in matters relating to family planning or popu-
lation policy.
CHAPTER 2—PERSONNEL OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE
SEC. 1321. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE.
(a) END FISCAL YEAR 1998 LEVELS.—The number of
members of the Foreign Service authorized to be employed
as of September 30, 1998—
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(1) for the Department of State, shall not exceed
8,700, of whom not more than 750 shall be members
of the Senior Foreign Service;
(2) for the United States Information Agency,
shall not exceed 1,000, of whom not more than 140
shall be members of the Senior Foreign Service; and
(3) for the Agency for International Develop-
ment, not to exceed 1070, of whom not more than 140
shall be members of the Senior Foreign Service.
(b) END FISCAL YEAR 1999 LEVELS.—The number of
members of the Foreign Service authorized to be employed
as of September 30, 1999—
(1) for the Department of State, shall not exceed
8,800, of whom not more than 750 shall be members
of the Senior Foreign Service;
(2) for the United States Information Agency,
not to exceed 1,000 of whom not more than 140 shall
be members of the Senior Foreign Service; and
(3) for the Agency for International Develop-
ment, not to exceed 1065 of whom not more than 135
shall be members of the Senior Foreign Service.
(c) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘members of the Foreign Service’’ is used within the
meaning of such term under section 103 of the Foreign
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Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C 3903), except that such term
does not include—
(1) members of the Service under paragraphs (6)
and (7) of such section;
(2) members of the Service serving under tem-
porary resident appointments abroad;
(3) members of the Service employed on less than
a full-time basis;
(4) members of the Service subject to involuntary
separation in cases in which such separation has been
suspended pursuant to section 1106(8) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980; and
(5) members of the Service serving under non-ca-
reer limited appointments.
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to paragraph
(2), the President may waive any limitation under sub-
section (a) or (b) to the extent that such waiver is necessary
to carry on the foreign affairs functions of the United
States.
(2) Not less than 15 days before the President exercises
a waiver under paragraph (1), such agency head shall no-
tify the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate and the Chairman of the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives. Such
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notice shall include an explanation of the circumstances
and necessity for such waiver.
SEC. 1322. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY.
Title 5 of the United States Code is amended—
(1) in section 5544(a), by inserting after the
fourth sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘For em-
ployees serving outside the United States in areas
where Sunday is a routine workday and another day
of the week is officially recognized as the day of rest
and worship, the Secretary of State may designate the
officially recognized day of rest and worship as the
day with respect to which the preceding sentence shall
apply instead of Sunday.’’; and
(2) at the end of section 5546(a), by adding the
following new sentence: ‘‘For employees serving out-
side the United States in areas where Sunday is a
routine workday and another day of the week is offi-
cially recognized as the day of rest and worship, the
Secretary of State may designate the officially recog-
nized day of rest and worship as the day with respect
to which the preceding sentence shall apply instead of
Sunday.’’.
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SEC. 1323. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO SEPARATE CON-
VICTED FELONS FROM SERVICE.
Section 610(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4010(a)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by
striking ‘‘A member’’ and inserting ‘‘Except in the case of
an individual who has been convicted of a crime for which
a sentence of imprisonment of more than 1 year may be
imposed, a member’’.
SEC. 1324. CAREER COUNSELING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 706(a) of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4026(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following sentence: ‘‘Career counseling and
related services provided pursuant to this Act shall not be
construed to permit an assignment to training or to another
assignment that consists primarily of paid time to conduct
a job search and without other substantive duties, except
that career members of the Service who upon their separa-
tion are not eligible to receive an immediate annuity and
have not been assigned to a post in the United States during
the 12 months prior to their separation from the Service
may be permitted up to 2 months of paid time to conduct
a job search.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall be effective 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 1325. REPORT CONCERNING MINORITIES AND THE
FOREIGN SERVICE.
The Secretary of State shall annually submit a report
to the Congress concerning minorities and the Foreign Serv-
ice officer corps. In addition to such other information as
is relevant to this issue, the report shall include the follow-
ing data (reported in terms of real numbers and percentages
and not as ratios):
(1) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties taking the written foreign service examination.
(2) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties successfully completing and passing the written
foreign service examination.
(3) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties successfully completing and passing the oral for-
eign service examination.
(4) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties entering the junior officers class of the Foreign
Service.
(5) The numbers and percentages of all minori-
ties in the Foreign Service officer corps.
(6) The numbers and percentages of all minority
Foreign Service officers at each grade, particularly at
the senior levels in policy directive positions.
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(7) The numbers of and percentages of minorities
promoted at each grade of the Foreign Service officer
corps.
SEC. 1326. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR INVOLUNTARY SEP-
ARATION.
(a) BENEFITS.—Section 609 of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4009) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘or any
other applicable provision of chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code,’’ after ‘‘section 811,’’;
(2) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or section
855, as appropriate’’ after ‘‘section 806’’; and
(3) in subsection (b)(2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A) for those participants
in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disabil-
ity System,’’ before ‘‘a refund’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end
‘‘; and (B) for those participants in the Foreign
Service Pension System, benefits as provided in
section 851’’.
(4) in subsection (b) in the matter following
paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘(for participants in the
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System)
or age 62 (for participants in the Foreign Service
Pension System)’’ after ‘‘age 60’’.
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(b) ENTITLEMENT TO ANNUITY.—Section 855(b) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071d(b)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘611,’’ after
‘‘608,’’;
(2) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and for par-
ticipants in the Foreign Service Pension System’’
after ‘‘for participants in the Foreign Service Retire-
ment and Disability System’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘or 610’’ and
inserting ‘‘610, or 611’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(2) The amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3)
of subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection
(b) shall apply with respect to any actions taken under sec-
tion 611 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 after January
1, 1996.
SEC. 1327. AVAILABILITY PAY FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL IN-
VESTIGATORS WITHIN THE DIPLOMATIC SE-
CURITY SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5545a of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(k)(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘criminal
investigator’ includes an officer occupying a position under
title II of Public Law 99–399 if—
‘‘(A) subject to subparagraph (C), such officer
meets the definition of such term under paragraph (2)
of subsection (a) (applied disregarding the parenthet-
ical matter before subparagraph (A) thereof);
‘‘(B) the primary duties of the position held by
such officer consist of performing—
‘‘(i) protective functions; or
‘‘(ii) criminal investigations; and
‘‘(C) such officer satisfies the requirements of
subsection (d) without taking into account any hours
described in paragraph (2)(B) thereof.
‘‘(2) In applying subsection (h) with respect to an offi-
cer under this subsection—
‘‘(A) any reference in such subsection to ‘basic
pay’ shall be considered to include amounts des-
ignated as ‘salary’;
‘‘(B) paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection shall
be considered to include (in addition to the provisions
of law specified therein) sections 609(b)(1), 805, 806,
and 856 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980; and
‘‘(C) paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection shall
be applied by substituting for ‘Office of Personnel
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Management’ the following: ‘Office of Personnel Man-
agement or the Secretary of State (to the extent that
matters exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary are concerned)’.’’.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than the date on
which the amendments made by this section take effect, each
special agent of the Diplomatic Security Service who satis-
fies the requirements of subsection (k)(1) of section 5545a
of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this section,
and the appropriate supervisory officer, to be designated by
the Secretary of State, shall make an initial certification
to the Secretary of State that the special agent is expected
to meet the requirements of subsection (d) of such section
5545a. The Secretary of State may prescribe procedures
necessary to administer this subsection.
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1)
Paragraph (2) of section 5545a(a) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended (in the matter before subparagraph (A))
by striking ‘‘Public Law 99–399)’’ and inserting ‘‘Public
Law 99–399, subject to subsection (k))’’.
(2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by striking
‘‘title 18, United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘title 18 or
section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956,’’.
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the first day of the first applica-
ble pay period—
(1) which begins on or after the 90th day follow-
ing the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) on which date all regulations necessary to
carry out such amendments are (in the judgment of
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
and the Secretary of State) in effect.
SEC. 1328. LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS.
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 chiefs of mission, principal officers or their depu-
ties, administrative and personnel officers abroad, or indi-
viduals described in section 1002(12)(B), (C), and (D) who
are not involved in the administration of this chapter or
in the formulation of the personnel policies and programs
of the Department.’’.
SEC. 1329. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
(a) PROCEDURES.—Section 209(c) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(c)) is amended by add-
ing after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs:
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‘‘(4) In the case of a formal interview where an
employee is the likely subject or target of an Inspector
General criminal investigation, the Inspector General
shall make all best efforts to provide the employee
with notice of the full range of his or her rights, in-
cluding the right to retain counsel and the right to re-
main silent, as well as the identification of those at-
tending the interview.
‘‘(5) In carrying out the duties and responsibil-
ities established under this section, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall develop and provide to employees—
‘‘(A) information detailing their rights to
counsel; and
‘‘(B) guidelines describing in general terms
the policies and procedures of the Office of In-
spector General with respect to individuals under
investigation, other than matters exempt from
disclosure under other provisions of law.’’.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than April 30, 1998, the In-
spector General of the Department of State shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees which
includes the following information:
(1) Detailed descriptions of the internal guidance
developed or used by the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral with respect to public disclosure of any informa-
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tion related to an ongoing investigation of any em-
ployee or official of the Department of State, the
United States Information Agency, or the Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Agency.
(2) Detailed descriptions of those instances for
the year ending December 31, 1997, in which any dis-
closure of information to the public by an employee
of the Office of Inspector General about an ongoing
investigation occurred, including details on the recip-
ient of the information, the date of the disclosure, and
the internal clearance process for the disclosure.
TITLE XIV—UNITED STATES PUB-
LIC 
DIPLOMACY: 
AUTHORI-
TIES 
AND 
ACTIVITIES 
FOR
UNITED 
STATES 
INFORMA-
TIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND
CULTURAL PROGRAMS
SEC. 1401. EXTENSION OF AU PAIR PROGRAMS.
Section 1(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to extend au
pair programs.’’ (Public Law 104–72; 109 Stat. 1065(b))
is amended by striking ‘‘, through fiscal year 1997’’.
SEC. 1402. RETENTION OF INTEREST.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the
approval of the National Endowment for Democracy, grant
funds made available by the National Endowment for De-
195
mocracy may be deposited in interest-bearing accounts
pending disbursement and any interest which accrues may
be retained by the grantee without returning such interest
to the Treasury of the United States and interest earned
by be obligated and expended for the purposes for which
the grant was made without further appropriation.
SEC. 1403. CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTER-
CHANGE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.
Section 208(e) of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075(e)) is
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘$4,000,000’’.
SEC. 1404. USE OF SELECTED PROGRAM FEES.
Section 810 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) is
amended by inserting ‘‘educational advising and counsel-
ing, exchange visitor program services, advertising sold by
the Voice of America, receipts from cooperating inter-
national organizations and from the privatization of VOA
Europe,’’ after ‘‘library services,’’.
SEC. 1405. MUSKIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) GUIDELINES .—Section 227(c)(5) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
(22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended—
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(1) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘journalism
and communications, education administration, pub-
lic policy, library and information science,’’ after
‘‘business administration,’’; and
(2) in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘journal-
ism and communications, education administration,
public policy, library and information science,’’ after
‘‘business administration,’’.
(b) REDESIGNATION OF SOVIET UNION.—Section 227
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Soviet Union’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Independent States of the
Former Soviet Union’’; and
(2) in the section heading by inserting ‘‘INDE-
PENDENT
STATES
OF
THE
FORMER’’ after
‘‘FROM THE’’.
SEC. 1406. WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT 
SPONSORED 
INTERNATIONAL 
EX-
CHANGES AND TRAINING.
Section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT
SPONSORED
INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGES
AND
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TRAINING.—(1) In order to carry out the purposes of sub-
section (f) and to improve the coordination, efficiency, and
effectiveness of United States Government sponsored inter-
national exchanges and training, there is established within
the United States Information Agency a senior-level inter-
agency working group to be known as the Working Group
on United States Government Sponsored International Ex-
changes and Training (hereinafter in this section referred
to as ‘the Working Group’).
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Govern-
ment sponsored international exchanges and training’
means the movement of people between countries to promote
the sharing of ideas, to develop skills, and to foster mutual
understanding and cooperation, financed wholly or in part,
directly or indirectly, with United States Government
funds.
‘‘(3) The Working Group shall be composed as follows:
‘‘(A) The Associate Director for Educational and
Cultural Affairs of the United States Information
Agency, who shall act as Chair.
‘‘(B) A senior representative designated by the
Secretary of State.
‘‘(C) A senior representative designated by the
Secretary of Defense.
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‘‘(D) A senior representative designated by the
Secretary of Education.
‘‘(E) A senior representative designated by the
Attorney General.
‘‘(F) A senior representative designated by the
Administrator of the Agency for International Devel-
opment.
‘‘(G) Senior representatives of other departments
and agencies as the Chair determines to be appro-
priate.
‘‘(4) Representatives of the National Security Adviser
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
may participate in the Working Group at the discretion
of the adviser and the director, respectively.
‘‘(5) The Working Group shall be supported by an
interagency staff office established in the Bureau of Edu-
cational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Informa-
tion Agency.
‘‘(6) The Working Group shall have the following pur-
poses and responsibilities:
‘‘(A) To collect, analyze, and report data pro-
vided by all United States Government departments
and agencies conducting international exchanges and
training programs.
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‘‘(B) To promote greater understanding and co-
operation among concerned United States Govern-
ment departments and agencies of common issues and
challenges in conducting international exchanges and
training programs, including through the establish-
ment of a clearinghouse for information on inter-
national exchange and training activities in the gov-
ernmental and nongovernmental sectors.
‘‘(C) In order to achieve the most efficient and
cost-effective use of Federal resources, to identify ad-
ministrative and programmatic duplication and over-
lap of activities by the various United States Govern-
ment departments and agencies involved in Govern-
ment sponsored international exchange and training
programs, to identify how each Government sponsored
international exchange and training program pro-
motes United States foreign policy, and to report
thereon.
‘‘(D) Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, to develop and thereafter
assess, annually, a coordinated and cost-effective
strategy for all United States Government sponsored
international exchange and training programs, and
to issue a report on such strategy. This strategy will
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include an action plan for consolidating United
States Government sponsored international exchange
and training programs with the objective of achieving
a minimum 10 percent cost saving through consolida-
tion or the elimination of duplication.
‘‘(E) Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, to develop recommenda-
tions on common performance measures for all United
States Government sponsored international exchange
and training programs, and to issue a report.
‘‘(F) To conduct a survey of private sector inter-
national exchange activities and develop strategies for
expanding public and private partnerships in, and
leveraging private sector support for, United States
Government sponsored international exchange and
training activities.
‘‘(G) Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, to report on the fea-
sibility of transferring funds and program manage-
ment for the ATLAS and/or the Mandela Fellows pro-
grams in South Africa from the Agency for Inter-
national Development to the United States Informa-
tion Agency. The report shall include an assessment
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of the capabilities of the South African Fulbright
Commission to manage such programs and the cost
advantages of consolidating such programs under one
entity.
‘‘(7) All reports prepared by the Working Group shall
be submitted to the President, through the Director of the
United States Information Agency.
‘‘(8) The Working Group shall meet at least on a quar-
terly basis.
‘‘(9) All decisions of the Working Group shall be by
majority vote of the members present and voting.
‘‘(10) The members of the Working Group shall serve
without additional compensation for their service on the
Working Group. Any expenses incurred by a member of the
Working Group in connection with service on the Working
Group shall be compensated by that member’s department
or agency.
‘‘(11) With respect to any report promulgated pursu-
ant to paragraph (6), a member may submit dissenting
views to be submitted as part of the report of the Working
Group.’’.
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SEC. 1407. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BUR-
MESE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF EDUCATIONAL
AND CUL-
TURAL EXCHANGE FOR TIBETANS.—The Director of the
United States Information Agency shall establish programs
of educational and cultural exchange between the United
States and the people of Tibet. Such programs shall include
opportunities for training and, as the Director considers
appropriate, may include the assignment of personnel and
resources abroad.
(b) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years
1998 and 1999, at least 30 scholarships shall be made
available to Tibetan students and professionals who
are outside Tibet, and at least 15 scholarships shall
be made available to Burmese students and profes-
sionals who are outside Burma.
(2) WAIVER.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to
the extent that the Director of the United States In-
formation Agency determines that there are not
enough qualified students to fulfill such allocation re-
quirement.
(3) SCHOLARSHIP DEFINED.—For the purposes
of this section, the term ‘‘scholarship’’ means an
amount to be used for full or partial support of tui-
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tion and fees to attend an educational institution,
and may include fees, books, and supplies, equipment
required for courses at an educational institution, liv-
ing expenses at a United States educational institu-
tion, and travel expenses to and from, and within, the
United States.
SEC. 1408. UNITED STATES—JAPAN COMMISSION.
(a) RELIEF FROM RESTRICTION OF INTERCHANGE-
ABILITY OF FUNDS.—
(1) Section 6(4) of the Japan-United States
Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2905(4)) is amended by
striking ‘‘needed, except’’ and all that follows through
‘‘United States’’ and inserting ‘‘needed’’.
(2) The second sentence of section 7(b) of the
Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C.
2906(b)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘Such invest-
ment may be made only in interest-bearing obliga-
tions of the United States, in obligations guaranteed
as to both principal and interest by the United
States, in interest-bearing obligations of Japan, or in
obligations guaranteed as to both principal and inter-
est by Japan.’’.
(b) REVISION OF NAME OF COMMISSION.—
(1) After the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Japan-United States Friendship Commission
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shall be designated as the ‘‘United States-Japan Com-
mission’’. Any reference in any provision of law, Ex-
ecutive order, regulation, delegation of authority, or
other document to the Japan-United States Friend-
ship Commission shall be considered to be a reference
to the United States-Japan Commission.
(2) The heading of section 4 of the Japan-United
States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION’’.
(3) The Japan-United States Friendship Act is
amended by striking ‘‘Japan-United States Friend-
ship Commission’’ each place such term appears and
inserting ‘‘United States-Japan Commission’’.
(c) REVISION OF NAME OF TRUST FUND.—
(1) After the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund shall
be designated as the ‘‘United States-Japan Trust
Fund’’. Any reference in any provision of law, Execu-
tive order, regulation, delegation of authority, or other
document to the Japan-United States Friendship
Trust Fund shall be considered to be a reference to the
United States-Japan Trust Fund.
(2) Section 3(a) of the Japan-United States
Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2902(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘Japan-United States Friendship Trust
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Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘United States-Japan Trust
Fund’’.
SEC. 1409. SURROGATE BROADCASTING STUDIES.
(a) RADIO FREE AFRICA.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States
Information Agency and the Board of Broadcasting Gov-
ernors should conduct and complete a study of the appro-
priateness, feasibility, and projected costs of providing sur-
rogate broadcasting service to Africa and transmit the re-
sults of the study to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees.
(b) RADIO FREE IRAN.—Not later than 6 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States In-
formation Agency and the Board of Broadcasting Governors
should conduct and complete a study of the appropriateness,
feasibility, and projected costs of a Radio Free Europe/
Radio Liberty broadcasting service to Iran and transmit
the results of the study to the appropriate congressional
committees.
SEC. 1410. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SUMMER TRAVEL/
WORK PROGRAMS.
The Director of the United States Information Agency
is authorized to administer summer travel/work programs
without regard to preplacement requirements.
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SEC. 1411. PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES RE-
GARDING APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 701(f) of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1476(f)) is
amended by striking paragraph (4).
SEC. 1412. AUTHORITIES OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS.
(a) AUTHORITIES.—Section 305(a)(1) of the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
6204(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘direct and’’.
(b) DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU.—The first sentence
of section 307(b)(1) of the United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6206(b)(1)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: ‘‘The Director of the Bureau shall
be appointed by the Board with the concurrence of the Di-
rector of the United States Information Agency.’’.
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—Section
307 of the United States International Broadcasting Act
of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6206) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—The Di-
rector shall organize and chair a coordinating committee
to examine long-term strategies for the future of inter-
national broadcasting, including the use of new tech-
nologies, further consolidation of broadcast services, and
consolidation of currently existing public affairs and legis-
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lative relations functions in the various international
broadcasting entities. The coordinating committee shall in-
clude representatives of RFA, RFE/RL, the Broadcasting
Board of Governors, and, as appropriate, from the Office
of Cuba Broadcasting, the Voice of America, and
WorldNet.’’.
(d) RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA.—Section 4 of the
Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465b) is
amended by striking ‘‘of the Voice of America’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘of the International Broadcasting Bureau’’.
(e) TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA.—Section
244(a) of the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22
U.S.C. 1465cc(a)) is amended in the third sentence by strik-
ing ‘‘of the Voice of America’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Inter-
national Broadcasting Bureau’’.
TITLE XV—INTERNATIONAL OR-
GANIZATIONS; 
UNITED 
NA-
TIONS AND RELATED AGEN-
CIES
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1501. SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3582(b) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking all after the first sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘On reemployment, he is
entitled to the rate of basic pay to which he would have
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been entitled had he remained in the civil service. On reem-
ployment, the agency shall restore his sick leave account,
by credit or charge, to its status at the time of transfer.
The period of separation caused by his employment with
the international organization and the period necessary to
effect reemployment are deemed creditable service for all ap-
propriate civil service employment purposes. This sub-
section does not apply to a congressional employee.’’.
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect transfers which take ef-
fect on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1502. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.
Taking into consideration the long-term commitment
by the United States to the affairs of this hemisphere and
the need to build further upon the linkages between the
United States and its neighbors, it is the sense of the Con-
gress that the Secretary of State should make every effort
to pay the United States assessed funding levels for the Or-
ganization of American States, which is uniquely dependent
on United States contributions and is continuing fun-
damental reforms in its structure and its agenda.
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CHAPTER 2—UNITED NATIONS AND
RELATED AGENCIES
SEC. 1521. REFORM IN BUDGET DECISIONMAKING PROCE-
DURES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.
(a) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS.—Of amounts author-
ized to be appropriated for ‘‘Assessed Contributions to
International Organizations’’ by this Act, the President
may withhold 20 percent of the funds appropriated for the
United States assessed contribution to the United Nations
or to any of its specialized agencies for any calendar year
if the Secretary of State determines that the United Nations
or any such agency has failed to implement or to continue
to implement consensus-based decisionmaking procedures
on budgetary matters which assure that sufficient attention
is paid to the views of the United States and other member
states that are the major financial contributors to such as-
sessed budgets.
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The President shall notify
the Congress when a decision is made to withhold any share
of the United States assessed contribution to the United Na-
tions or its specialized agencies pursuant to subsection (a)
and shall notify the Congress when the decision is made
to pay any previously withheld assessed contribution. A no-
tification under this subsection shall include appropriate
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consultation between the President (or the President’s rep-
resentative) and the Committee on International Relations
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate.
(c) CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PRIOR YEARS.—Subject to
the availability of appropriations, payment of assessed con-
tributions for prior years may be made to the United Na-
tions or any of its specialized agencies notwithstanding sub-
section (a) if such payment would further United States
interests in that organization.
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than February
1 of each year, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report concerning the amount
of United States assessed contributions paid to the United
Nations and each of its specialized agencies during the pre-
ceding calendar year.
SEC. 1522. REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FULL
EQUALITY AT THE UNITED NATIONS FOR IS-
RAEL.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT.—It is the sense of
the Congress that the United States must help promote an
end to the persistent inequity experienced by Israel in the
United Nations whereby Israel is the only longstanding
member of the organization to be denied acceptance into
any of the United Nation’s regional blocs.
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(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act and on a quar-
terly basis thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report which
includes the following information (in classified or unclas-
sified form as appropriate):
(1) Actions taken by representatives of the Unit-
ed States to encourage the nations of the Western Eu-
rope and Others Group (WEOG) to accept Israel into
their regional bloc.
(2) Efforts undertaken by the Secretary General
of the United Nations to secure Israel’s full and equal
participation in that body.
(3) Specific responses received by the Secretary
of State from each of the nations of the Western Eu-
rope and Others Group (WEOG) on their position
concerning Israel’s acceptance into their organization.
(4) Other measures being undertaken, and which
will be undertaken, to ensure and promote Israel’s full
and equal participation in the United Nations.
SEC. 1523. UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND.
(a) LIMITATION.—Subject to subsections (b), (c), and
(d)(2), of the amounts made available for each of the fiscal
years 1998 and 1999 to carry out part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, not more than $25,000,000 shall be
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available for each such fiscal year for the United Nations
Population Fund.
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—None
of the funds made available under this section shall be made
available for a country program in the People’s Republic
of China.
(c) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—
(1) Not more than one-half of the amount made
available to the United Nations Population Fund
under this section may be provided to the Fund before
March 1 of the fiscal year for which funds are made
available.
(2) Amounts made available for each of the fiscal
years 1998 and 1999 under part I of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 for the United Nations Popu-
lation Fund may not be made available to the Fund
unless—
(A) the Fund maintains amounts made
available to the Fund under this section in an
account separate from accounts of the Fund for
other funds; and
(B) the Fund does not commingle amounts
made available to the Fund under this section
with other funds.
(d) REPORTS.—
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(1) Not later than February 15, 1998, and Feb-
ruary 15, 1999, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees in-
dicating the amount of funds that the United Nations
Population Fund is budgeting for the year in which
the report is submitted for a country program in the
People’s Republic of China.
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates
that the United Nations Population Fund plans to
spend China country program funds in the People’s
Republic of China in the year covered by the report,
then the amount of such funds that the Fund plans
to spend in the People’s Republic of China shall be
deducted from the funds made available to the Fund
after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the
fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
SEC. 1524. CONTINUED EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES, EXEMP-
TIONS, AND IMMUNITIES OF THE INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IMMUNITIES ACT
TO UNIDO.
Section 12 of the International Organizations Immu-
nities Act (22 U.S.C. 288f–2) is amended by inserting ‘‘and
the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’’
after ‘‘International Labor Organization’’.
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TITLE XVI—ARMS CONTROL AND
DISARMAMENT AGENCY
SEC. 1601. COMPREHENSIVE COMPILATION OF ARMS CON-
TROL AND DISARMAMENT STUDIES.
Section 39 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act
(22 U.S.C. 2579) is repealed.
SEC. 1602. USE OF FUNDS.
Section 48 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act
(22 U.S.C. 2588) is amended by striking ‘‘section 11 of the
Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111)’’ and inserting ‘‘any
other Act’’.
TITLE XVII—FOREIGN POLICY
PROVISIONS
SEC. 1701. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOL-
UNTARY RETURN OF REFUGEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this division shall be available to effect the invol-
untary return by the United States of any person to a coun-
try in which the person has a well founded fear of persecu-
tion on account of race, religion, nationality, membership
in a particular social group, or political opinion, except
on grounds recognized as precluding protection as a refugee
under the United Nations Convention Relating to the Sta-
tus of Refugees of July 28, 1951, and the Protocol Relating
to the Status of Refugees of January 31, 1967.
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(b) MIGRATION
AND
REFUGEE
ASSISTANCE.—No
funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1104 of this
Act or by section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be available to
effect the involuntary return of any person to any country
unless the Secretary of State first notifies the appropriate
congressional committees, except that in the case of an emer-
gency involving a threat to human life the Secretary of
State shall notify the appropriate congressional committees
as soon as practicable.
(c) INVOLUNTARY RETURN DEFINED.—As used in this
section, the term ‘‘to effect the involuntary return’’ means
to require, by means of physical force or circumstances
amounting to a threat thereof, a person to return to a coun-
try against the person’s will, regardless of whether the per-
son is physically present in the United States and regard-
less of whether the United States acts directly or through
an agent.
SEC. 1702. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE
INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF PERSONS IN DAN-
GER OF SUBJECTION TO TORTURE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall not expel,
extradite, or otherwise effect the involuntary return of any
person to a country in which there are reasonable grounds
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for believing the person would be in danger of subjection
to torture.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided,
terms used in this section have the meanings given
such terms under the United Nations Convention
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or De-
grading Treatment or Punishment, subject to any res-
ervations, understandings, declarations, and provisos
contained in the United States resolution of advice
and consent to ratification to such convention.
(2) INVOLUNTARY RETURN.—As used in this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘effect the involuntary return’’ means
to take action by which it is reasonably foreseeable
that a person will be required to return to a country
against the person’s will, regardless of whether such
return is induced by physical force and regardless of
whether the person is physically present in the United
States.
SEC. 1703. REPORTS ON CLAIMS BY UNITED STATES FIRMS
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARA-
BIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act and every 120 days thereafter,
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary
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of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce, shall report to
the appropriate congressional committees on specific ac-
tions taken by the Department of State, the Department of
Defense, and the Department of Commerce toward progress
in resolving the commercial disputes between United States
firms and the Government of Saudi Arabia that are de-
scribed in the June 30, 1993, report by the Secretary of
Defense pursuant to section 9140(c) of the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–396),
including the additional claims noticed by the Department
of Commerce on page 2 of that report.
(b) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall cease to have
effect when the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce, cer-
tifies in writing to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that the commercial disputes referred to in subsection
(a) have been resolved satisfactorily.
SEC. 1704. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.
Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2151n) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘January 31’’ and inserting
‘‘February 25’’;
(2) redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as
paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing new paragraph (3):
‘‘(3) the status of child labor practices in each
country, including—
‘‘(A) whether such country has adopted poli-
cies to protect children from exploitation in the
workplace, including a prohibition of forced and
bonded labor and policies regarding acceptable
working conditions; and
‘‘(B) the extent to which each country en-
forces such policies, including the adequacy of re-
sources and oversight dedicated to such policies;’’.
SEC. 1705. REPORTS ON DETERMINATIONS UNDER TITLE IV
OF THE LIBERTAD ACT.
Section 401 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Sol-
idarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6091) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of State
shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this subsection and every 3 months thereafter, submit to
the Committee on International Relations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate a report on the implementation of this section.
Each report shall include—
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‘‘(1) an unclassified list, by economic sector, of
the number of entities then under review pursuant to
this section;
‘‘(2) an unclassified list of all entities and a
classified list of all individuals that the Secretary of
State has determined to be subject to this section;
‘‘(3) an unclassified list of all entities and a
classified list of all individuals that the Secretary of
State has determined are no longer subject to this sec-
tion;
‘‘(4) an explanation of the status of the review
under way for the cases referred to in paragraph (1);
and
‘‘(5) an unclassified explanation of each deter-
mination of the Secretary of State under subsection
(a) and each finding of the Secretary under sub-
section (c)—
‘‘(A) since the date of the enactment of this
Act, in the case of the first report under this sub-
section; and
‘‘(B) in the preceding 3-month period, in
the case of each subsequent report.’’.