An Act to authorize fiscal year 1978 appropriations for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, and the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes.
PL 95-105 (H.R.6689), enacted 08/17/1977

91 STAT. 844 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AUG. 17, 1977 
Aug. 17, 1977 
[H.R. 6689] 
Foreign Relations 
Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 
1978. 
Public Law 95-105 
95th Congress 
An Act 
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To authorize fiscal year 1978 appropriations for the Department of State, the 
United States Information Agency, and the Board for International Broadcast-
ing, and fcT other purposes. 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress asseinbled^ 
SHORT TITLE 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1978". 
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TITLE I—STATE DEPARTMENT 
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AUTHORIZATION 
OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of State for fiscal year 1978, to carry out the authorities, func-
tions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs 
of the United States, including trade negotiations, and other purposes 
authorized by law, the following amounts: 
(1) For the "Administration of Foreign Affairs", $762,005,000. 
(2) For "International Organizations and 
Conferences", 
$389,412,000. 
(3) For "International Commissions", $21,839,000. 
(4) For "Education Exchange", $94,600,000. 
(5) For "Migration and Refugee Assistance", $63,554,000. 
(6) For increases in salary, pay, retirement, and other 
employee benefits authorized by law, and for other nondiscre-
tionary costs, such amounts as may be necessary. 
(b) Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to 
remain available until expended. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 102. Funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1978 
by any paragraph of section 101 (a) (other than paragraph (6)) may 
be appropriated for such fiscal year for a purpose for which appropria-
tions are authorized by any other paragraph of such section (other 
than paragraph (6)), except that the total amount appropriated for a 
purpose described in any paragraph of section 101(a) (other than 
paragraph (6)) may not exceed the amount specifically authorized 
for such purpose by section 101(a) by more than 10 per centum. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 103. Notwithstanding the limitation contained in the proviso 
in the paragraph under the subheading "Contributions to Interna-
tional Organizations" in title I of the Act of October 25,1972 (86 Stat. 
1110), $7,281,583 of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
section 101(a) (2) of this Act may be used to pay the unpaid portion 
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of the United States assessed contributions to the World Health 
Organization for the calendar years 1974 through 1977. 
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ASSISTANCE FOR REFUGEES SETTLING IN ISRAEL 
SEC. 104. Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
101(a) (5) of this Act, $20,000,000 shall be available only for assistance 
for the resettlement in Israel of refugees from the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Kepublics and from Communist countries in Eastern Europe. 
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS 
SEC. 105. (a) The Act entitled "An Act to authorize a contribution Repeal, 
by the United States to the International Committee of the Ked Cross", 
approved October 1, 1965 (Public Law 89-230; 79 Stat. 901) is 
repealed. 
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(b) Not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be contributed annually by the 
United States to the International Committee of the Ked Cross. Such 
sums as are necessary for this contribution shall be requested annually 
by the President and made available through the annual authorization 
and appropriation process. 
FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS 
SEC. 106. (a) (1) Subsection (a) of the first section of the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act, 1926, is amended by striking out "pursuant ^2 USC 292. 
to" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "to carry out". 
(2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking out "under 
authority of" and inserting in lieu thereof "to carry out". 
(b) Section 6 of such Act is amended by striking out "of not less 22 USC 297. 
than ten years". 
STRENGTHENING EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
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SEC. 107. (a) The Congress finds that— 
(1) for over thirty years the United States program for the 
.if international exchange of teachers and scholars, begun by the Act 
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:,^ of August 1, 1946 (60 Stat. 754; known as the "Fulbright Act of 
1946"), Ras contributed significantly to the free flow of knowledge 
and to greater understanding between the United States and other 
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(2) it is in the interest of the United States that this program 
be strengthened; and 
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(3) a still stronger educational exchange program can be 
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(A) diversifying exchange opportunities so as to assist 
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persons from professional and public life to spend time in an 
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academic setting and to assist teachers and scholars to spend 
time in professional and other pursuits in the public arena; 
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(B) providing sharper focus to exchange activities by 
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bringing selected grant recipients together for joint work on 
themes and problems identified as having current significance 
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(C) lengthening the period of some scholarships to allow 
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work by grant recipients to be phased over more than one 
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Report to 
Speaker of the 
House of 
Representatives 
and congressional 
committee. 
(b) Not later than January 1, 1978, the Secretary of State shall 
transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chair-
man of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on 
measures the Department of State has taken to strengthen educational 
exchange activities in accordance with subsection (a) of this section. 
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Annual report to 
Speaker of the 
House and 
congressional 
committee. 
Assistant 
Secretary of State 
for Human 
Rights and 
Humanitarian 
Affairs. 
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eoordinator for 
Human Rights 
and Humanitarian 
Affairs, 
assumption of 
duties. 
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AMERICANS INCARCERATED ABROAD 
SEC. 108. It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State 
should make every effort to seek the early release of American citizens 
unjustifiably held in foreign jails, and that he should direct the appro-
priate consular officers to redouble their efforts for the protection and 
welfare of imprisoned American citizens abroad. Beginning February 
15,1978, the Secretary of State shall transmit annually to tne Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the number of American 
citizens in foreign jails, the charges against them, and what measures 
have been taken to assist these individuals, including his assessment 
of the performance of embassy and consular personnel in providing 
such assistance in each foreign country where American citizens are 
incarcerated. 
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF STATE 
SEC. 109. (a)(1)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 624(f) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to read as follows: 
"(f) (1) There shall be in the Department of State an Assistant 
Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs who 
shall be responsible to the Secretary of State for matters pertaining to 
human rights and humanitarian affairs (including matters relating to 
refugees, prisoners of war, and members of the United States Armed 
Forces missing in action) in the conduct of foreign policy. The Secre-
tary of State shall carry out his responsibility under section 502B of 
this Act through the Assistant Secretary.". 
(B) Paragraph (2) of such section 624(f) is amended by striking 
out "Coordinator" and inserting in lieu thereof "Assistant Secretary 
of State". 
(2) Section 116 (c) of such Act is amended by striking out "Coordi-
nator" in the text preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Assistant Secretary". 
(3) Section 502B of such Act is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b) by striking out "Coordinator" in the 
first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "Assistant Secretary of 
State"; and 
(B) in subsection (c) (1) by striking out "Coordinator" in 
the text preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Assistant Secretary of State". 
(4) Section 505(g) (4) (A) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"Coordinator" in the text preceding clause (i) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Assistant Secretary of State". 
(5) Section 5(d)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act is amended 
by striking out "Coordinator" in the text preceding subparagraph (A) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Assistant Secretary of State". 
(6) The individual holding the position of Coordinator for Human 
Rights and Humanitarian Aft'airs on the date of enactment of this 
section shall assume the duties of the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs and shall not be required 
to be reappointed by reason of the enactment of this section. 
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(7) Not later than January 31, 1978, the Secretary of State shall 
transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chair-
men of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary a comprehensive report on the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, 
including its current mandate and operations, the mandate and opera-
tions of its predecessor offices, and proposals for the reorganization of 
the Department of State that would strengthen human rights and 
humanitarian considerations in the conduct of United States foreign 
policy pnd promote the ability of the United States to participate effec-
tively in international humanitarian efforts. 
( b U l ) Section 104 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1104) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out "Security and"; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the first sentence by striking out "Security and" and 
all that follows through "Assistant Secretary of State" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Consular Affairs, to be headed by 
an Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs"; 
(ii) by striking out the second sentence; and 
(iii) in the third sentence, by striking out "administrator" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Assistant Secretary of State for 
Consular Affairs"; 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking out "Security and"; and 
(D) by repealing subsection (f). 
(2) Section 105 of such Act is amended by striking out "adminis-
trator" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Assistant 
Secretary of State for Consular Affairs". 
(3) Section 101(a)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs of 
the Department of State" and inserting in lieu thereof "Assistant 
Secretary of State for Consular Affairs". 
(4) The individual holding the position of administrator of the 
Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs on the date of enactment 
of this section shall assume the duties of the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Consular Affairs and shall not be required to be reappointed 
by reason of the enactment of this section. 
(5) Any reference in any law to the Bureau of Security and 
Consular Affairs or to the administrator of such Bureau shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the Bureau of Consular Affairs or to the 
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, respectively. 
(c) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to strengthen and 
improve the organization and administration of the Department of 
State, and for other purposes", approved May 26, 1949 (22 U.S.C. 
2652), is amended by striking out "eleven" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"thirteen". 
(d) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by repealing paragraph (1); and 
(2) by striking out "(11)" in paragraph (22) and inserting 
in lieu thereof "(13)". 
Report to 
Speaker of the 
House and 
congressional 
committee. 
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Assistant 
Secretary of State 
for Consular 
Affairs. 
Repeal. 
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SATXT LAWRENCE SEAWAY TOLL NEGOTIATIONS 
SEC. 110. (a) There is established an advisory board (hereafter in Advisory board, 
this section referred to as the "Board") to advise the Secretary of State establishment, 
with respect to the negotiations with Canada concerning toll increases 
on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the Welland Canal. 
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(b) The Board shall consist of 15 members appointed by the Presi-
dent from among representatives of groups in the Great Lakes area 
which would be affected most directly by increased tolls, including 
port directors, port authorities, maritime labor, shipping companies, 
shippers, and consumers. 
(c) (1) Members of the Board shall each be entitled to receive the 
daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay in effect 
for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule for each day (including 
traveltime) during which they are engaged in the actual performance 
of duties vested in the Board. 
(2) While away from their homes or regular places of business in 
the performance of services for the Board, members of the Board shall 
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
in the same manner as persons employed inteiTnittently in the Gov-
ernment service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(d) The Board shall cease to exist on the date designated by the 
Secretary of State as the date on which the negotiations described in 
subsection (a) are completed or on September 30,1978, whichever date 
occurs first. 
LIABILITY o r CONSULAR OFFICERS 
SEC. 111. (a) (1) Sections 1735 and 1736 of the Revised Statutes of 
the United States (22 U.S.C. 1199) are repealed. 
(2) The section analysis of chapter two of title XVIII of the 
Revised Statutes of the United States is amended by striking out the 
items relating to sections 1735 and 1736. 
(b) The repeals made by subsection (a) shall not affect suits com-
menced before the date of enactment of this Act. 
Applications, 
recommendation 
of approval. 
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Certification to 
Speaker of the 
House and Senate 
committee. 
CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT 
VISAS 
SEC. 112. The Act entitled "An Act to provide certain basic author-
ity for the Department of State", approved August 1,1956, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new section. 
"SEC. 21. For purposes of achieving greater United States compli-
ance with the provisions of the Final Act of the Conference on 
Security and Cooperation in Europe 
(signed at Helsinki on 
August 1,1975) and for purposes of encouraging other signatory coun-
tries to comply with those provisions, the Secretary of State should, 
within 30 days of receiving an application for a nonimmigrant visa 
by any alien who is excludible from the United States by reason of 
membership in or affiliation with a proscribed organization but who is 
otherwise admissible to the United States, recommend that the 
Attorney General grant the approval necessary for the issuance of a 
visa to such alien, unless the Secretary determines that the admission 
of such alien would be contrary to the security interests of the United 
States and so certifies to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate.". 
P U B L I C PARTICIPATION IN STATE DEPARTMENT PROCEEDINGS 
SEC. 113. (a) The Act entitled "An Act to provide certain basic 
authority for the Department of State", approved August 1, 1956, as 
amended by section 112 of this Act, is further amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new section: 
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91 STAT. 849 
"SEC. 22. (a) The Secretary of State may compensate, pursuant 
to- regulations which he shall prescribe, for the cost of participating 
in any proceeding or on any advisory committee or delegation of 
the Department of State, any organization or person— 
"(1) who is representing an interest which would not other-
wise be adequately represented and whose participation is neces-
sary for a fair determination of the issues taken as a whole; and 
"(2) who would otherwise be unable to participate in such 
proceeding or on such committee or delegation because such 
organization or person cannot afford to pay the costs of such 
participation. 
"(b) Of the funds appropriated for salaries and expenses for the 
Department of State, not to exceed $250,000 shall be available in any 
fiscal year for compensation under this section to such organizations 
and persons.". 
(b) Subsection (a) shall become effective on October 1,1977. 
TITLE II—UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY 
Compensation. 
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Funds, 
availability. 
Effective date. 
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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 201. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
United States Information Agency for fiscal year 1978, to carry out 
international informational activities and programs under the United 
States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and Reorganization 
Plan Numbered 8 of 1953, and other purposes authorized by law, 
the following amounts: 
(1) For "Salaries and expenses" and "Salary and expenses 
(special foreign currency program)", $269,286,000. 
(2) For "Special international exhibitions", $4,360,000. 
(3) For "Acquisition and construction of radio facilities", 
$19,872,000. 
(4) For increases in salary, pay, retirement, and other employee 
benefits authorized by law, and for other nondiscretionary costs, 
such additional amounts as may be necessary. 
(b) Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to 
remain available until expended. 
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TRANSFER 
AUTHORITY 
SEC. 202. Funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1978 
by any paragraph of section 201(a) (other than paragraph (4)) 
may be appropriated for such fiscal year for a purpose for which 
appropriations are authorized by any other paragraph of such sec-
tion (other than paragraph (4)), except that the total amount appro-
priated for a purpose described in any paragraph of section 201(a) 
(other than paragraph (4)) may not exceed the amount specifically 
authorized for such purpose by section 201(a) by more than 10 per 
centum. 
REPLACEMENT OF FACILITIES IN SOWETO, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 
SEC. 203. The Director of the United States Information Agency Plan, submittal 
shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of State plans for the *" Secretary. 
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National 
Archives, 
depository for 
master copies. 
replacement under the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, of the 
Agency's facilities in Soweto, Republic of South Africa. 
DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF CERTAIN FILMS PREPARED 
BY THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION 
AGENCY 
SEC. 204. Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 501 of the 
United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 
U.S.C. 1461), the Director of the United States Information Agency 
may make available to the Administrator of General Services, for 
deposit in the National Archives of the United States, a master copy 
of— 
(1) the film entitled "Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture 
Garden"; 
(2) the 
film 
entitled "Man in the Environment"; and 
(3) any of the films sponsored by the Agency for its two "Young 
Filmmakers Bicentennial Film Series"; 
and the Administrator shall make copies of such films available for 
public viewing within the United States. 
Films. 
USE BY THE J O H N FITZGERALD KENNEDY LIBRARY OF CERTAIN FILMS 
PREPARED BY THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY 
SEC 205. Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 501 of the 
United State Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 
U.S.C. 1461), the Director of the United States Information Agency 
shall, upon receipt of reimbursement for any expenses involved, make 
available to the Administrator of General Services ;for deposit or use 
at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, 
copies of the following films and trims and outs: 
"President Kennedy Address Canadian Parliament". 
"United in Progress". 
"America Welcomes Prime Minister Baldewa (Nigeria)". 
"U.S. Welcomes Crown Prince Hassan (Libya)". 
"America Welcomes Ayub Klian". 
"America Welcomes President Aboud (Sudan)". 
"Firm Alliance (Iran)". 
"American Journey (Ivory Coast)". 
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"A Welcome Visitor (Nehru)". 
"Hailie Selassie (Eeturn Visit)". 
"His Majesty, King Hassan (Morocco) Visits U.S.". 
"Salute to an African Leader (Bourguiba-Tunisia)". 
"Inauguration of John F. Kennedy". 
"The Task Begun". 
"Progress through Freedom". 
"Forging the Alliance". 
"Prime Minister of Somali Republic Visits U.S.". 
"President Olympio of Togo Visits U.S." . 
"Five Cities in June". 
"From Uganda to America". 
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"President Ahidjo Visits U.S.". 
' . "Mrs. Kennedy's Asian Journey". 
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"Invitation to India". 
"Invitation to Pakistan". 
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TITLE 
III—BOAED 
FOE 
INTEENATIONAL 
BEOADCASTING 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 301. Section 8(a) of the Board for International Broadcasting 
Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2877 (a)) is amended— 
(1) in the text preceding paragraph (1) by striking out'*1977" 
and inserting in lieu therof "1978"; and 
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking out "$58,385,000" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "$68,980,000". 
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 302. (a) Section 2 of the Board for International Broadcasting 
Acfrof 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2871) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking out "(hereafter referred to as 
Radio Free Europe and Eadio Liberty)," and inserting in lieu 
thereof " (commonly referred to as Eadio Free Europe and Eadio 
Liberty), which have now been consolidated into EFE/EL, 
Incorporated,"; 
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking out "Eadio Free Europe and 
Eadio Liberty as" and inserting in lieu thereof "EFE/EL, 
Incorporated, as an"; and 
(3) in paragraph (5) by striking out "Eadio Free Europe and 
Eadio Liberty" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"EFE/EL, 
Incorporated"; 
(b) Section 3(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2872(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking out "Eadio Free Europe and 
Eadio Liberty" in the fourth sentence and inserting in lieu 
thereof "EFE/EL, Incorporated,"; and 
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking out "Eadio Free Europe and 
Eadio Liberty" and inserting in lieu thereof "EFE/EL, Incor-
porated". 
(c) Section 4 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2873) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) (1) by striking out "Eadio Free Europe 
and Eadio Liberty" and inserting in lieu thereof "EFE/EL, 
Incorporated,"; 
(2) in subsection (a) (2)— 
(A) by striking out "Eadio Free Europe and Eadio Lib-
erty" and inserting in lieu thereof "EFE/EL, Incorporated,"; 
and 
(B) by striking out "their" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"its"; 
(3) in subsection (a) (3), by striking out "Eadio Free Europe 
and Eadio Liberty" each of the three places it appears and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "EFE/EL, Incorporated,"; 
(4) in subsection (a) (4) by striking out "Eadio Free Europe 
and Eadio Liberty" and inserting in lieu thereof "EFE/EL, 
Incorporated,"; 
(5) in subsection (a) (8) by striking out "Eadio Free Europe 
and Eadio Liberty" and inserting in lieu thereof "EFE/EL, 
Incorporated,"; and 
(6) in subsection (b) by striking out "Eadio Free Europe and 
Eadio Liberty" and inserting in lieu thereof "EFE/EL, 
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Incorporated". 
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(d) Section 5 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2874) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking out "Radio Free Europe and 
Radio Liberty" and inserting in lieu thereof "RFE/RL, Incor-
porated," ; 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking out "Radio Free Europe and 
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Radio Liberty" and inserting in lieu thereof "RFE/RL, Incor-
porated," ; and 
(3) in subsection (c) — 
(A) by striking out "the radio to which the grant is to be 
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made" and inserting in lieu thereof "REF/RL, Incorpo-
rated,"; and 
(B) by striking out "that radio" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "RFE/RL, Incorporated,". 
TITLE IV—FOREIGN SERVICE AND OTHER PERSONNEL 
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SERVICE AS CHIEF o r MISSION 
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SEC. 401. Section 431(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 
U.S.C. 881(c)) is amended by inserting "or Reserve officer" immedi-
ately after "officer" both places it appears. 
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employment by 
United States, 
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COMPENSATION OF ALIEN EMPLOYEES 
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SEC. 402. (a) Subsection (b) of section 444 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 889(b)) is amended by inserting "and any 
other establishments of the Government, including those in the legisla-
tive and judicial branches," immediately after "Government agencies". 
(b) (1) Such section 444 (22 U.S.C. 889) is further amended by add-
ing the following new subsection at the end thereof: 
"(c)(1) The head of any agency of the United States, including 
any agency of the legislative or judicial branch of the United States, 
may compensate any current or former alien employee, including an 
alien employee who worked under a personal services contract, who 
is or has been imprisoned by a foreign government if the Secretary 
of State (or, in the case of an alien employee of the Central Intelligence 
Agency, the Director of Central Intelligence) determines that such 
imprisonment is the result of the alien's employment by the United 
States. Such compensation may not exceed an amount that such agency 
head determines approximates the salary and other benefits to which 
such employee or former employee would have been entitled had he or 
she remained employed during the period of such imprisonment, and 
may be paid under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State 
deems appropriate. For purposes of making payments authorized 
by this subsection, the head of any such agency shall have the same 
powers with respect to imprisoned alien employees and such former 
employees as any head of an agency under the provisions of subchapter 
VTI of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, to the extent that such 
powers are consistent with this paragraph. Any period of imprison-
ment of an alien which is compensable under this subsection snail be 
considered for purposes of any other employee benefit to be a period of 
employment by the United States Government, except that a period 
of imprisonment shall not be creditable— 
"(A) for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, 
United States Code, unless the individual either— 
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"(i) was subject to section 8334(a) of such title during the 
period of his or her Government employment last preceding 
the imprisonment; or 
"(ii) qualifies for annuity benefits under such subchapter 
I I I by reason of other service; or 
" ( B ) for purposes of subchapter I of chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, unless the individual was employed by the 
United States Government at the time of his or her imprisonment. 
"(2) No compensation or other benefit shall be awarded under 
paragraph (1) unless a claim therefor is filed within three years 
after— 
" (A) the date of the enactment of this subsection; 
"(B) the termination of the period of imprisonment giving rise 
to the claim; or 
"(C) the date of the claimant's first opportunity to file such a 
claim, as determined by the appropriate agency head; 
whichever is later. 
"(3) The Secretary of State may prescribe regulations governing Regulations, 
payments under this subsection for the guidance of all agencies.". 
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection 
shall apply with respect to all past, present, and future qualified 
employees, but no monthly compensation or annuity payment under 
title 5, United States Code, that may be approved by reason of such 5 USC 101 etseq. 
amendment shall be effective prior to the first day of the first month 
which begins on or after the date of enactment of this Act or 
October 1, 1977, whichever is later. Payments that may be authorized 
under such amendment, other than annuity or monthly compensation 
payments referred to in the preceding sentence, shall be paid from 
funds appropriated after such date of enactment for salaries and 
expenses. 
AMBASSADORS FOR SPECIAL MISSIONS 
Effective date. 
22 USC 889 note. 
SEC. 403. Section 501(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 
U.S.C. 901 (c)) is amended by inserting immediately before the period 
at the end thereof the following: "if the President, before conferring 
such rank, reports in writing to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate his intent to confer such rank and transmits therewith 
all materials relating to any potential conflicts of interest relevant to 
such person". 
CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 404. Section 515 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 
910) is amended by striking out "and has been such for at least ten 
years". 
CAREER CANDIDATE PROGRAM 
SEC. 405. Section 516 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 
911) is amended by— 
(1) amending the section heading to read "Admission to Class 
6,7, or 8"; 
(2) striking out "shall" and inserting in lieu thereof "may" in 
the last sentence of subsection (a) ; and 
(3) adding the following subsection at the end thereof: 
"(c) Foreign Service ofiicer candidates who have passed examina-
tions described in subsection (a) may be appointed by the Secretary, 
under such regulations as he may prescribe, for a trial period of serv-
ice as Foreign Service Reserve officers of class 7 or 8. Such appoint-
Presidential 
report to 
congressional 
committee. 
Foreign Service 
Reserve officers, 
trial period. 
91 STAT. 854 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AUG. 17, 1977 
Report to 
President. 
22 use 1008. 
ments shall be limited to a maximum of 48 months, but may be 
extended for up to 12 additional months if the Secretary deems such 
extension to be in the public interest. Such Reserve officers may receive 
promotions up to class 6 for satisfactory performance during such trial 
period. The Secretary shall furnish the President with the names 
of such Reserve officers who have demonstrated fitness and aptitude 
for the work of the Service and whom he recommends for appointment 
as Foreign Service officers in the class corresponding to their Reserve 
officer class. The Secretary may terminate the services of such Reserve 
officers at any time under section 638.". 
REASSIGNMENT OF CHIEFS OF MISSION 
SEC. 406. Section 519 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 
914) is amended by— 
(1) inserting ", or a Foreign Service Reserve officer who is a 
participant in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
System," immediately after "officer"; and 
(2) striking out "in accordance with the provisions of section 
514" and inserting in lieu thereof "to another position in accord-
ance with this or any other Act". 
CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 407. Section 522 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 
922) is amended by striking out "and who has been such for at least 
five years" in the text preceding paragraph (1). 
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS 
SEC. 408. Section 571(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 
U.S.C. 961 (b)) is amended by— 
(1) inserting "or Reserve officer" immediately after "officer" 
the first time the latter appears; and 
(2) striking out "a Foreign Service" the second time the phrase 
appears and inserting in lieu thereof "such an". 
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 409. (a) Section 811(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 
(22 U.S.C. 1071(d)) is amended by striking out "July 1, 1921" in 
the table and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1924"* 
(b) Section 821(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 
1076(g)) is amended by striking out "married" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "unmarried" in the first sentence. 
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DEATH GRATUITIES FOR FOREIGN SERVICE ALIEN EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 410. (a) Paragraph (1) of section 14(d) of the Act entitled 
"An Act to provide certain basic authority for the Department of 
State", approved August 1, 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2679a(d)), is amended 
(1) striking out "national" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"employee"; 
(2) striking out "or" immediately after "consular agent,"; and 
(3) inserting immediately before the semicolon at the end 
thereof ", or an alien employee appointed under section 541 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1946". 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AUG. 17, 1977 
91 STAT. 855 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to deaths occurring on or after August 1, 1974, and any bene-
fits authorized by those amendments shall be paid from funds appro-
priated after the date of enactment of this Act for salaries and 
expenses. 
Effective date. 
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note. 
SPECIAL ANKUrrY FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS SELECTED-OUT FROM THE FOREIGN 
SERVICE 
SEC. 411. (a) Subject to the conditions established in subsection (b), 
any Foreign Service officer— 
(1) who was retired under section 633(a)(1) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946 before the date of enactment of this section; 
(2) who was not in class 1, 2, or 3 at the time of retirement; 
(3) who was 40 years of age or older at the time of retirement; 
and 
(4) who had at least 20 years of service, exclusive of credit for 
unused sick leave, creditable for purposes of section 821 of such 
Act at the time of retirement; 
shall be entitled to receive retirement benefits in accordance with the 
provisions of such section 824 in lieu of any retirement benefits which 
the officer may be entitled to elect under section 634(b) (2) of such 
Act. Such i-etirement benefits shall be paid from the Foreign Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund and shall be effective on the date the 
officer reaches age 50, the date of enactment of this section, or October 
1,1977, whichever date is latest. 
(b) Retirement benefits may not be paid under this section unless 
(1) any refund of contributions paid to the officer under section 
634(b) (2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 is repaid to the Foreign 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, with interest, in accordance 
with sections 811 (d) and (f) of such Act; and (2) the service forming 
the basis for such retirement benefits is not used as the basis for any 
other retirement benefits under any retirement system. 
(c) In the event that an officer who is entitled to retirement benefits 
under this section dies before reaching the age of fifty, but after the 
date of enactment of this section, his or her death shall be considered 
a death in service within the meaning of section 832 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946, except that no survivor's annuity (other than a 
survivor's annuity which would be payable under the first complete 
sentence in section 634(b) (2) of such Act but for the enactment of 
this section) shall become effective before October 1,1977. 
(d) An officer entitled to retirement benefits under this section may 
make the election described in section 821 (b) or (f), as appropriate, 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 at any time before reaching the age 
of fifty or before the end of the sixty-day period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this section, whichever is later. 
Requirements. 
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note. 
22 use 1003. 
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22 use 1004. 
22 use 1071. 
22 use 1082. 
22 use 1004. 
22 use 1076. 
COMPENSATION FOR JUNIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS 
SEC. 412. (a) (1) Paragraph (2) of section 5541 of title 5, United Definitions. 
States Code, is amended— 
(AJ by striking out "or" at the end of clause (xii); 
(B) by striking out the period at the end of clause (xiii) and 
inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end thereoi the following clauses: 
91 STAT. 856 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105-~AUG. 17, 1977 
Effective date. 
5 u s e 5541 note. 
Per annum 
salary, increase. 
22 u s e 867 note. 
Foreign Service 
Reserve officers, 
pay increase, 
prohibition. 
Effective date. 
5 u s e 5301 et 
seq. 
22 u s e 2693. 
Career counseling 
and assistance. 
mi 3&:' ss 
''•t'S',m' 
At: 
' 
"(xiv) a 'Foreign Service officer' within the meaning of 
section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946; or 
"(xv) a 'Foreign Service information officer' as provided 
I 
for by the first section of the Act entit^^d 'An Act to promote 
the foreign policy of the United States by strengthening and 
improving the Foreign Service personnel system of the 
MOiSh. United States Information Agency through establishment of 
a Foreign Service Information Officer Corps', approved 
August 20,1968.". 
(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on 
October 1,1978. 
(b) (1) The President shall increase the amount of each rate of per 
annum salary in classes 5 through 8 of Foreign Service officers in the 
table contained in section 412 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 
U.S.C.867),by$250. 
(2) Pay may not be paid, by reason of the increase provided under 
paragraph (1), at a rate in excess of the rate of basic pay for level V of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 414 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 869), the rate of per annum salary of 
a Foreign Service Reserve officer shall not be increased by reason of the 
increase made by paragraph (1). 
(4) The increase made by reason of paragraph (1) shall apply with 
respect to pay periods beginning on or after October 1,1978, and shall 
be in addition to any increase or adjustment made under subchapter I 
of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code. 
EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE SPOUSES 
. * 
SEC. 413. (a) The Secretary of State shall, when employing persons 
to fill jobs outside the United States to which career Foreign Service 
personnel are not customarily assigned, including temporary and 
local hire jobs, give equal consideration to employing qualified family 
members of United States Government employees (including family 
members of Foreign Service personnel) assigned to duties outside the 
United States. Such employment may not be used to avoid fulfilling 
the need for fulltime career positions. 
(b) To facilitate the employment by the Department of State, or 
by other employers, of the spouses of Foreign Service personnel, the 
Secretary may— 
(1) provide regular career counseling for such spouses; 
(2) maintain a centralized system for cataloging their skills 
and the various, governmental and nongovernmental, overseas 
employment opportunities available to such spouses; and 
(3) otherwise assist such spouses in obtaining overseas 
employment. 
(c) Any member of a family of Foreign Service personnel may 
accept gainful employment in a foreign country unless such 
employment— 
(1) would violate any law of such country or of the United 
States; or 
(2) could, as certified in writing by the Chief of the United 
States Diplomatic Mission in such country, damage the interests 
of the United States. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AUG. 17, 1977 
91 STAT. 857 
(d) Not later than January 1, 1978, the Secretary of State shall 
transmit to the Speaker of the House of Kepresentatives and the 
chairman of the committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
on actions the Department of State has taken to carry out the 
provisions of this section. 
Report, 
transmittal to 
Speaker of the 
House and Senate 
committee. 
LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE SPOUSES 
SEC. 414. (a) It is the sense of Congress that, in order to increase 
the effectiveness of United States diplomatic representation abroad, 
the Secretary of State should make greater use of his authority under 
section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 in order to increase 
the language training opportunities available to the family members 
of Foreign Service personnel. 
(b) Not later than January 1, 1978, the Secretary of State shall 
transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a 
report discussing— 
(1) actions he has taken in accordance with subsection (a) 
of this section; and 
(2) any budgetary or other obstacles which prevent the 
Department of State from making available a comprehensive 
language training program for the families of Foreign Service 
personnel. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
22 u s e 1041 
note. 
22 use 1041. 
Report, 
transmittal to 
Speaker of the 
House and Senate 
committee. 
Contents. 
STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION, EDUCATION, CULTURAL, 
AND BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES 
SEC 501. Not later than October 31, 1977, the President shall 
transmit to the chairman of the Committee on International Rela-
tions of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate his recommendations for 
reorganizing the international information, education, cultural, and 
broadcasting activities of the United States Government. Such recom-
mendations shall take into account the findings and reports of the 
Panel on International Information, Education, and Cultural Rela-
tions ; the Commission on the Organization of the Government for the 
Conduct of Foreign Policy; the General Accounting Office; and the 
United States Advisory Commission on Information. 
Presidential 
recommenda-
tions, transmittal 
to congressional 
committees. 
BELGRADE CONFERENCE 
SEC. 502. The Congress finds that the Belgrade Conference to review 
compliance with the Helsinki Accords provides the United States an 
important forum to press its case for greater respect for human rights. 
Furthermore, the Congress is convinced that the emphasis given 
human rights in general by the United States should be translated 
into concern for specific individuals. In this regard, the Congress is 
particularly concerned about the fate of Anatoly Shcharansky and 
urges the United States representatives to the Belgrade Conference to 
express the official concern of the United States over the Shcharansky 
case. 
91 STAT. 858 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AUG. 17, 1977 
i«M 
General 
Assembly, 
proposed voting 
power 
adjustment. 
Security Council, 
proposed veto 
power 
modification. 
Presidential 
report, submittal 
to Speaker of the 
House and Senate 
committee. 
UNITED NATIONS REFORM 
n ^ ^ 
/ 
SEC. 503. (a) The United States should make a major effort toward 
reforming and restructuring the United Nations system so that it 
might become more effective in resolving global problems. Toward 
that end, the United States should present a program for United 
Nations reform to the Special United Nations Committee on the 
Charter of the United Nations and on Strengthening of the Role of the 
Organization. In developing such a program the United States should 
give appropriate consideration to various possible proposals for 
reforming the United Nations, including but not limited to proposals 
which would— 
(1) adjust decisionmaking processes in the United Nations by 
providing voting in the General Assembly weighted according 
to population and contributions and by modifying veto powers 
on certain categories of questions, such as membership recom-
mendations, in the Security Council; 
(2) foster greater use of the International Court of Justice by 
the United States and other members of the United Nations; 
(3) supplement United Nations finances through contributions 
from commerce, services, and resources regulated by the United 
Nations; 
(4) improve coordination of and expand United Nations 
activities on behalf of human rights; 
(5) establish more effective United Nations machinery for the 
peaceful settlement of disputes, including means for the submis-
sion of differences to mediation or arbitration; 
(6) adjust assessment scale calculations to reflect more accu-
rately the actual ability of member nations to contribute to the 
United Nations and its specialized agencies; and 
(7) provide greater coordination of United Nations technical 
assistance activities by the United Nations Development Program. 
(b) Accordingly, the President shall submit a report to the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate, as soon as possible, but no later 
than January 31, 1978, on his recommendations for reform of the 
United Nations. 
INFORMATION OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 504. It is the sense of the Congress that any foreign country 
should be allowed to maintain an information office in the United States 
if maintenance of such office is consistent with United States law. 
REPARATIONS FOR VIETNAM 
Payment 
prohibition. 
22 u s e 2151 
note. 
MIA, 
accounting. 
SEC. 505. (a) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated in this 
Act shall be used for the purpose of reparations, aid, or any other form 
of payment to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 
(b) The President shall continue to take all possible steps to obtain 
a final accounting of all Americans missing in action in Vietnam. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AUG. 17, 1977 
91 STAT. 859 
PANAMA CANAL 
SEC. 506. Any new Panama Canal treaty or agreement negotiated 
with funds appropriated under this Act must protect the vital interests 
of the United States in the Canal Zone and in the operation, mainte-
nance, property, and defense of the Panama Canal. 
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND TECJINOLOGT FOR 
DEVELOPMENT 
SEC 507. (a) The President shall take appropriate steps to ensure 
that, at all stages of the United Nations Conference on Science and 
Technology for Development, representatives of the United States 
place important emphasis, in both official statements and informal dis-
cussions, on the development and use of light capital technologies 
in agriculture, in industry, and in the production and conservation of 
energy. 
(b) As used in this section, the term "light capital technologies" 
means those means of production which economize on capital wherever 
capital is scarce and expensive and labor abundant and cheap, the 
purposes being to insure that the increasingly scarce capital in the 
world can be stretched to help all, rather than a small minority, of the 
world's poor; that workers will not be displaced by sophisticated labor-
saving devices where there is already much unemployment; and 
further, that poor nations can be encouraged eventually to produce 
their own capital from surplus labor time, thus enhancing their chances 
of developing independently of outside help. 
"Light capital 
technologies." 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
SEC 508. Section 401 (s) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (22 
U.S.C. 290f (s)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" immediately after "(s)"; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
" (2) There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $25,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 1979 and 1980 to carry out the purposes of 
this section. Amounts appropriated under this paragraph are author-
ized to remain available until expended.". 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT 
Congressional 
consent. 
37 u s e 801 note. 
SEC 509. (a) Subject to the condition described in subsection (b), the 
consent of Congress is granted to— 
(1) any retired member of the uniformed services, 
(2) any member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces, 
and 
(3) any member of the commissioned Reserve Corps of the 
Public Health Service, 
to accept any civil employment (and compensation therefor) with 
respect to which the consent of Congress is required by the last para-
graph of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States, USC prec. title 1 
relating to acceptance of emoluments, offices, or titles from a foreign 
government. 
91 STAT. 860 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AUG. 17, 1977 
(b) No individual described in subsection (a) may accept any 
employment or compensation described in such subsection unless the 
Secretary concerned and the Secretary of State approve such 
employment. 
,, 
Definitions. 
(c) For purposes of this Section, the term—• 
(1) "uniformed services" means the Armed Forces, the com-
missioned Regular and Reserve Corps of the Public Health 
Service, and the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration; 
(2) "Armed Forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
\ 
Corps, and Coast Guard; and 
(3) "Secretary concerned" means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to retired 
members of the Army and members of the Army Reserve; 
(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to retired 
members of the Navy and the Marine Corps, members of the 
- . . ,
^ 
Navy and Marine Corps Reserves, and retired members of 
.
^ 
> 
"
^ 
the Coast Guard and members of the Coast Guard Reserve 
when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy; 
(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to retired 
^ 
members of the Air Force and members of the Air Force 
Reserve; 
; 
(D) the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to retired 
members of the Coast Guard and members of the Coast Guard 
Reserve when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service 
in the Navy; 
(E) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to retired 
members of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration; and 
V. } c 
(F) the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, with 
respect to retired members of the commissioned Regular Corps 
of the Public Health 
Service and members of 
the 
commissioned Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service, 
Repeal. 
(d) (1) Section 1032 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 
(2) The section analysis for chapter 53 of such title is amended 
by striking out the item relating to section 1032. 
10 use 280. 
(3) Section 280 of such title is amended by striking out "1032,". 
INTERNATIONAL FOOD RESERVE 
22 use 2220 
SEC. 510. (a) The Congress finds and declares that— 
note. 
(1) half 
a billion people suffer from malnutrition or 
. - . 
undernutrition; 
(2) very modest shortfalls in crop production can result in 
widespread human suffering; 
(3) increasing variability in world food production and trade 
remains an ever-present threat to producers and consumers; 
(4) the World Food Conference recognized the urgent need for 
an international undertaking on world food security based largely 
.i -^ui .
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M
W 'i^O 
upon strategic food reserves; 
(5) the nations of the world have agreed to begin discussions 
on a system of grain reserves to regulate food availability; 
(6) the Congress through legislation has repeatedly urged the 
President to enter negotiations with other nations to establish such 
a network of grain reserves; 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AUG. 17, 1977 
91 STAT. 861 
(7) little progress has resulted from the initial multilateral dis-
cussions toward the negotiation of an international grain reserve 
system; 
(8) this lack of progress is caused, in part, by lack of leadership 
in such discussions; and 
(9) the United States is in a unique position as the world's most 
important producer of foodstuffs to provide such leadership. 
(b) It is therefore the sense of the Congress that the President 
should initiate a major diplomatic initiative toward the creation of an 
international system of nationally held grain reserves which provides 
for supply assurance to consumers and income security to producers. 
NEGOTIATIONS WITH CUBA 
SEC. 511. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that any negotiations 
toward the normalization of relations with Cuba be conducted in a 
deliberate manner and on a reciprocal basis, and that the vital concerns 
of the United States with respect to the basic rights and interests of 
United States citizens whose persons or property are the subject of 
such negotiations be protected. 
(b) Furthermore, it is the sense of Congress that the Cuban policies 
and actions regarding the use of its military and paramilitary per-
sonnel beyond its borders and its disrespect for the human rights of 
individuals are among the elements which must be taken into account 
in any such negotiations. 
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note. 
UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD KOREA 
SEC. 512. (a) The Congress declares that— 
(1) United States policy toward Korea should continue to be 
arrived at by joint decision of the President and the Congress; 
(2) in any implementation of the President's policy of gradual 
.
V and phased reduction of United States ground forces from the 
Republic of Korea, the United States should seek to accomplish 
such reduction in stages consistent with United States interests 
in Asia, notably Japan, and with the security interests of the 
Republic of Korea; 
(3) any implementation of this policy should be carried out 
:. 
with a careful regard to the interest of the United States in con-
tinuing its close relationship with the people and government of 
Japan, in fostering democratic practices in the Republic of Korea, 
and in maintaining stable relations among the countries of East 
Asia; and 
(4) these interests can be served most effectively by a policy 
which involves consultations by the United States Government, 
as appropriate, with the governments of the region, particularly 
those directly involved. 
(b) (1) Any implementation of the foregoing policy shall be car-
ried out in regular consultation with the Congress. 
(2) Not later than February 15, 1978, and not later than February 
15 of each year thereafter until any such withdrawal is completed, 
the President shall transmit a report in writing to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations, 
Armed Services, and Intelligence of the Senate assessing the imple-
mentation of the foregoing policy. 
22 u s e 2428a. 
Presidential 
consultation with 
eongress. 
Presidential 
report, 
transmittal to 
Speaker of the 
House and Senate 
committees. 
91 STAT. 862 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AUG. 17, 1977 
Report, 
transmittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL SESSION ON DISARMAMENT 
SEC. 513. Noting the decision of the United Nations General 
Assembly to convene a special session on disarmament in the spring 
of 1978 and recognizing the important role that comprehensive dis-
armament could play in securing world peace and economic develop-
ment, the Congress requests that, at an appropriate date, the Secretary 
of State report to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the 
procedures which the executive branch is following in preparing for 
the special session on disarmament and on United States objectives 
for that special session. 
Appropriation 
authorizations. 
Effective date. 
22 u s e 277d-3 
note. 
Definitions. 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION 
SEC. 514. (a) Section 2(2) of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize 
conclusion of an agreement with Mexico for joint measures for solution 
of the Lower Rio Grande salinity problem", approved September 19, 
1966 (22 U.S.C. 277d-31), is amended by inserting immediately after 
"$25,000" the following: "based on estimated calendar year 1976 costs, 
plus or minus such amounts as may be justified by reason of ordinary 
fluctuations in operation and maintenance costs involved therein,". 
(b) Section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the conclusion 
of agreements with Mexico for joint construction, operation, and main-
tenance of emergency flood control works on the lower Colorado River, 
in accordance with the provisions of article 13 of the 1944 Water Treaty 
with Mexico, and for other purposes", approved August 10, 1964 (22 
U.S.C. 277d-28), is amended by inserting immediately after "$30,000" 
the following: "based on December 1975 prices, plus or minus such 
amounts as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in oper-
ation and maintenance costs involved therein,". 
(c) Section 103 of the American-Mexican Treaty Act of 1950 (22 
U.S.C. 277d-3) is amended by striking out "$100 per diem" in the sec-
ond sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "the maximum daily rate for 
grade GS-15 of the General Schedule". 
'(d) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on 
October 1,1977. 
FOREIGN GIFTS AND DECORATIONS 
SEC. 515. (a) (1) Section 7342 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
"§ 7342. Receipt and disposition of foreign gifts and decorations 
"(a) For the purpose of this section— 
"(1) 'employee'means— 
"(A) an employee as defined by section 2105 of this title 
and an officer or employee of the United States Postal Service 
or of the Postal Rate Commission; 
"(B) an expert or consultant who is under contract under 
section 3109 of this title with the United States or any agency, 
department, or establishment thereof, including, in the case 
of an organization performing services under such section, 
any individual involved in the performance of such services; 
"(C) an individual employed by, or occupying an office or 
position in, the government of a territory or possession of the 
United States or the government of the District of Columbia; 
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91 STAT. 863 
"(D) a member of a uniformed service; 
"(E) the President and the Vice President; 
"(F) a Member of Congress as defined by section 2106 of 
this title (except the Vice President) and any Delegate to the 5 USC 2106. 
Congress; and 
"(G) the spouse of an individual described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (F) (unless such individual and his 
or her spouse are separated) or a dependent (within the 
meaning of section 152 of the Internal Eevenue Code of 1954) 26 USC 152. 
of such an individual, other than a spouse or dependent who 
is an employee under subparagraphs (A) through ( F ) ; 
"(2) 'foreign government'means— 
"(A) any unit of foreign governmental authority, includ-
ing any foreign national. State, local, and municipal govern-
ment ; 
* 
"(B) any international or multinational organization 
whose membership is composed of any unit of foreign govern-
ment described in subparagraph (A); and 
"(C) any agent or representative of any such unit or 
such organization, while acting as such; 
"(3) 'gift' means a tangible or intangible present (other than 
a decoration) 
tendered by, or received from, a 
foreign 
government; 
"(4) 'decoration' means an order, device, medal, badge, insig-
nia, emblem, or award tendered by, or received from, a foreign 
government; 
"(5) 'minimal value' means a retail value in the United States 
at the time of acceptance of $100 or less, except that— 
"(A) on January 1, 1981, and at 3 year intervals there-
after, 'minimal value' shall be redefined in regulations 
prescribed by the Administrator of General Services, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, to reflect changes in 
the consumer price index for the immediately preceding 
3-year period; and 
"(B) regulations of an employing agency may define 'mini-
mal value' for its employees to be less than the value estab-
lished under this paragraph; and 
"(6) 'employing agency'means— 
"(A) the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of 
the House of Representatives, for Members and employees 
of the House of Representatives, except that those respon-
sibilities specified in subsections (c) (2) (A), (e), and (g) (2) 
(B) shall be carried out by the Clerk of the House; 
"(B) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, for 
" 
Senators and employees of the Senate; 
"(C) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 
for judges and judicial branch employees; and 
"(D) the department, agency, office, or other entity in which 
an employee is employed, for other legislative branch 
employees and for all executive branch employees. 
"(b) An employee may not— 
Prohibited 
"(1) request or otherwise encourage the tender of a gift or conduct, 
decoration; or 
"(2) accept a gift or decoration, other than in accordance with 
the provisions of subsections (c) and (d). 
"Minimal value,' 
triennial 
redefinition. 
29-194 0 
91 STAT. 864 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AIQG. 17, 1977 
Gifts, acceptance. 
Designation as 
U.S. property. 
Gifts, deposition. 
Employee 
statement, filing. 
Decorations, 
acceptance and 
deposition. 
Gifts and 
decorations, 
disposal. 
"(c)(1) The Congress consents to— 
"(A) the accepting and retaining by an employee of a gift 
; r, of minimal value tendered and received as a souvenir or 
; f : f mark of courtesy; and 
"(B) the accepting by an employee of a gift of more than 
minimal value when such gift is in the nature of an educa-
tional scholarship or medical treatment or when it appears 
that to refuse the gift would likely cause offense or 
embarrassment or otherwise adversely affect the foreign 
relations of the United States, except that— 
"(i) a tangible gift of more than minimal value is 
deemed to have been accepted on behalf of the United 
States and, upon acceptance, shall become the property 
of the United States; and 
" (ii) an employee may accept gifts of travel or expenses 
for travel taking place entirely outside the United 
States (such as transportation, lood, and lodging) of 
more than minimal value if such acceptance is appro-
priate, consistent with the interests of the United 
States, and permitted by the employing agency and any 
regulations which may be prescribed by the employing 
agency. 
" (2) Within 60 days after accepting a tangible gift of more than 
minimal value (other than a gift described in paragraph 
(l)(B)(ii)), an employee shall— 
" (A) deposit the gift for disposal with his or her employing 
; 
agency; or 
"(B) subject to the approval of the employing agency, 
deposit the gift with that agency for official use. 
Within 30 days after terminating the official use of a gift under 
subparagraph (B), the employing agency shall forward the gift 
to the Administrator of General Services in accordance with 
subsection (e). 
"(3) When an employee deposits a gift of more than minimal 
value for disposal or for official use pursuant to paragraph (2), 
or within 30 days after accepting travel or travel expenses as pro-
vided in paragraph (l)(B)(ii) unless such travel or travel 
expenses are accepted in accordance with specific instructions of 
his or her employing agency, the employee shall file a statement 
with his or her employing agency or its delegate containing the 
information prescribed in subsection (f) for that gift. 
"(d) The Congress consents to the accepting, retaining, and wear-
ing by an employee of a decoration tendered in recognition of active 
field service in time of combat operations or awarded for other out-
standing or unusually meritorious performance, subject to the approval 
of the employing agency of such employee. Without this approval, the 
decoration is deemed to have been accepted on behalf of the United 
States, shall become the property of the United States, and shall be 
deposited by the employee, within sixty days of acceptance, with the 
employin.qr axrencv for official use or forwarding to the Administrator 
of General Services for disposal in accordance with subsection (e). 
" (e) Gifts and decorations that have been deposited with an employ-
ing agency for disposal shall be (1) returned to the donor, or (2) 
forwarded to the Administrator of General Services for transfer, 
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91 STAT. 865 
donation, or other disposal in accordance with the provisions of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. However, 
no gift or decoration that has been deposited for disposal may be sold 
without the approval of the Secretary of State, upon a determination 
that the sale will not adversely affect the foreign relations of the United 
States. Gifts and decorations may be sold by negotiated sale. 
"(f) (1). Not later than January 31 of each year, each employing 
agency or its delegate shall compile a listing of all statements filed 
during the preceding year by the employees of that agency pursuant 
to subsection (c) (3) and shall transmit such listing to the Secretary 
of State who shall publish a comprehensive listing of all such state-
ments in the Federal Register. 
"(2) Such listings shall include for each tangible gift reported— 
" (A) the name and position of the employee; 
"(B) a brief description of the gift and the circumstances 
justifying acceptance; 
"(C) the identity, if known, of the foreign government and the 
name and position of the individual who presented the gift; 
"(D) the date of acceptance of the gift; 
" (E) the estimated value in the United States of the gift at the 
time of acceptance; and 
"(F) disposition or current location of the gift. 
"(3) Such listings shall include for each gift of travel or travel 
expenses— 
" (A) the name and position of the employee; 
"(B) a brief description of the gift and the circumstances 
justifying acceptance; and 
"(C) the identity, if known, of the foreign government and the 
name and position of the individual who presented the gift. 
"(4) In transmitting such listings for the Central Intelligence 
Agency, the Director of Central Intelligence may delete the informa-
tion described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraphs (2) and 
(3) if the Director certifies in writing to the Secretary of State that 
the publication of such information could adversely affect United 
States intelligence sources. 
"(g) (1) Each employing agency shall prescribe such regulations as 
may he necessary to carry out the purpose of this section. For all 
employing agencies in the executive branch, such regulations shall be 
prescribed pursuant to guidance provided by the Secretary of State. 
These regulations shall be implemented by each employing agency for 
its employees. 
" (2) Each employing agency shall— 
"(A) report to the Attorney General cases in which there is 
reason to believe that an employee has violated this section; 
"(B) establish a procedure for obtaining an appraisal, when 
necessary, of the value of gifts; and 
"(C) take any other actions necessary to carry out the purpose 
of this section. 
"(h) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any district 
court of the United States against any employee who knowingly 
solicits or accepts a gift from a foreign government not consented to 
by this section or who fails to deposit or report such gift as required 
by this section. The court in which such action is brought may assess a 
penalty against such employee in any amount not, to exceed the retail 
value of the gift improperly solicited or received plus $5,000. 
40 u s e 471 note. 
List, transmittal 
to Secretary of 
State. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Contents. 
CIA list, 
deletions. 
Regulations. 
Civil actions. 
Jurisdiction. 
Penalty. 
91 STAT. 866 
PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AUG. 17, 1977 
22 u s e 2458a. 
Effective date. 
5 u s e 7342 note. 
Gifts, purchase 
limitation. 
22 u s e 2694. 
Report, 
transmittal to 
Speaker of the 
House and Senate 
committee. 
" (i) The President shall direct all Chiefs of a United States Diplo-
matic Mission to inform their host governments that it is a general 
policy of the United States Government to prohibit United States 
Government employees from receiving gifts or decorations of more 
than minimal value. 
" (j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to derogate any regu-
lation prescribed by any employing agency which provides for more 
stringent limitations on the receipt of gifts and decorations by its 
employees. 
" (k) The provisions of this section do not apply to grants and other 
forms of assistance to which section 108A of the Mutual Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 applies.". 
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection 
shall take effect on January 1,1978. 
(b)(1) After September 30,1977, no appropriated funds, other than 
funds from the "Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service" 
account of the Department of State, may be used to purchase any 
tangible gift of more than minimal value (as defined in section 7342 (a) 
(5) of title 5, United States Code) for any foreign individual unless 
such gift has been approved by the Congress. 
(2) Beginning October 1,1977, the Secretary of State shall annually 
transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a 
report containing details on (1) any gifts of more than minimal value 
purchased with appropriated funds which were given to a foreign 
individual during the previous fiscal year, and (2) any other gifts 
of more than minimal value given by the United States Government 
to a foreign individual which were not obta,ined using appropriated 
funds. 
Approved August 17, 1977. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS No. 95-231 (Gomm. on International Relations) and 
No. 95-537 (eomm. of eonference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-194 (eomm. on Foreign Relations). 
eONGRESSIONAL REGORD, Vol. 123 (1977): 
May 4, considered and passed House. 
June 16, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
July 28, Senate agreed to conference report. 
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Aug. 3, House agreed to conference report.