(6) RADIO
FREE
ASIA.—For ‘‘Radio Free
Asia’’, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(7) BROADCASTING
TO
CUBA.—For ‘‘Broad-
casting to Cuba’’, $22,095,000 for the fiscal year
1998 and $22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(8) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL
INTERCHANGE
BETWEEN
EAST
AND
WEST.—For
‘‘Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange be-
tween East and West’’, $10,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(9) NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT
FOR
DEMOC-
RACY.—For ‘‘National Endowment for Democracy’’,
$30,000,000 
for 
the 
fiscal 
year 
1998 
and
$30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(10) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL
INTERCHANGE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.—For
‘‘Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange be-
tween North and South’’ $2,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
SEC. 107. UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISAR-
MAMENT.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
the purposes of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act—
(1) $41,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$41,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999; and
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for increases in sal-
ary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits author-
ized by law, and to offset adverse fluctuations in for-
eign currency exchange rates.
TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORITIES AND
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 201. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 36 of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 36. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) There is established a
program for the payment of rewards to carry out the pur-
poses of this section.
‘‘(2) The rewards program established by this section
shall be administered by the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation, where appropriate, with the Attorney General.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—(1) The rewards program estab-
lished by this section shall be designed to assist in the
prevention of acts of international terrorism, international
narcotics trafficking, and other related criminal acts.
‘‘(2) At the sole discretion of the Secretary of State
and in consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney
General, the Secretary may pay a reward to any individual
who furnishes information leading to—
‘‘(A) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual for the commission of an act of inter-
national terrorism against a United States person or
United States property;
‘‘(B) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual conspiring or attempting to commit
an act of international terrorism against a United
States person or United States property;
‘‘(C) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual for committing, primarily outside the
territorial jurisdiction of the United States, any nar-
cotics-related offense if that offense involves or is a
significant part of conduct that involves—
‘‘(i) a violation of United States narcotics
laws and which is such that the individual
would be a major violator of such laws; or
‘‘(ii) the killing or kidnapping of—
‘‘(I) any officer, employee, or contract
employee of the United States Government
while such individual is engaged in official
duties, or on account of that individual’s
official duties, in connection with the en-
forcement of United States narcotics laws
or the implementing of United States nar-
cotics control objectives; or
‘‘(II) a member of the immediate fam-
ily of any such individual on account of
that individual’s official duties, in connec-
tion with the enforcement of United States
narcotics laws or the implementing of
United States narcotics control objectives;
or
‘‘(iii) an attempt or conspiracy to commit
any of the acts described in clause (i) or (ii);
or
‘‘(D) the arrest or conviction in any country of
any individual aiding or abetting in the commission
of an act described in subparagraphs (A) through
(C); or
‘‘(E) the prevention, frustration, or favorable
resolution of an act described in subparagraphs (A)
through (C).
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—(1) To ensure that the pay-
ment of rewards pursuant to this section does not dupli-
cate or interfere with the payment of informants or the
obtaining of evidence or information, as authorized to the
Department of Justice, the offering, administration, and
payment of rewards under this section, including proce-
dures for—
‘‘(A) identifying individuals, organizations, and
offenses with respect to which rewards will be of-
fered;
‘‘(B) the publication of rewards;
‘‘(C) offering of joint rewards with foreign gov-
ernments;
‘‘(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
‘‘(E) the payment and approval of payment,
shall be governed by procedures developed by the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General.
‘‘(2) Before making a reward under this section in
a matter over which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction,
the Secretary of State shall advise and consult with the
Attorney General.
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—(1) There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of State from time to time such
amounts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes
of this section, notwithstanding section 102 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987
(Public Law 99–93).
‘‘(2) No amount of funds may be appropriated which,
when added to the amounts previously appropriated but
not yet obligated, would cause such amounts to exceed
$15,000,000.
‘‘(3) To the maximum extent practicable, funds made
available to carry out this section should be distributed
equally for the purpose of preventing acts of international
terrorism and for the purpose of preventing international
narcotics trafficking.
‘‘(4) Amounts appropriated to carry out the purposes
of this section shall remain available until expended.
‘‘(e) LIMITATION AND CERTIFICATION.—(1) A re-
ward under this section may not exceed $2,000,000.
‘‘(2) A reward under this section of more than
$100,000 may not be made without the approval of the
President or the Secretary of State.
‘‘(3) Any reward granted under this section shall be
approved and certified for payment by the Secretary of
State.
‘‘(4) The authority of paragraph (2) may not be dele-
gated to any other officer or employee of the United States
Government.
ized by this section. Such report shall provide information
on the total amounts expended during such fiscal year to
carry out the purposes of this section, including amounts
spent to publicize the availability of rewards.
‘‘(h) PUBLICATION REGARDING REWARDS OFFERED
BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, at the sole discretion of the Sec-
retary of State the resources of the rewards program au-
thorized by this section, shall be available for the publica-
tion of rewards offered by foreign governments regarding
acts of international terrorism which do not involve United
States persons or property or a violation of the narcotics
laws of the United States.
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee on International Re-
lations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
‘‘(2) the term ‘act of international terrorism’ in-
cludes, but is not limited to—
‘‘(A) any act substantially contributing to
the acquisition of unsafeguarded special nuclear
material (as defined in section 830(8) of the
Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994)
or any nuclear explosive device (as defined in
section 830(4) of that Act) by an individual,
group, or non-nuclear weapon state (as defined
in section 830(5) of that Act); and
‘‘(B) any act, as determined by the Sec-
retary of State, which materially supports the
conduct of international terrorism, including the
counterfeiting of United States currency or the
illegal use of other monetary instruments by an
individual, group, or country supporting inter-
national terrorism as determined for purposes
of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act
of 1979;
‘‘(3) the term ‘United States narcotics laws’
means the laws of the United States for the preven-
tion and control of illicit traffic in controlled sub-
stances (as such term is defined for purposes of the
Controlled Substances Act); and
‘‘(4) the term ‘member of the immediate family’
includes—
‘‘(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or
child of the individual;
‘‘(B) a person to whom the individual
stands in loco parentis; and
‘‘(C) any other person living in the individ-
ual’s household and related to the individual by
blood or marriage.
‘‘(j) DETERMINATIONS OF THE SECRETARY.—A de-
termination made by the Secretary of State under this sec-
tion shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject
to judicial review.’’.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that the Secretary of State should pursue addi-
tional means of funding the program established by sec-
tion 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708), including the authority to seize
and dispose of assets used in the commission of any of-
fense under sections 1028, 1541 through 1544, and 1546
of title 18, United States Code, and to retain the proceeds
derived from the disposition of such assets, or to partici-
pate in asset sharing programs conducted by the Depart-
ment of Justice, to carry out the purposes of section 36
of that Act.
(c) USE OF EARNINGS FROM FROZEN ASSETS FOR
PROGRAM.—
(1) AMOUNTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE.—Up to
2 percent of the earnings accruing, during periods
beginning October 1, 1998, on all assets of foreign
countries blocked by the President pursuant to the
International Emergency Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 and following) shall be available, subject to ap-
propriations Acts, to carry out section 36 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act, as amend-
ed by this section, except that the limitation con-
tained in subsection (d)(2) of such section shall not
apply to amounts made available under this para-
graph.
(2) CONTROL OF FUNDS BY THE PRESIDENT.—
The President is authorized and directed to take
possession and exercise full control of so much of the
earnings described in paragraph (1) as are made
available under such paragraph.
SEC. 202. CONSOLIDATION OF UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC
MISSIONS AND CONSULAR POSTS.
(a) CONSOLIDATION PLAN.—The Secretary of State
shall develop a worldwide plan for the consolidation, wher-
ever practicable, on a regional or areawide basis, of United
States missions and consular posts abroad.
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan shall—
(1) identify specific United States diplomatic
missions and consular posts for consolidation;
(2) identify those missions and posts at which
the resident ambassador would also be accredited to
other specified states in which the United States ei-
ther maintained no resident official presence or
maintained such a presence only at staff level; and
(3) provide an estimate of—
(A) the amount by which expenditures
would be reduced through the reduction in the
number of United States Government personnel
assigned abroad;
(B) the reduction in the costs of maintain-
ing United States properties abroad; and
(C) the amount of revenues generated to
the United States through the sale or other dis-
position of United States properties associated
with the posts to be consolidated abroad.
(c) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State shall transmit a copy of the plan to the appropriate
congressional committees.
SEC. 203. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.
Section 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2684a) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘and enhance-
ment’’ after ‘‘procurement’’;
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘are authorized
to’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’;
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘for expendi-
ture to procure capital equipment and information
technology’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘for pur-
poses of subsection (a)’’; and
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(e) REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURES.—Funds cred-
ited to the Capital Investment Fund shall not be available
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
procedures applicable to reprogrammings under section 34
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2710).’’.
SEC. 204. EFFICIENCY IN PROCUREMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, United States Government agencies performing
functions at diplomatic and consular posts abroad shall
avoid duplicative acquisition actions.
(b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a contract awarded using full and open com-
petition, or using maximum practicable competition if
under the simplified acquisition threshold, or under the
commercial item simplified procedures threshold in section
4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, by an agency of
the United States Government performing functions at
diplomatic and consular posts abroad, may be amended
without competition to permit other United States Govern-
ment agencies at diplomatic and consular posts abroad to
obtain goods or services under such contract if neither
unit prices nor the contract scope of work are increased
as a result of any such amendment. This authority shall
be available only where supplies or services could not be
obtained as conveniently or economically by contracting
for such supplies or services directly.
SEC. 205. PROCEEDS OF SALE OF FOREIGN PROPERTIES.
Section 9 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926
(22 U.S.C. 300) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(d) Any proceeds held or deposited pursuant to this
section may be deposited in interest bearing accounts. The
Secretary of State may retain interest earned on such de-
posits without returning such interest to the Treasury of
the United States and interest earned may be obligated
and expended without further appropriation.’’.
SEC. 206. REDUCTION OF REPORTING.
(a) REPORT ON FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL IN
EACH AGENCY.—Section 601(c)(4) of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)) is repealed.
(b) REPORT ON PARTICIPATION BY U.S. MILITARY
PERSONNEL
ABROAD
IN
U.S. ELECTIONS.—Section
101(b)(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absen-
tee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)) is amended by
striking ‘‘of voter participation’’ and inserting ‘‘of uni-
formed services voter participation, a general assessment
of overseas nonmilitary participation,’’.
(c) COUNTRY REPORTS ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND
TRADE PRACTICES.—Section 2202 of the Omnibus Trade
and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4711) is re-
pealed.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
GROWTH.—Section 574 of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-107) is repealed.
SEC. 207. CONTRACTING FOR LOCAL GUARDS SERVICES
OVERSEAS.
Section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864(c))
is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts,
award contracts to the technically acceptable firm
offering the lowest evaluated price, except that pro-
posals of United States persons and qualified United
States joint venture persons (as defined in sub-
section (d)) shall be evaluated by reducing the bid
price by 5 percent;’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(5);
(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6) and inserting a period; and
(4) by striking paragraph (7).
SEC. 208. PREADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.
Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement
Act (22 U.S.C. 1623(a)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘1948, or’’
and inserting ‘‘1948,’’;
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of
the first sentence ‘‘, or included in a category of
claims against a foreign government which is re-
ferred to the Commission by the Secretary of State’’;
(3) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary of State shall
provide fair notice to all persons whose claims are to
be preadjudicated by the Commission under the au-
thority of this section.’’; and
(4) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the applica-
ble’’ and inserting ‘‘any applicable’’.
SEC. 
209. 
EXPENSES 
RELATING 
TO 
CERTAIN 
INTER-
NATIONAL CLAIMS AND PROCEEDINGS.
(a) RECOVERY OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.—The De-
partment of State Appropriation Act of 1937 (49 Stat.
1321, 22 U.S.C. 2661) is amended in the fifth undesig-
nated paragraph under the heading entitled ‘‘INTER-
NATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION’’ by striking ‘‘extraor-
dinary’’.
(b) PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES.—Section 38(c) of
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2710(c)) is amended in the first sentence by insert-
ing ‘‘personal and’’ before ‘‘other support services’’.
SEC. 210. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEE ACCOUNT AND PROVID-
ING FOR PASSPORT INFORMATION SERVICES.
(a) DISPOSITION OF FEES.—Amounts collected by
the Department of State pursuant to section 281 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1351), section
1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214),
section 16 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (22 U.S.C.
4219), and section 9701 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be deposited in a special fund of the Treasury.
(b) USE
OF FUNDS.—Subject to subsection (e),
amounts collected and deposited in the special fund in the
Treasury pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available to
the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance
in appropriations Acts for the following purposes:
(1) To pay all necessary expenses of the De-
partment of State and the Foreign Service, including
expenses authorized by the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956.
(2) Representation to certain international or-
ganizations in which the United States participates
pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice
and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Con-
gress.
(3) Acquisition by exchange or purchase of pas-
senger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343
of title 31, United States Code, section 201(c) of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(c)), and section 7 of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2674).
(4) Expenses of general administration of the
Department of State.
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—Amounts collected
and deposited in the special fund pursuant to subsection
(a) are authorized to remain available until expended.
(d) LIMITATION.—For any fiscal year, the total
amount deposited in the special fund under subsection (a)
pursuant to the authority of this section may not exceed
$455,000,000.
(e) PASSPORT INFORMATION SERVICES.—For each
of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, $5,000,000 of the
amounts available in the fund shall be available only for
the purpose of providing passport information without
charge to citizens of the United States, including—
(1) information about who is eligible to receive
a United States passport and how and where to
apply;
(2) information about the status of pending ap-
plications; and
(3) names, addresses, and telephone numbers of
State and Federal officials who are authorized to
provide passport information in cooperation with the
Department of State.
SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT OF MACHINE READABLE FEE
ACCOUNT.
Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–
236) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (6);
(2) by striking paragraph (5);
(3) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(2) For fiscal years 1998 and 1999, not more
than $140,000,000 in fees collected under the au-
thority of paragraph (1) for each fiscal year shall be
deposited in a special fund of the Treasury.
‘‘(3) Fees deposited in the special fund pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) shall be available to the extent
and in such amounts as are provided in advance in
appropriations Acts for costs of the Department of
State’s border security program, including the costs
of—
‘‘(A) installation and operation of the ma-
chine readable visa and automated name-check
process;
‘‘(B) improving the quality and security of
the United States passport;
‘‘(C) passport and visa fraud investiga-
tions; and
‘‘(D) the technological infrastructure to
support and operate the programs referred to in
subparagraphs (A) through (C).
‘‘(4) Amounts deposited pursuant to paragraph
(2) shall remain available for obligation until ex-
pended.
‘‘(5) For any fiscal year, fees collected under
the authority of paragraph (1) in excess of the
amount specified for such fiscal year under para-
graph (2) shall be deposited in the general fund of
the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.’’.
SEC. 212. RETENTION OF ADDITIONAL DEFENSE TRADE
CONTROLS REGISTRATION FEES.
Section 45(a) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$700,000 of the’’ and inserting
‘‘all’’;
(2) at the end of paragraph (1) by striking
‘‘and’’;
(3) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘functions’’ and inserting
‘‘functions, including compliance and enforce-
ment activities,’’; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph (3):
‘‘(3) the enhancement of defense trade export
compliance and enforcement activities to include
compliance audits of United States and foreign par-
ties, the conduct of administrative proceedings, end-
use monitoring of direct commercial arms sales and
transfer, and cooperation in criminal proceedings re-
lated to defense trade export controls.’’.
SEC. 213. TRAINING.
(a) INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING.—Section 701 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amend-
ed—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as sub-
section (g); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) of sub-
section (d) the following new subsections:
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary of State may, in the discretion
of the Secretary, provide appropriate training and related
services through the institution to employees of United
States companies engaged in business abroad, and to the
families of such employees.
‘‘(2) In the case of any company under contract to
provide services to the Department of State, the Secretary
of State is authorized to provide job-related training and
related services to any company employee who is perform-
ing such services.
‘‘(3) Training under this subsection shall be on a re-
imbursable or advance-of-funds basis. Such reimburse-
ments or advances shall be credited to the currently avail-
able applicable appropriation account.
‘‘(4) Training and related services under this sub-
section is authorized only to the extent that it will not
interfere with the institution’s primary mission of training
employees of the Department and of other agencies in the
field of foreign relations.
‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to pro-
vide on a reimbursable basis training programs to Mem-
bers of Congress or the judiciary.
‘‘(2) Congressional staff members and employees of
the judiciary may participate on a reimbursable, space-
available basis in training programs offered by the institu-
tion.
‘‘(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection
shall be credited to the currently available applicable ap-
propriation account.
‘‘(4) Training under this subsection is authorized
only to the extent that it will not interfere with the institu-
tion’s primary mission of training employees of the De-
partment of State and of other agencies in the field of
foreign relations.’’.
(b) FEES FOR USE OF NATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS
TRAINING CENTER.—The State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669 et seq.) is amended
by adding after section 52 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 53. FEES FOR USE OF THE NATIONAL FOREIGN AF-
FAIRS TRAINING CENTER.
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use
of the National Foreign Affairs Training Center Facility
of the Department of State. Funds collected under the au-
thority of this section, including reimbursements, sur-
charges, and fees, shall be deposited as an offsetting col-
lection to any Department of State appropriation to re-
cover the costs of such use and shall remain available for
obligation until expended. Funds deposited pursuant to
the authority of this section may be obligated and ex-
pended only in such amounts as are provided in advance
in an appropriation Act.’’.
SEC. 214. RECOVERY OF COSTS OF HEALTH CARE SERV-
ICES.
(a) AUTHORITIES.—Section 904 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘employees,’’;
and
(B) by inserting before the period ‘‘, and
(for care provided abroad) such other persons
as are designated by the Secretary of State, ex-
cept that such persons shall be considered per-
sons other than covered beneficiaries for pur-
poses of subsections (g) and (h)’’;
(2) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘, subject to
the provisions of subsections (g) and (h)’’ before the
period; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(g)(1) In the case of a person who is a covered bene-
ficiary, the Secretary of State is authorized to collect from
a third-party payer the reasonable costs incurred by the
Department of State on behalf of such person for health
care services to the same extent that the covered bene-
ficiary would be eligible to receive reimbursement or in-
demnification from the third-party payer for such costs.
‘‘(2) If the insurance policy, plan, contract or similar
agreement of that third-party payer includes a require-
ment for a deductible or copayment by the beneficiary of
the plan, then the Secretary of State may collect from the
third-party payer only the reasonable cost of the care pro-
vided less the deductible or copayment amount.
‘‘(3) A covered beneficiary shall not be required to
pay any deductible or copayment for health care services
under this subsection.
‘‘(4) In the case of—
‘‘(A) care provided directly or indirectly by a
governmental entity; or
‘‘(B) care provided to an individual who has not
paid a required deductible or copayment,
no provision of any insurance, medical service, or health
plan contract or agreement having the effect of excluding
from coverage or limiting payment of charges for care in
such a case shall operate to prevent collection by the Sec-
retary of State under paragraph (1).
‘‘(5) No law of any State, or of any political subdivi-
sion of a State, and no provision of any contract or agree-
ment shall operate to prevent or hinder recovery or collec-
tion by the United States under this section.
‘‘(6) As to the authority provided in paragraph (1)
of this subsection—
‘‘(A) the United States shall be subrogated to
any right or claim that the covered beneficiary may
have against a third-party payer;
‘‘(B) the United States may institute and pros-
ecute legal proceedings against a third-party payer
to enforce a right of the United States under this
subsection; and
‘‘(C) the Secretary may compromise, settle, or
waive a claim of the United States under this sub-
section.
‘‘(7) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the
administration of this subsection and subsection (h). Such
regulations shall provide for computation of the reasonable
cost of health care services.
‘‘(8) Regulations prescribed under this subsection
shall provide that medical records of a covered beneficiary
receiving health care under this section shall be made
available for inspection and review by representatives of
the third-party payer from which collection by the United
States is sought for the sole purpose of permitting the
third-party payer to verify, consistent with this sub-
section—
‘‘(A) that the care or services for which recov-
ery or collection is sought were furnished to the cov-
ered beneficiary; and
‘‘(B) that the provision of such care or services
to the covered beneficiary meets criteria generally
applicable under the health plan contract involved.
‘‘(9) Amounts collected under this subsection, under
subsection (h), or under any authority referred to in sub-
section (i), from a third-party payer or from any other
payer shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to any
Department of State appropriation and shall remain avail-
able until expended. Amounts deposited shall be available,
to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in ad-
vance in appropriation Acts.
‘‘(10) For purposes of this section—
‘‘(A) the term ‘covered beneficiary’ means an
individual eligible to receive health care under this
section whose health care costs are to be paid by a
third-party payer under a contractual agreement
with such payer;
‘‘(B) the term ‘services’ as used in ‘health care
services’ includes products; and
‘‘(C) the term ‘third-party payer’ means an en-
tity that provides a fee-for-service insurance policy,
contract, or similar agreement through the Federal
Employees Health Benefit program, under which the
expenses of health care services for individuals are
paid.
‘‘(h) In the case of a person, other than a covered
beneficiary, who receives health care services pursuant to
this section, the Secretary of State is authorized to collect
from such person the reasonable costs of health care serv-
ices incurred by the Department of State on behalf of such
person. The United States shall have the same rights
against persons subject to the provisions of this subsection
as against third-party payers covered by subsection (g).
‘‘(i) Nothing in subsection (g) or (h) of this section
may be construed as limiting any authority the Secretary
otherwise has with respect to payment and obtaining reim-
bursement for the costs of medical treatment of an individ-
ual eligible under this section for health care.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the earlier of—
(1) the date on which regulations promulgated
by the Secretary of State to implement such amend-
ments are published in final form in the Federal
Register; or
(2) October 1, 1998.
SEC. 215. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION
ROOMS.
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding after sec-
tion 53 (as added by section 213(b)) the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 54. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION
ROOMS.
‘‘The Secretary of State is authorized to charge a fee
for use of the diplomatic reception rooms of the Depart-
ment of State. Amounts collected under the authority of
this section (including any reimbursements and sur-
charges) shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to
any Department of State appropriation to recover the
costs of such use and shall remain available for obligation
until expended. Amounts deposited under this section may
be obligated and expended only to the extent and in such
amounts as are provided in advance in an appropriation
Act.’’.
SEC. 216. FEES FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
Section 52 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2724) is amended in subsection
(b) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Funds deposited
under this subsection shall remain available for obligation
until expended. Deposited funds may be obligated and ex-
pended only in such amounts as are provided in advance
in an appropriation Act.’’.
SEC. 217. CONCERNING THE USE OF FUNDS TO FURTHER
NORMALIZE RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (a), none of
the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be obligated or expended to pay
for any cost incurred for—
(1) opening or operating any United States dip-
lomatic or consular post in the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam that was not operating on the date of en-
actment of this Act;
(2) expanding any United States diplomatic or
consular post in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
or
(3) increasing the total number of personnel as-
signed in United States diplomatic or consular posts
in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam above the levels
existing on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not less than 60 days prior to
any obligation or expenditure of funds under subsection
(a), the President submits a certification to the appro-
priate congressional committees that—
(1) the Government of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam is fully cooperating with the United States
in providing the fullest possible accounting of all un-
resolved POW/MIA cases and the recovery and repa-
triation of American remains;
(2) the Government of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam has made substantial progress toward the
release of all political and religious prisoners, includ-
ing Catholic, Protestant, and Buddhist clergy;
(3) the Government of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam is fully cooperating with requests by the
United States to obtain full and free access to per-
sons of humanitarian interest to the United States
for interviews under the Orderly Departure (ODP)
and Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Ref-
ugees (ROVR) programs and in providing exit visas
for such persons, and has taken vigorous action to
end extortion, bribery, and other corrupt practices in
connection with such exit visas; and
(4) the Government of the United States is
making vigorous efforts to interview and resettle
former re-education camp victims, their immediate
families (including unmarried sons and daughters),
former United States Government employees, and
other persons eligible for the ODP program, and to
give such persons the full benefit of all applicable
United States laws including sections 599D and
599E of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1990
(Public Law 101–167) and will continue to make
such efforts during the time for which such funds
are made available.
SEC. 218. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ADJUDICATION PROVI-
SIONS.
The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law
101–167) is amended—
(1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)—
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and
1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1997, 1998, and 1999’’;
and
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘October
1, 1997’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘October 1, 1999’’; and
(2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in
subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘September 30, 1997’’
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1999’’.
CHAPTER 2—CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 241. 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 depos-
ited to an offsetting collection pursuant to the Department
of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fis-
cal 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 efficiency of the passport issuance process, improving
the secure nature of the United States passport, inves-
tigating passport fraud, and deterring entry into the Unit-
ed States by terrorists, drug traffickers, or other crimi-
nals.
SEC. 242. CONSULAR OFFICERS.
(a) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE REPORTS OF
BIRTH ABROAD.—Section 33 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2705) is amend-
ed in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘(or any United States
citizen employee of the Department of State designated
by the Secretary of State to adjudicate nationality abroad
pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may pre-
scribe)’’ after ‘‘consular officer’’.
(b) PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSULAR OFFI-
CERS.—Section 31 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev.
Stat. 1689, 22 U.S.C. 4191), is amended by inserting
‘‘and to such other United States citizen employees of the
Department of State as may be designated by the Sec-
retary of State pursuant to such regulations as the Sec-
retary may prescribe’’ after ‘‘such officers’’.
SEC. 243. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT RE-
QUIREMENTS.
Sections 1726, 1727, and 1728 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (22 U.S.C. 4212, 4213, and
4214) (concerning accounting for consular fees) are re-
pealed.
SEC. 244. 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 FOR-
EIGN PORTS.—Section 908(a) of the International Mari-
time 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.
SEC. 245. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE CON-
VENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUC-
TION.
Beginning 6 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act and every subsequent 6 months during fiscal
years 1998 and 1999, the Secretary shall provide to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the com-
pliance of the signatories to the Hague Convention on the
Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction with the
provisions of the convention, which shall include—
(1) the number of applications for the return of
children submitted by United States citizens to the
Central Authority for the United States that remain
unresolved;
(2) the countries to which the children listed in
the unresolved applications are alleged to have been
abducted;
(3) whether, in the judgment of the Secretary
of State, each of the countries listed in one or more
resolved applications is in full compliance with its
obligations under the convention; and
(4) in each unresolved case, the actions taken
by the Department of State to secure the return of
the child or children alleged to have been abducted.
CHAPTER 3—REFUGEES AND MIGRATION
SEC. 261. REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING CUBAN EMI-
GRATION 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
entitled ‘‘Update on Monitoring of Cuban Migrant Return-
ees’’ additional information concerning the methods em-
ployed by the Government of Cuba to enforce the United
States-Cuba agreement of September 1994 to restrict the
emigration 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 Unit-
ed States-Cuba agreement of May 1995.
SEC. 262. 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 RE-
QUIREMENT.—The Secretary of State may waive the noti-
fication requirement of subsection (a), if the Secretary de-
termines that failure to do so would pose a substantial
risk to human health or welfare. In the case of any waiver
under this subsection, notification to the appropriate con-
gressional committees shall be provided as soon as prac-
ticable, but not later than 3 days after taking the action
to which the notification requirement was applicable, and
shall contain an explanation of the emergency cir-
cumstances.’’.
TITLE 
III—ORGANIZATION 
OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE;
DEPARTMENT OF STATE PER-
SONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE
CHAPTER 1—ORGANIZATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 301. 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
Secretary 
of 
State 
a 
Coordinator 
for
Counterterrorism (hereafter in this paragraph
referred to as the ‘Coordinator’) who shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate.
‘‘(B)(i) The Coordinator shall perform
such duties and exercise such power as the Sec-
retary of State shall prescribe.
‘‘(ii) The principal duty of the Coordinator
shall be the overall supervision (including policy
oversight 
of 
resources) 
of 
international
counterterrorism activities. The Coordinator
shall be the principal adviser to the Secretary
of State on international counterterrorism mat-
ters. The Coordinator shall be the principal
counterterrorism official within the senior man-
agement 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 Coor-
dinator shall be compensated at the annual rate
of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV
of the Executive Schedule under section 5314
of title 5, United States Code, or, if the Coordi-
nator 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).
(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. 302. 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
Authorization 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. 303. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR HUMAN RESOURCES.
Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended by add-
ing after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(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 matters relating to human resources including
the implementation of personnel policies and pro-
grams within the Department of State and inter-
national affairs functions and activities carried out
through the Department of State. The Assistant
Secretary shall have substantial professional quali-
fications in the field of human resource policy and
management.’’.
SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.
Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) as amended by sec-
tion 303 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 matters relating to diplomatic security. The As-
sistant Secretary shall have substantial professional
qualifications in the field of Federal law enforce-
ment, intelligence, or security.’’.
SEC. 305. 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 advice 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
representatives 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 rel-
evant to Tibet and the future and welfare of all Ti-
betan people;
(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. 306. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BUREAU CHARGED WITH
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
The Bureau of Migration and Refugee Assistance
shall be the bureau within the Department of State with
principal responsibility for assisting the Secretary in car-
rying out the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of
1962 and shall not be charged with responsibility for as-
sisting the Secretary in matters relating to family plan-
ning or population policy.
CHAPTER 2—PERSONNEL OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN
SERVICE
SEC. 321. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE.
(a) END FISCAL YEAR 1998 LEVELS.—The number
of members of the Foreign Service authorized to be em-
ployed as of September 30, 1998—
(1) for the Department of State, shall not ex-
ceed 8,000, 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 em-
ployed as of September 30, 1999—
(1) for the Department of State, shall not ex-
ceed 8,000, 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 For-
eign 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 involun-
tary 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-
career 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 nec-
essary to carry on the foreign affairs functions of the
United States.
(2) Not less than 15 days before the President exer-
cises a waiver under paragraph (1), such agency head
shall notify the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Chairman of the Commit-
tee on International Relations of the House of Representa-
tives. Such notice shall include an explanation of the cir-
cumstances and necessity for such waiver.
SEC. 322. 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
employees 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 re-
spect to which the preceding sentence shall apply in-
stead of Sunday.’’.
SEC. 323. 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. 324. CAREER COUNSELING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 706(a) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4026(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following sentence: ‘‘Career counsel-
ing 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 du-
ties, except that career members of the Service who upon
their separation are not eligible to receive an immediate
annuity and have not been assigned to a post in the Unit-
ed 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
subsection (a) shall be effective 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE IV—UNITED STATES PUB-
LIC 
DIPLOMACY: 
AUTHORI-
TIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR
UNITED 
STATES 
INFORMA-
TIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND
CULTURAL PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. 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. 402. 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 Democracy may be deposited in interest-bearing ac-
counts pending disbursement and any interest which ac-
crues 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 pur-
poses for which the grant was made without further ap-
propriation.
SEC. 403. CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTER-
CHANGE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.
Section 208(e) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion 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. 404. USE OF ENGLISH TEACHING 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. 405. LAW AND BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR
GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE SOVIET
UNION, LITHUANIA, LATVIA, AND ESTONIA.
Section 227(c)(5) of the Foreign Relations Author-
ization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452
note) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘journal-
ism and communications, education administration,
public policy, library and information science,’’ after
‘‘business administration,’’; and
(2) in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘jour-
nalism and communications, education administra-
tion, public policy, library and information science,’’
after ‘‘business administration,’’.
SEC. 406. 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
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES
AND
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
international exchanges and training, there is established
within the United States Information Agency a senior-
level interagency working group to be known as the Work-
ing Group on United States Government Sponsored Inter-
national Exchanges and Training (hereinafter in this sec-
tion referred to as ‘‘the Working Group’’).
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Gov-
ernment sponsored international exchanges and training’
means the movement of people between countries to pro-
mote 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 Govern-
ment funds.
‘‘(3) The Working Group shall be composed of 6
members as follows:
‘‘(A) The Associate Director for Educational
and Cultural Affairs of the United States Informa-
tion 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.
‘‘(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.
‘‘(4) At the discretion of the Chair, representatives
of other departments and agencies may participate in
meetings of the Working Group as ex parte nonvoting
members. Representatives of the National Security Ad-
viser and the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget may participate in the Working Group at the dis-
cretion 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 Infor-
mation Agency.
‘‘(6) The Working Group shall have the following
purposes 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.
‘‘(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 estab-
lishment 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
administrative and programmatic duplication and
overlap of activities by the various United States
‘‘(8) The Working Group shall meet at least on a
quarterly basis.
‘‘(9) Four of the members of the Working Group
shall constitute a quorum. 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.’’.
SEC. 407. 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 pro-
grams of educational and cultural exchange between the
United States and the people of Tibet. Such programs
shall include opportunities for training and, as the Direc-
tor 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
professionals 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
requirement.
(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-
tion and fees to attend an educational institution,
and may include fees, books, and supplies, equip-
ment required for courses at an educational institu-
tion, living expenses at a United States educational
institution, and travel expenses to and from, and
within, the United States.
SEC. 408. EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
(a) STATEMENT OF CONGRESS CONCERNING THE
FULBRIGHT COMMISSION IN SOUTH AFRICA.—The Con-
gress makes the following findings:
(1) The governments of the United States and
South Africa have established a bilateral commis-
sion, the J. William Fulbright Commission, in Pre-
toria, South Africa, with the primary purpose of
managing and providing oversight of cultural and
educational exchange programs for South Africans
and Americans, particularly the Fulbright Academic
Exchange Program in South Africa.
(2) The Fulbright commission is a model for bi-
lateral partnership and cooperative engagement and
provides a single administrative mechanism to im-
prove the management of United States-supported
educational programs in South Africa.
(3) Such bilateral commissions, known as Ful-
bright commissions, have been established around
the world to manage efficient and heavily leveraged
international exchange programs supported by the
United States.
(4) Two programs funded through the United
States Agency for International Development, the
Mandela Fellows and ATLAS, are long-term aca-
demic training programs at the post-baccalaureate
level comparable to the Fulbright Academic Ex-
change Program administered by the United States
Information Agency.
(5) The Fulbright Commission in South Africa
can provide local management of the ATLAS and
Mandela Fellows programs to provide an integrated
strategic plan for United States exchange and train-
ing programs.
(6) The Fulbright commissions usually require
that exchange programs feature some level of cost-
sharing with host governments and the private sec-
tor. The ATLAS and Mandela Fellows programs
would benefit from such an arrangement.
(7) The Fulbright Commission in South Africa
affirms continuity and consistency in the manage-
ment of the ATLAS and Mandela Fellows programs
in conjunction with the long-term commitment to
share in the costs of the commission and its pro-
grams.
(8) The Fulbright Commission in South Africa
will enhance the prestige and authority of exchange
grants and awards as well as reduce the possibility
of duplication of programs.
(b) POLICY REGARDING ADMINISTRATION AND MAN-
AGEMENT OF UNITED STATES EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN
SOUTH AFRICA.—
(1) ADMINISTRATION BY USIA.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, educational, cultural,
and other exchange programs funded by the United
States in South Africa, including any such programs
for secondary school students, shall be administered
by the United States Information Agency (USIA).
Funds appropriated or allocated to the United
States 
Agency 
for 
International 
Development
(USAID) for the ATLAS and Mandela Fellows pro-
grams shall be transferred to the United States In-
formation Agency.
(2) MANAGEMENT BY FULBRIGHT COMMISSION
IN SOUTH AFRICA.—The United States Information
Agency shall enter into agreements with the J. Wil-
liam Fulbright Commission in South Africa to pro-
vide for the oversight and management of the
ATLAS and Mandela Fellows programs by the com-
mission.
TITLE V—INTERNATIONAL OR-
GANIZATIONS; 
UNITED 
NA-
TIONS AND RELATED AGEN-
CIES
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. 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
been entitled had he remained in the civil service. On re-
employment, the agency shall restore his sick leave ac-
count, by credit or charge, to its status at the time of
transfer. The period of separation caused by his employ-
ment with the international organization and the period
necessary to effect reemployment are deemed creditable
service for all appropriate civil service employment pur-
poses. This subsection does not apply to a congressional
employee.’’.
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect transfers which take
effect on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
CHAPTER 2—UNITED NATIONS AND
RELATED AGENCIES
SEC. 521. REFORM IN BUDGET DECISIONMAKING PROCE-
DURES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.
(a) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS.—Of amounts au-
thorized 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 Na-
tions or any such agency has failed to implement or to
continue to implement consensus-based decisionmaking
procedures on budgetary matters which assure that suffi-
cient attention is paid to the views of the United States
and other member states that are the major financial con-
tributors to such assessed budgets.
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The President shall no-
tify the Congress when a decision is made to withhold any
share of the United States assessed contribution to the
United Nations or its specialized agencies pursuant to
subsection (a) and shall notify the Congress when the deci-
sion is made to pay any previously withheld assessed con-
tribution. A notification under this subsection shall include
appropriate consultation between the President (or the
President’s representative) and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(c) CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PRIOR YEARS.—Subject to
the availability of appropriations, payment of assessed
contributions for prior years may be made to the United
Nations or any of its specialized agencies notwithstanding
subsection (a) if such payment would further United
States interests in that organization.
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 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 preceding calendar year.
TITLE VI—ARMS CONTROL AND
DISARMAMENT AGENCY
SEC. 601. 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. 602. 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 insert-
ing ‘‘any other Act’’.
TITLE VII—FOREIGN POLICY
PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOL-
UNTARY RETURN OF REFUGEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act shall be available to effect the involun-
tary return of any person to a country in which the person
has a well founded fear of persecution on account of race,
religion, nationality, membership in a particular social
group, or political opinion.
(b) MIGRATION
AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.—No
funds authorized by section 104 of this Act or by section
2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962
(22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be available to effect the invol-
untary return of any person to any country.
(c) INVOLUNTARY RETURN DEFINED.—As used in
this section, the term ‘‘to 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 re-
turn is induced by physical force and regardless of whether
the person is physically present in the United States.
SEC. 702. 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
for believing the person would be in danger of subjection
to torture.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, terms used in this section have the meanings
given such terms under the United Nations Conven-
tion Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment, subject to any
reservations, understandings, declarations, and pro-
visos contained in the United States resolution of
advice and consent to ratification to such conven-
tion.
(2) INVOLUNTARY RETURN.—As used in this
section, the term ‘‘effect the involuntary return’’
means to take action by which it is reasonably fore-
seeable 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. 703. 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
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 described 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 Com-
merce, certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional
committees that the commercial disputes referred to in
subsection (a) have been resolved satisfactorily.
SEC. 704. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.
Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2151n) is amended by striking ‘‘January 31’’
and inserting ‘‘February 15’’.
SEC. 705. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR COERCIVE POPU-
LATION CONTROL METHODS.
(a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or of this Act, none of the funds authorized
to be appropriated by this Act are authorized to be avail-
able for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),
unless the President certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that (1) the United Nations Population
Fund has terminated all activities in the People’s Republic
of China; or (2) during the 12 months preceding such cer-
tification there have been no abortions as the result of co-
ercion associated with the family planning policies of the
national government or other governmental entities within
the People’s Republic of China.
(b) USE OF TERM ‘‘COERCION’’.—As used in this
section the term ‘‘coercion’’ includes physical duress or
abuse, destruction or confiscation of property, loss of
means of livelihood, or severe psychological pressure.
SEC. 706. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING DIPLOMATIC
IMMUNITY.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT CONCERNING DIPLOMATIC IM-
MUNITY.—
(1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of
State shall prepare and submit to the Congress, an-
nually, a report concerning diplomatic immunity en-
titled ‘‘Report on Cases Involving Diplomatic Immu-
nity’’.
(2) CONTENT OF REPORT.—In addition to such
other information as the Secretary of State may con-
sider appropriate, the report under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) The number of persons residing in the
United States entitled to immunity from the
criminal jurisdiction of the United States under
laws extending diplomatic privileges and immu-
nities.
(B) Each case involving an alien entitled to
immunity as described in subparagraph (A) in
which the appropriate authorities of the United
States had reasonable cause to believe the alien
committed a serious criminal offense within the
United States which was not subject to the
criminal jurisdiction of the United States.
(C) Each case in which the United States
has certified that a person is entitled to immu-
nity from the criminal jurisdiction of the United
States under laws extending diplomatic privi-
leges and immunities.
(D) The number of United States citizens
who are residing in a receiving state and who
are entitled to immunity from the criminal ju-
risdiction of such state under laws extending
diplomatic privileges and immunities.
(E) Each case involving a United States
citizen under subparagraph (D) in which the
United States has been requested by the gov-
ernment of a receiving state to waive the immu-
nity from criminal jurisdiction of the United
States citizen.
(3) SERIOUS CRIMINAL OFFENSE DEFINED.—
The term ‘‘serious criminal offense’’ means—
(A)(i) any felony under Federal, State, or
local law; and
(ii) any Federal, State, or local offense
punishable by a term of imprisonment of more
than 1 year ;
(B) any crime of violence as defined for
purposes of section 16 of title 18, United States
Code; and
(C) driving under the influence of alcohol
or drugs or driving while intoxicated if the case
involves personal injury to another individual.
(b) UNITED STATES POLICY CONCERNING REFORM
OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that the Secretary of State should explore, in appro-
priate fora, whether states should enter into agreements
and adopt legislation—
(1) to provide jurisdiction in the sending state
to prosecute crimes committed in the receiving state
by persons entitled to immunity from criminal juris-
diction under laws extending diplomatic privileges
and immunities; and
(2) to provide that where there is probable
cause to believe that an individual who is entitled to
immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the re-
ceiving state under laws extending diplomatic privi-
leges and immunities committed a serious crime, the
sending state will waive such immunity or the send-
ing state will prosecute such individual.
SEC. 707. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO
EFFICIENCY IN THE CONDUCT OF FOREIGN
POLICY.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary,
after consultation with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees, should submit a plan to the Congress to consoli-
date some or all of the functions currently performed by
the Department of State, the agency for International De-
velopment, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agen-
cy, in order to increase efficiency and accountability in the
conduct of the foreign policy of the United States.
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