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(iii) by striking ‘‘the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence’’ and
inserting ‘‘and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff ’’;
(iv) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4); and
(v) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (5), (6), and
(7) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and
(B) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following:
‘‘The portions of this report described in paragraphs (4)
and (5) of subsection (a) shall summarize in detail, at
least in classified annexes, the information, analysis, and
conclusions relevant to possible noncompliance by other
nations that are provided by United States intelligence
agencies.’’;
(16) in section 52 (22 U.S.C. 2593b), by striking ‘‘Director’’
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’;
(17) in section 61 (22 U.S.C. 2593a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘United States Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Depart-
ment of State’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (2);
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as
paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively;
(D) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by striking
‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and
(E) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by striking
‘‘United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
and the’’;
(18) in section 62 (22 U.S.C. 2595a)—
(A) in subsection (c)—
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘DIREC-
TOR’’ and inserting ‘‘SECRETARY OF STATE’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘2(d), 22, and 34(c)’’ and inserting
‘‘102(3) and 304(b)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of
State’’;
(19) in section 64 (22 U.S.C. 2595b–1)—
(A) by striking the section title and inserting ‘‘SEC.
503. REVIEW
OF
CERTAIN
REPROGRAMMING
NOTIFICA-
TIONS.’’;
(B) by striking subsection (a); and
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(b) REVIEW
OF
CERTAIN
RE-
PROGRAMMING NOTIFICATIONS.—’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Foreign Affairs’’ and inserting
‘‘International Relations’’;
(20) in section 65(1) (22 U.S.C. 2595c(1)) by inserting ‘‘of
America’’ after ‘‘United States’’; and
(21) by redesignating sections 1, 2, 3, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33,
34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44, 51, 52, 61, 62, 64, and 65, as
amended by this section, as sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202,
301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 401, 402, 403, 404,
501, 502, 503, and 504, respectively.
SEC. 224. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.
Title 5, United States Code, is amended—
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(1) in section 5313, by striking ‘‘Director of the United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.’’;
(2) in section 5314, by striking ‘‘Deputy Director of the
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.’’;
(3) in section 5315—
(A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Directors, United States
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (4).’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Special Representatives of the Presi-
dent for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament
matters, United States Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency’’, and inserting ‘‘Special Representatives of the
President for arms control, nonproliferation, and disar-
mament matters, Department of State’’; and
(4) in section 5316, by striking ‘‘General Counsel of the
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.’’.
SEC. 225. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—The Arms Export Control
Act is amended—
(1) in section 36(b)(1)(D) (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)(D)), by strik-
ing ‘‘Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary
of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central
Intelligence’’;
(2) in section 38(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(2))—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘be made in
coordination with the Director of the United States Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency, taking into account the
Director’s assessment as to’’ and inserting ‘‘take into
account’’; and
(B) by striking the second sentence;
(3) in section 42(a) (22 U.S.C. 2791(a))—
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘the assessment
of the Director of the United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency as to’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and
(C) by striking paragraph (2);
(4) in section 71(a) (22 U.S.C. 2797(a)), by striking ‘‘, the
Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,’’;
(5) in section 71(b)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2797(b)(1)), by striking
‘‘and the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency’’;
(6) in section 71(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2797(b)(2))—
(A) by striking ‘‘, the Secretary of Commerce, and the
Director of the United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of Com-
merce’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘or the Director’’;
(7) in section 71(c) (22 U.S.C. 2797(c)), by striking ‘‘with
the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency,’’; and
(8) in section 73(d) (22 U.S.C. 2797b(d)), by striking
‘‘, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency’’ and inserting
‘‘and the Secretary of Commerce’’.
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(b) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT.—Section 511 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321d) is amended by striking
‘‘be made in coordination with the Director of the United States
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and shall take into account
his opinion as to’’ and inserting ‘‘take into account’’.
(c) UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ACT.—
(1) Section 1706(b) of the United States Institute of Peace
Act (22 U.S.C. 4605(b)) is amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (3);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para-
graphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(C) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by striking
‘‘Eleven’’ and inserting ‘‘Twelve’’.
(2) Section 1707(d)(2) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 4606(d)(2))
is amended by striking ‘‘, Director of the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency’’.
(d) ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954.—The Atomic Energy Act
of 1954 is amended—
(1) in section 57b. (42 U.S.C. 2077(b))—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency,’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘the Director
of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,’’;
(2) in section 109b. (42 U.S.C. 2129(b)), by striking ‘‘and
the Director’’;
(3) in section 111b. (42 U.S.C. 2131(b)) by striking ‘‘the
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission’’;
(4) in section 123 (42 U.S.C. 2153)—
(A) in subsection a., in the third sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘and in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (‘the
Director’)’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Energy,’’;
(iii) by striking ‘‘Commission, and the Director,
who’’ and inserting ‘‘Commission. The Secretary of
State’’; and
(iv) after ‘‘nuclear explosive purpose.’’, by inserting
the following new sentence: ‘‘Each Nuclear Prolifera-
tion Assessment Statement prepared pursuant to this
Act shall be accompanied by a classified annex, pre-
pared in consultation with the Director of Central Intel-
ligence, summarizing relevant classified information.’’;
(B) in subsection d., in the first proviso—
(i) by striking ‘‘Nuclear Proliferation Assessment
Statement prepared by the Director of the Arms Con-
trol and Disarmament Agency,’’ and inserting ‘‘Nuclear
Proliferation Assessment Statement prepared by the
Secretary of State, and any annexes thereto,’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘has been’’ and inserting ‘‘have
been’’; and
(C) in the first undesignated paragraph following sub-
section d., by striking ‘‘the Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency,’’;
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(5) in section 126a.(1), by striking ‘‘the Director of the
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission,’’;
(6) in section 131a. (42 U.S.C. 2160(a))—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the Director,’’;
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘the Director
declares that he intends’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary
of State is required’’; and
(iii) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘the Direc-
tor’s declaration’’ and inserting ‘‘the requirement to
prepare a Nuclear Proliferation Assessment State-
ment’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Director’s view’’ and inserting ‘‘view
of the Secretary of State, Secretary of Energy, Sec-
retary of Defense, or the Commission’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘he may prepare’’ and inserting
‘‘the Secretary of State, in consultation with such Sec-
retary or the Commission, shall prepare’’; and
(7) in section 131c. (42 U.S.C. 2160(c))—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, the Director
of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,’’;
(B) in the sixth and seventh sentences, by striking
‘‘Director’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary
of State’’; and
(C) in the seventh sentence, by striking ‘‘Director’s’’
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’s’’.
(e) NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION ACT OF 1978.—The Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 is amended—
(1) in section 4 (22 U.S.C. 3203)—
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as
paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;
(2) in section 102 (22 U.S.C. 3222), by striking ‘‘, the
Secretary of State, and the Director of the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of
State’’;
(3) in section 304(d) (42 U.S.C. 2156a), by striking ‘‘the
Secretary of Defense, and the Director,’’ and inserting ‘‘and
the Secretary of Defense,’’;
(4) in section 309 (42 U.S.C. 2139a)—
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Department of
Commerce, and the Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Department of Commerce’’;
and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency,’’;
(5) in section 406 (42 U.S.C. 2160a), by inserting ‘‘, or
any annexes thereto,’’ after ‘‘Statement’’; and
(6) in section 602 (22 U.S.C. 3282)—
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency,’’; and
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘and the Director’’.
(f ) STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT
OF 1956.—
Section 23(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
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1956 (22 U.S.C. 2695(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Agency for
International Development, and the Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Agency for International
Development’’.
(g) FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1972.—Section
502 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972 (2 U.S.C.
194a) is amended by striking ‘‘the United States Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency,’’.
(h) TITLE 49.—Section 40118(d) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘, or the Director of the Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency’’.
TITLE III—UNITED STATES
INFORMATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take
effect on the earlier of—
(1) October 1, 1999; or
(2) the date of abolition of the United States Information
Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan described in section
601.
CHAPTER 2—ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
SEC. 311. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY.
The United States Information Agency (other than the Broad-
casting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting
Bureau) is abolished.
SEC. 312. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are transferred to the Secretary of
State all functions of the Director of the United States Information
Agency and all functions of the United States Information Agency
and any office or component of such agency, under any statute,
reorganization plan, Executive order, or other provision of law,
as of the day before the effective date of this title.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to the Broadcast-
ing Board of Governors, the International Broadcasting Bureau,
or any function performed by the Board or the Bureau.
SEC. 313. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.
Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)), as amended by this Act, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) UNDER
SECRETARY
FOR
PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.—There
shall be in the Department of State, among the Under Secretar-
ies authorized by paragraph (1), an Under Secretary for Public
Diplomacy, who shall have primary responsibility to assist the
Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in the formation and
implementation of United States public diplomacy policies and
activities, including international educational and cultural
exchange programs, information, and international broadcast-
ing.’’.
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SEC. 314. ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF UNITED
STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF
FUNCTIONS.
(a) ABOLITION
OF OFFICE.—The Office of Inspector General
of the United States Information Agency is abolished.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—Section
11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Office of Personnel
Management, the United States Information Agency’’ and
inserting ‘‘or the Office of Personnel Management’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the United States
Information Agency,’’.
(c) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.—Section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking the following:
‘‘Inspector General, United States Information Agency.’’.
(d) AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 103–236.—Subsections (i) and
( j) of section 308 of the United States International Broadcasting
Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(i) and ( j)) are amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Inspector General of the United States
Information Agency’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign
Service’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘, the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency,’’.
(e) TRANSFER
OF FUNCTIONS.—There are transferred to the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State and
the Foreign Service the functions that the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the United States Information Agency exercised before the
effective date of this title (including all related functions of the
Inspector General of the United States Information Agency).
CHAPTER 3—INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
SEC. 321. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
Congress finds that—
(1) it is the policy of the United States to promote the
right of freedom of opinion and expression, including the free-
dom ‘‘to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through
any media and regardless of frontiers’’, in accordance with
Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
(2) open communication of information and ideas among
the peoples of the world contributes to international peace
and stability, and the promotion of such communication is
in the interests of the United States;
(3) it is in the interest of the United States to support
broadcasting to other nations consistent with the requirements
of this chapter and the United States International Broadcast-
ing Act of 1994; and
(4) international broadcasting is, and should remain, an
essential instrument of United States foreign policy.
SEC. 322. CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS.
Section 304(a) of the United States International Broadcasting
Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(a)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) CONTINUED EXISTENCE WITHIN EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Broadcasting Board of Governors
shall continue to exist within the executive branch of Govern-
ment as an entity described in section 104 of title 5, United
States Code.
‘‘(2) RETENTION OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS.—The mem-
bers of the Broadcasting Board of Governors appointed by the
President pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) before the effective
date of title III of the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation
Act of 1998 and holding office as of that date may serve the
remainder of their terms of office without reappointment.
‘‘(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUTHORITIES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the
Department of State and the Foreign Service shall exercise
the same authorities with respect to the Broadcasting
Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting
Bureau as the Inspector General exercises under the
Inspector General Act of 1978 and section 209 of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 with respect to the Department
of State.
‘‘(B) RESPECT FOR JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY OF BROAD-
CASTERS.—The Inspector General shall respect the journal-
istic integrity of all the broadcasters covered by this title
and may not evaluate the philosophical or political perspec-
tives reflected in the content of broadcasts.’’.
SEC. 323. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES INTER-
NATIONAL BROADCASTING ACT OF 1994.
(a) REFERENCES
IN SECTION.—Whenever in this section an
amendment or repeal is expressed as an amendment or repeal
of a provision, the reference shall be deemed to be made to the
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
6201 et seq.).
(b) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
SECRETARY
OF
STATE.—Sections
304(b)(1)(B), 304(b)(2) and (3), 304(c), and 304(e) (22 U.S.C.
6203(b)(1)(B), 6203(b)(2) and (3), 6203(c), and 6203(e)) are amended
by striking ‘‘Director of the United States Information Agency’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’.
(c) SUBSTITUTION OF ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE.—Section
304(c) (22 U.S.C. 6203(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘acting Director
of the agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Acting Secretary of State’’.
(d) STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST-
ING.—Section 303(b) (22 U.S.C. 6202(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including editorials,
broadcast by the Voice of America, which present the views
of the United States Government’’ after ‘‘policies’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) as para-
graphs (5) through (10), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
‘‘(4) the capability to provide a surge capacity to support
United States foreign policy objectives during crises abroad;’’;
(e) AUTHORITIES
OF
THE BOARD.—Section 305(a) (22 U.S.C.
6204(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘direct and’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and the Television Broadcasting to
Cuba Act’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Television Broadcasting
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to Cuba Act, and Worldnet Television, except as provided
in section 306(b)’’;
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, after consultation with
the Secretary of State,’’ after ‘‘annually,’’;
(3) in paragraph (9)—
(A) by striking ‘‘, through the Director of the United
States Information Agency,’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘Each annual report shall place special emphasis on the
assessment described in paragraph (2).’’;
(4) in paragraph (12)—
(A) by striking ‘‘1994 and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1998
and 1999’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘to the Board for International Broad-
casting for such purposes for fiscal year 1993’’ and inserting
‘‘to the Board and the International Broadcasting Bureau
for such purposes for fiscal year 1997’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(15)(A) To procure temporary and intermittent personal
services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed the daily
equivalent of the rate provided for positions classified above
grade GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5108 of
title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(B) To allow those providing such services, while away
from their homes or their regular places of business, travel
expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as author-
ized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons
in the Government service employed intermittently, while so
employed.
‘‘(16) To procure, pursuant to section 1535 of title 31,
United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Economy Act’),
such goods and services from other departments or agencies
for the Board and the International Broadcasting Bureau as
the Board determines are appropriate.
‘‘(17) To utilize the provisions of titles III, IV, V, VII,
VIII, IX, and X of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948, and section 6 of Reorganization
Plan Number 2 of 1977, as in effect on the day before the
effective date of title III of the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consoli-
dation Act of 1998, to the extent the Board considers necessary
in carrying out the provisions and purposes of this title.
‘‘(18) To utilize the authorities of any other statute, reorga-
nization plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, deter-
mination, or other official document or proceeding that had
been available to the Director of the United States Information
Agency, the Bureau, or the Board before the effective date
of title III of the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act
of 1998 for carrying out the broadcasting activities covered
by this title.’’.
(f ) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 305 (22 U.S.C. 6204)
is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as sub-
sections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(b) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board may delegate to
the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, or any other
officer or employee of the United States, to the extent the Board
determines to be appropriate, the authorities provided in this sec-
tion, except those authorities provided in paragraph (1), (2), (3),
(4), (5), (6), (9), or (11) of subsection (a).’’.
(g) BROADCASTING BUDGETS.—Section 305(c)(1) (as redesig-
nated) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Director’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency for the consideration of the Director as a part
of the Agency’s budget submission to’’.
(h) REPEAL.—Section 305(c)(2) (as redesignated) is repealed.
(i) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 305(d) (as redesignated) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) PROFESSIONAL
INDEPENDENCE
OF
BROADCASTERS.—The
Secretary of State and the Board, in carrying out their functions,
shall respect the professional independence and integrity of the
International Broadcasting Bureau, its broadcasting services, and
the grantees of the Board.’’.
( j) FOREIGN POLICY GUIDANCE.—Section 306 (22 U.S.C. 6205)
is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FOREIGN POLICY
GUIDANCE’’ and inserting ‘‘ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘(a) FOREIGN POLICY GUIDANCE.—’’ imme-
diately before ‘‘To’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘State, acting through the Director of the
United States Information Agency,’’ and inserting ‘‘State’’;
(4) by inserting before the period at the end the following:
‘‘, as the Secretary may deem appropriate’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) CERTAIN
WORLDNET
PROGRAMMING.—The Secretary of
State is authorized to use Worldnet broadcasts for the purposes
of continuing interactive dialogues with foreign media and other
similar overseas public diplomacy programs sponsored by the
Department of State. The Chairman of the Broadcasting Board
of Governors shall provide access to Worldnet for this purpose
on a nonreimbursable basis.’’.
(k) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU.—Section 307 (22
U.S.C. 6206) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘within the United States
Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘under the Board’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Chairman of the Board,
in consultation with the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency and with the concurrence of a majority of the
Board’’ and inserting ‘‘President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate’’;
(3) by redesignating subsection (b)(1) as subsection (b);
(4) by striking subsection (b)(2); and
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—The Director shall
organize and chair a coordinating committee to examine and make
recommendations to the Board on long-term strategies for the future
of international broadcasting, including the use of new technologies,
further consolidation of broadcast services, and consolidation of
currently existing public affairs and legislative relations functions
in the various international broadcasting entities. The coordinating
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committee shall include representatives of Radio Free Asia, RFE/
RL, Incorporated, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and, as
appropriate, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the Voice of America,
and Worldnet.’’.
(l) REPEALS.—The following provisions of law are repealed:
(1) Subsections (k) and (l) of section 308 (22 U.S.C. 6207(k)
and (l)).
(2) Section 310 (22 U.S.C. 6209).
SEC. 324. AMENDMENTS TO THE RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA ACT.
The Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘United States Information Agency’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘Agency’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Board’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Broadcast-
ing Board of Governors’’;
(4) in section 4 (22 U.S.C. 1465b), by striking ‘‘the Voice
of America’’ and inserting ‘‘the International Broadcasting
Bureau’’;
(5) in section 5 (22 U.S.C. 1465c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘Advisory Board’’; and
(B) in subsection (a), by striking the first sentence
and inserting ‘‘There is established within the Office of
the President the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting
(in this Act referred to as the ‘Advisory Board’).’’; and
(6) by striking any other reference to ‘‘Director’’ not amend-
ed by paragraph (3) each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Board’’.
SEC. 325. AMENDMENTS TO THE TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA
ACT.
The Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa
et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 243(a) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb(a)) and section
246 (22 U.S.C. 1465dd), by striking ‘‘United States Information
Agency’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Broadcasting
Board of Governors’’;
(2) in section 243(c) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb(c))—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘USIA’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘ ‘USIA Television’’ and inserting ‘‘the
‘Television’’;
(3) in section 244(c) (22 U.S.C. 1465cc(c)) and section 246
(22 U.S.C. 1465dd), by striking ‘‘Agency’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Board’’;
(4) in section 244 (22 U.S.C. 1465cc)—
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘OF THE UNITED
STATES INFORMATION AGENCY’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Director
of the United States Information Agency shall estab-
lish’’ and inserting ‘‘There is’’; and
(ii) in the second sentence—
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(I) by striking ‘‘Director of the United States
Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Broadcasting
Board of Governors’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘the Director of the Voice of
America’’ and inserting ‘‘the International Broad-
casting Bureau’’;
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Agency facilities’’ and inserting
‘‘Board facilities’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Information Agency’’ and inserting
‘‘International’’; and
(D) in the heading of subsection (c), by striking ‘‘USIA’’;
and
(5) in section 245(d) (22 U.S.C. 1465c note), by striking
‘‘Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Advisory Board’’.
SEC. 326. TRANSFER OF BROADCASTING RELATED FUNDS, PROPERTY,
AND PERSONNEL.
(a) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY AND APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The assets, liabilities (including contin-
gent liabilities arising from suits continued with a substitution
or addition of parties under section 327(d)), contracts, property,
records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, authoriza-
tions, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising
from, available to, or to be made available in connection with
the functions and offices of USIA transferred to the Broadcast-
ing Board of Governors by this chapter shall be transferred
to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for appropriate alloca-
tion.
(2) ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS.—In addition to the transfers
made under paragraph (1), there shall be transferred to the
Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors the assets,
contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appro-
priations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, in concurrence with the Broadcasting
Board of Governors, to support the functions transferred by
this chapter.
(b) TRANSFER
OF
PERSONNEL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law—
(1) except as provided in subsection (c), all personnel and
positions of USIA employed or maintained to carry out the
functions transferred by this chapter to the Broadcasting Board
of Governors shall be transferred to the Broadcasting Board
of Governors at the same grade or class and the same rate
of basic pay or basic salary rate and with the same tenure
held immediately preceding transfer; and
(2) the personnel and positions of USIA, as determined
by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Broad-
casting Board of Governors and the Director of USIA, to support
the functions transferred by this chapter shall be transferred
to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, including the Inter-
national Broadcasting Bureau, at the same grade or class and
the same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and with the
same tenure held immediately preceding transfer.
(c) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY, APPROPRIATIONS,
AND PERSONNEL ASSOCIATED WITH WORLDNET.—USIA personnel
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responsible for carrying out interactive dialogs with foreign media
and other similar overseas public diplomacy programs using the
Worldnet television broadcasting system, and funds associated with
such personnel, shall be transferred to the Department of State
in accordance with the provisions of title VI of this division.
(d) INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.—The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, when requested by the Broadcasting
Board of Governors, is authorized to make such incidental disposi-
tions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property,
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations,
allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available
to, or to be made available in connection with functions and offices
transferred from USIA, as may be necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of this section.
SEC. 327. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
(a) CONTINUING LEGAL FORCE AND EFFECT.—All orders, deter-
minations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants, con-
tracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other
administrative actions—
(1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to
become effective by the President, any Federal agency or official
thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the perform-
ance of functions exercised by the Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors of the United States Information Agency on the day
before the effective date of this title; and
(2) that are in effect at the time this title takes effect,
or were final before the effective date of this title and are
to become effective on or after the effective date of this title,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified,
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with
law by the President, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or
other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by
operation of law.
(b) PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this chapter, or amend-
ments made by this chapter, shall not affect any proceedings,
including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any application
for any license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pend-
ing before the Broadcasting Board of Governors of the United
States Information Agency at the time this title takes effect,
with respect to functions exercised by the Board as of the
effective date of this title but such proceedings and applications
shall be continued.
(2) ORDERS, APPEALS, AND
PAYMENTS.—Orders shall be
issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom,
and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if
this chapter had not been enacted, and orders issued in any
such proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, termi-
nated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official,
by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
(3) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection
shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification
of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions
and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been
discontinued or modified if this chapter had not been enacted.
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(c) NONABATEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS.—No suit, action, or other
proceeding commenced by or against any officer in the official
capacity of such individual as an officer of the Broadcasting Board
of Governors, or any commission or component thereof, shall abate
by reason of the enactment of this chapter. No cause of action
by or against the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or any commis-
sion or component thereof, or by or against any officer thereof
in the official capacity of such officer, shall abate by reason of
the enactment of this chapter.
(d) CONTINUATION
OF PROCEEDINGS WITH SUBSTITUTION
OF
PARTIES.—
(1) SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES.—If, before the effective date
of this title, USIA or the Broadcasting Board of Governors,
or any officer thereof in the official capacity of such officer,
is a party to a suit which is related to the functions transferred
by this chapter, then effective on such date such suit shall
be continued with the Broadcasting Board of Governors or
other appropriate official of the Board substituted or added
as a party.
(2) LIABILITY OF THE BOARD.—The Board shall participate
in suits continued under paragraph (1) where the Broadcasting
Board of Governors or other appropriate official of the Board
is added as a party and shall be liable for any judgments
or remedies in those suits or proceedings arising from the
exercise of the functions transferred by this chapter to the
same extent that USIA would have been liable if such judgment
or remedy had been rendered on the day before the abolition
of USIA.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS RELATING TO PROMULGATION OF
REGULATIONS.—Any administrative action relating to the prepara-
tion or promulgation of a regulation by the Broadcasting Board
of Governors relating to a function exercised by the Board before
the effective date of this title may be continued by the Board
with the same effect as if this chapter had not been enacted.
(f ) REFERENCES.—Reference in any other Federal law, Execu-
tive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any docu-
ment of or relating to the Broadcasting Board of Governors of
the United States Information Agency with regard to functions
exercised before the effective date of this title, shall be deemed
to refer to the Board.
SEC. 328. REPORT ON THE PRIVATIZATION OF RFE/RL, INCOR-
PORATED.
Not later than March 1 of each year, the Broadcasting Board
of Governors shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on the progress of the Board and of RFE/RL, Incor-
porated, on any steps taken to further the policy declared in section
312(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995. The report under this subsection shall include
the following:
(1) Efforts by RFE/RL, Incorporated, to terminate individ-
ual language services.
(2) A detailed description of steps taken with regard to
section 312(a) of that Act.
(3) An analysis of prospects for privatization over the com-
ing year.
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(4) An assessment of the extent to which United States
Government funding may be appropriate in the year 2000 and
subsequent years for surrogate broadcasting to the countries
to which RFE/RL, Incorporated, broadcast during the year.
This assessment shall include an analysis of the environment
for independent media in those countries, noting the extent
of government control of the media, the ability of independent
journalists and news organizations to operate, relevant domes-
tic legislation, level of government harassment and efforts to
censor, and other indications of whether the people of such
countries enjoy freedom of expression.
CHAPTER 4—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 331. REFERENCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this division,
any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order,
regulation, agreement, determination, or other official document
or proceeding to—
(1) the Director of the United States Information Agency
or the Director of the International Communication Agency
shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of State; and
(2) the United States Information Agency, USIA, or the
International Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer
to the Department of State.
(b) CONTINUING
REFERENCES
TO
USIA 
OR
DIRECTOR.—
Subsection (a) shall not apply to section 146(a), (b), or (c) of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991
(22 U.S.C. 4069a(f ), 4069b(g), or 4069c(f )).
SEC. 332. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.
Title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 5313, by striking ‘‘Director of the United
States Information Agency.’’;
(2) in section 5315—
(A) by striking ‘‘Deputy Director of the United States
Information Agency.’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Director of the International Broad-
casting Bureau, the United States Information Agency.’’
and inserting ‘‘Director of the International Broadcasting
Bureau.’’; and
(3) in section 5316—
(A) by striking ‘‘Deputy Director, Policy and Plans,
United States Information Agency.’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Associate Director (Policy and Plans),
United States Information Agency.’’.
SEC. 333. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.
(a) APPLICATION TO FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—
Section 501 of Public Law 80–402 (22 U.S.C. 1461), section 202
of Public Law 95–426 (22 U.S.C. 1461–1), and section 208 of Public
Law 99–93 (22 U.S.C. 1461–1a) shall not apply to public affairs
and other information dissemination functions of the Secretary
of State as carried out prior to any transfer of functions pursuant
to this division.
(b) APPLICATION TO FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
OF STATE.—Section 501 of Public Law 80–402 (22 U.S.C. 1461),
section 202 of Public Law 95–426 (22 U.S.C. 1461–1), and section
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208 of Public Law 99–93 (22 U.S.C. 1461–1a) shall apply only
to public diplomacy programs of the Director of the United States
Information Agency as carried out prior to any transfer of functions
pursuant to this division to the same extent that such programs
were covered by these provisions prior to such transfer.
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Except as provided in sec-
tion 501 of Public Law 80–402 and section 208 of Public Law
99–93, funds specifically authorized to be appropriated for such
public diplomacy programs shall not be used to influence public
opinion in the United States, and no program material prepared
using such funds shall be distributed or disseminated in the United
States.
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The report submitted pursuant
to section 601(f ) of this division shall include a detailed statement
of the manner in which the special mission of public diplomacy
carried out by USIA prior to the transfer of functions under this
division shall be preserved within the Department of State, includ-
ing the planned duties and responsibilities of any new bureaus
that will perform such public diplomacy functions. Such report
shall also include the best available estimates of—
(1) the amounts to be expended by the Department of
State for public affairs programs during fiscal year 1998, and
on the personnel and support costs for such programs;
(2) the amounts to be expended by USIA for its public
diplomacy programs during fiscal year 1998, and on the person-
nel and support costs for such programs; and
(3) the amounts, including funds to be transferred from
USIA and funds appropriated to the Department, that will
be allocated for the programs described in paragraphs (1) and
(2), respectively, during the fiscal year in which the transfer
of functions from USIA to the Department occurs.
(e) CONGRESSIONAL PRESENTATION DOCUMENT.—The Depart-
ment of State’s Congressional Presentation Document for fiscal
year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter shall include—
(1) the aggregated amounts that the Department will spend
on such public diplomacy programs and on costs of personnel
for such programs, and a detailed description of the goals
and purposes for which such funds shall be expended; and
(2) the amount of funds allocated to and the positions
authorized for such public diplomacy programs, including
bureaus to be created upon the transfer of functions from
USIA to the Department.
SEC. 334. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.
(a) ABOLITION.—The United States Advisory Commission on
Public Diplomacy is abolished.
(b) REPEALS.—Section 604 of the United States Information
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469) and section
8 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1977 are repealed.
SEC. 335. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) The United States Information and Educational Exchange
Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 505 (22 U.S.C. 1464a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Broad-
casting Board of Governors’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘United States Information Agency’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Broadcasting Board
of Governors’’;
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Agency’s’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘ ‘ USIA-TV ’)’’ and inserting ‘‘television broad-
casts of the United States International Television
Service’’; and
(ii) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking
‘‘USIA-TV’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘The
United States International Television Service’’; and
(D) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking ‘‘USIA-TV’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the United States
International Television Service’’;
(2) in section 506(c) (22 U.S.C. 1464b(c))—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Board’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Board’’.
(3) in section 705 (22 U.S.C 1477c)—
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); and
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(b) In addition, the United States
Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘The Department
of State’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘program grants’’ and inserting
‘‘grants for overseas public diplomacy programs’’;
(4) in section 801(7) (22 U.S.C. 1471(7))—
(A) by striking ‘‘Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘overseas public
diplomacy’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘other’’ after ‘‘together with’’; and
(5) in section 812 (22 U.S.C. 1475g)—
(A) by striking ‘‘United States Information Agency
post’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘overseas public
diplomacy post’’;
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘United States
Information Agency’’ the first place it appears and inserting
‘‘Department of State’’;
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Director of the United
States Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of
State’’; and
(D) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘USIA’’ and
inserting ‘‘OVERSEAS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY’’.
(b) Section 212 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 1475h) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘United States Information Agency’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of State’’;
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘for carrying out its
overseas public diplomacy functions’’ after ‘‘grants’’;
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘a grant’’ the first time it appears
and inserting ‘‘an overseas public diplomacy grant’’; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘such’’ before ‘‘a
grant’’ the first place it appears;
(4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘overseas public diplo-
macy’’ before ‘‘grants’’;
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(5) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting ‘‘such’’ before ‘‘grant’’;
and
(6) by striking subsection (d).
(c) Section 602 of the National and Community Service Act
of 1990 (22 U.S.C. 2452a) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking
‘‘United States Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Department
of State’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘appropriations account of the United
States Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate
appropriations account of the Department of State’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and the United States Information
Agency’’.
(d) Section 305 of Public Law 97–446 (19 U.S.C. 2604) is
amended in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, after consultation
with the Director of the United States Information Agency,’’.
(e) Section 601 of Public Law 103–227 (20 U.S.C. 5951(a))
is amended by striking ‘‘of the Director of the United States
Information Agency and with’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’.
(f ) Section 1003(b) of the Fascell Fellowship Act (22 U.S.C.
4902(b)) is amended—
(1) in the text above paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘9 members’’
and inserting ‘‘7 members’’;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Six’’ and inserting ‘‘Five’’;
(3) by striking paragraph (3); and
(4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
(g) Section 803 of the Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal
Year 1992 (50 U.S.C. 1903) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking paragraph (6); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as
paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(7)’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(6)’’.
(h) Section 7 of the Federal Triangle Development Act (40
U.S.C. 1106) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) in the text above subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘15 members’’ and inserting ‘‘14 members’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (F); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (J)
as subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively;
(2) in paragraphs (3) and (5) of subsection (c), by striking
‘‘paragraph (1)(J)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1)(I)’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)(3) and subsection (e), by striking ‘‘the
Administrator and the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘and the
Administrator’’.
(i) Section 3 of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968
(Public Law 90–637; 20 U.S.C. 80f ) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the text preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘19 members’’ and inserting ‘‘17 members’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (7);
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(C) by striking ‘‘10’’ in paragraph (10) and inserting
‘‘9’’; and
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (10) as
paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘(8)’’.
( j) Section 624 of Public Law 89–329 (20 U.S.C. 1131c) is
amended by striking ‘‘the United States Information Agency,’’.
(k) The Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)
is amended—
(1) in section 202(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 3922(a)(1)), by striking
‘‘Director of the United States Information Agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’;
(2) in section 210 (22 U.S.C. 3930), by striking ‘‘United
States Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Broadcasting Board
of Governors’’;
(3) in section 1003(a) (22 U.S.C. 4103(a)), by striking
‘‘United States Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Broadcast-
ing Board of Governors’’; and
(4) in section 1101(c) (22 U.S.C. 4131(c)), by striking ‘‘the
United States Information Agency,’’ and inserting ‘‘Broadcast-
ing Board of Governors,’’.
(l) The Department of State Basic Authorities Act of 1956,
as amended by this Act, is further amended—
(1) in section 23(a) (22 U.S.C. 2695(a)), by striking ‘‘United
States Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Broadcasting Board
of Governors’’;
(2) in section 25(f ) (22 U.S.C. 2697(f ))—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘with respect to their respective agen-
cies’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to the Board and the
Agency’’;
(3) in section 26(b) (22 U.S.C. 2698(b)), as amended by
this Act—
(A) by striking ‘‘Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency, the chairman of the Board for International
Broadcasting,’’ and inserting ‘‘Broadcasting Board of
Governors,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘with respect to their respective agen-
cies’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to the Board and the
Agency’’; and
(4) in section 32 (22 U.S.C. 2704), as amended by this
Act, by striking ‘‘the Director of the United States Information
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the Broadcasting Board of Governors’’.
(m) Section 507(b)(3) of Public Law 103–317 (22 U.S.C.
2669a(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘, the United States Information
Agency,’’.
(n) Section 502 of Public Law 92–352 (2 U.S.C. 194a) is
amended by striking ‘‘the United States Information Agency,’’.
(o) Section 6 of Public Law 104–288 (22 U.S.C. 2141d) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Director of the United
States Information Agency,’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Director of the United
States Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the Under Secretary
of State for Public Diplomacy’’.
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(p) Section 40118(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘, the Director of the United States Information
Agency,’’.
(q) Section 155 of Public Law 102–138 is amended—
(1) by striking the comma before ‘‘Department of Com-
merce’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘, and the United States Information
Agency’’.
(r) Section 107 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6037) is amended by striking
‘‘Director of the United States Information Agency’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘Director of the International Broadcasting
Bureau’’.
SEC. 336. REPEALS.
The following provisions are repealed:
(1) Sections 701 (22 U.S.C. 1476), 704 (22 U.S.C. 1477b),
807 (22 U.S.C 1475b), 808 (22 U.S.C 1475c), 811 (22 U.S.C
1475f ), and 1009 (22 U.S.C. 1440) of the United States Informa-
tion and Educational Exchange Act of 1948.
(2) Section 106(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2456(c)).
(3) Section 565(e) of the Anti-Economic Discrimination Act
of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 2679c(e)).
(4) Section 206(b) of Public Law 102–138.
(5) Section 2241 of Public Law 104–66.
(6) Sections 1 through 6 of Reorganization Plan Numbered
2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 636).
(7) Section 207 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–204; 22 U.S.C.
1463 note).
TITLE 
IV—UNITED 
STATES 
INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERA-
TION AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take
effect on the earlier of—
(1) October 1, 1998; or
(2) the date of abolition of the United States International
Development Cooperation Agency pursuant to the reorganiza-
tion plan described in section 601.
CHAPTER 2—ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
SEC. 411. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOP-
MENT COOPERATION AGENCY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except for the components specified in sub-
section (b), the United States International Development Coopera-
tion Agency (including the Institute for Scientific and Technological
Cooperation) is abolished.
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(b) AID AND OPIC EXEMPTED.—Subsection (a) does not apply
to the Agency for International Development or the Overseas
Private Investment Corporation.
SEC. 412. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITIES.
(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—
(1) ALLOCATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.—Funds made
available under the categories of assistance deemed allocated
to the Director of the International Development Cooperation
Agency under section 1–801 of Executive Order No. 12163
(22 U.S.C. 2381 note) as of October 1, 1997, shall be allocated
to the Secretary of State on and after the effective date of
this title without further action by the President.
(2) PROCEDURES FOR REALLOCATIONS OR TRANSFERS.—The
Secretary of State may allocate or transfer as appropriate any
funds received under paragraph (1) in the same manner as
previously provided for the Director of the International
Development Cooperation Agency under section 1–802 of that
Executive order, as in effect on October 1, 1997.
(b) WITH RESPECT TO THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT COR-
PORATION.—There are transferred to the Administrator of the
Agency for International Development all functions of the Director
of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency
as of the day before the effective date of this title with respect
to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
(c) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—The authorities and functions trans-
ferred to the United States International Development Cooperation
Agency or the Director of that Agency by section 6 of Reorganization
Plan Numbered 2 of 1979 shall, to the extent such authorities
and functions have not been repealed, be transferred to those agen-
cies or heads of agencies, as the case may be, in which those
authorities and functions were vested by statute as of the day
before the effective date of such reorganization plan.
SEC. 413. STATUS OF AID.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Unless abolished pursuant to the reorganiza-
tion plan submitted under section 601, and except as provided
in section 412, there is within the executive branch of Government
the United States Agency for International Development as an
entity described in section 104 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) RETENTION
OF OFFICERS.—Nothing in this section shall
require the reappointment of any officer of the United States serving
in the Agency for International Development of the United States
International Development Cooperation Agency as of the day before
the effective date of this title.
CHAPTER 3—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 421. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise provided in this division, any reference
in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation,
agreement, determination, or other official document or proceeding
to the United States International Development Cooperation Agency
(IDCA) or to the Director or any other officer or employee of IDCA—
(1) insofar as such reference relates to any function or
authority transferred under section 412(a), shall be deemed
to refer to the Secretary of State;
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(2) insofar as such reference relates to any function or
authority transferred under section 412(b), shall be deemed
to refer to the Administrator of the Agency for International
Development;
(3) insofar as such reference relates to any function or
authority transferred under section 412(c), shall be deemed
to refer to the head of the agency to which such function
or authority is transferred under such section; and
(4) insofar as such reference relates to any function or
authority not transferred by this title, shall be deemed to
refer to the President or such agency or agencies as may be
specified by Executive order.
SEC. 422. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) TERMINATION
OF REORGANIZATION PLANS
AND DELEGA-
TIONS.—The following shall cease to be effective:
(1) Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1979 (5 U.S.C.
App.).
(2) Section 1–101 through 1–103, sections 1–401 through
1–403, section 1–801(a), and such other provisions that relate
to the United States International Development Cooperation
Agency or the Director of IDCA, of Executive Order No. 12163
(22 U.S.C. 2381 note; relating to administration of foreign
assistance and related functions).
(3) The International Development Cooperation Agency
Delegation of Authority Numbered 1 (44 Fed. Reg. 57521),
except for section 1–6 of such Delegation of Authority.
(4) Section 3 of Executive Order No. 12884 (58 Fed. Reg.
64099; relating to the delegation of functions under the Freedom
for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Mar-
kets Support Act of 1992, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 1993, and section 301 of title 3,
United States Code).
(b) OTHER STATUTORY AMENDMENTS AND REPEAL.—
(1) TITLE
5.—Section 7103(a)(2)(B)(iv) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘United States Inter-
national Development Cooperation Agency’’ and inserting
‘‘Agency for International Development’’.
(2) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—Section 8A of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Development’’ through ‘‘(1) shall’’
and inserting ‘‘Development shall’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subsection
(a)(1) and inserting a period; and
(iii) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by striking subsections (c) and (f ); and
(C) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (g), and (h)
as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f ), respectively.
(3) STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1956.—
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is
amended—
(A) in section 25(f ) (22 U.S.C. 2697(f )), as amended
by this Act, by striking ‘‘Director of the United States
International 
Development 
Cooperation 
Agency’’ 
and