An Act to authorize appropriations for the administration of foreign affairs; international organizations, conferences, and commissions; information and cultural exchange, and for other purposes.
PL 94-141 (S.1517), enacted 11/29/1975

89 STAT. 756 
PUBLIC LAW 94-141—NOV. 29, 1975 
Nov. 29, 1975 
[S. 1517] 
Foreign Relations 
Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 
1976. 
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note. 
Public Law 94-141 
94th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for the administration of foreign affairs; inter-
national organizations, conferences, and commissions ; information and cultural 
exchange ; and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
1976". 
TITLE I—ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
PART 1—DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
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Study. 
Transmittal to 
Speaker of the 
House and Senate 
committee. 
AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of State for fiscal year 1976, to carry out the authorities, 
functions, 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", $439,055,000; 
and 
(2) such additional amounts as may be necessary for increases 
in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits authorized by 
law, or other nondiscretionary costs. 
(b) Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to 
remain available imtil expended. 
(c) The Act entitled "An Act to provide certain basic authority for 
the Department of State", approved August 1, 1956, as amended, is 
further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
section: 
"SEC. 17. The Secretary of State is authorized to use appropriated 
funds for unusual expenses similar to those authorized by section 5913 
of title 5, United States Code, incident to the operation and mainte-
nance of the living quarters of the United States Representative to 
the Organization of American States.". 
TRAVEL DOCirMENT AND ISSUANCE SYSTEM 
SEC. 102. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no part of any 
fmids authorized to be appropriated by this title ma}^ be used for the 
development or implementation of the Travel Document and Issuance 
System which has been proposed by the United States Passport Office 
(and which involves a restructuring of the passport issuance function 
and tlie issuance of machine readable passport books), or of any other 
new passport system. 
(b) Not to exceed $100,000 of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated by section 101(a) (1) of this Act shall be available for a study 
of the desirability and cost implications of the Travel Document and 
Issuance System described in subsection (a). Such study shall be trans-
mitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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89 STAT. 757 
BEQUEST OF AMBASSADOR THURSTON 
SEC. 103. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
of State for fiscal year 1976 the sum of $125,000, to remain available 
until expended, for the purpose of furnishing or refurnishing the 
diplomatic reception rooms of the Department of State, such sum 
representing the amount bequeathed by the late Ambassador Walter 
Thurston to the United States of America. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
CRITERIA REGARDING SELECTIOX AND CONEIRMATIOX OF AMBASSADORS 
SEC. 104. The Act of August 1, 1956 (Public Law 84-885; 70 Stat. 
890) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
section: 
"SEC. 18. It is the sense of the Congress that the position of United 
States ambassador to a foreign country should be accorded to men and 
women possessing clearly demonstrated competence to perform ambas-
sadorial duties. No individual should be accorded the position of 
United States ambassador to a foreign country primarily because of 
financial contributions to political campaigns.". 
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REOPENING OF UNITM) STATES CONSULATE AT GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN 
SEC. 105. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 
Consulate at Gothenburg, Sweden, should be reopened as soon as pos-
sible after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of State for fiscal year 1976, in addition to amounts authorized 
under section 101 of this Act, such sums as may be necessary for the 
operation of such consulate. 
(2) Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to 
remain available until expended. 
Appropriaticm 
authorization. 
AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE IN CHINA 
SEC. 106. It is the sense of the Congress that the President should 
establish an agricultural attache in the People's Republic of China. 
PART 2—ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY 
AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 141. Section 49(a) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2589(a)) is amended by inserting in the second sentence 
thereof immediately after "$10,100,000," the following: "and for fis-
cal years 1976 and 1977 the sum of $23,440,000 (and such additional 
amounts as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, 
other employee benefits authorized by law, and other nondiscretionary 
costs),". 
S T U D Y REGARDING IMPACT OF CERTAIN ARMS CONTROL MEASURES UPON 
MILITARY EXPENDITURES 
SEC. 142. Of the amount appropriated under the amendment made 
by section 141 of this Act, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be used by the 
Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency to conduct a 
study of the impact upon military expenditures of arms control meas-
ures mutually agreed to by the United States and the Soviet Union. 
The Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency shall 
Reports to 
Speaker of the 
House and Senate 
committee. 
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submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate— 
(1) from time to time, reports with respect to such study, and 
(2) not later than December 31, 1976, a final report setting 
forth the findings and conclusions of such study. 
RESEARCH REGARDING DE\TSL0PMENT OF NUCLEAR SAFEGUARD TECHNIQUES 
SEC. 143. In addition to amounts otherwise available under the 
amendment made by section 141 of this Act, $440,000 may be used for 
the purpose of conducting research, in consultation with the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency, with respect to the development of 
nuclear safeguard techniques. 
PURPOSES o r ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACT 
SEC. 144. Section 2 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2551) is amended by striking out "It must be able" in the 
second sentence of the third paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof 
"It shall have the authority, under the direction of the President and 
the Secretary of State,". 
NATIONAL SECURITY 
COUNCIL 
SEC. 145. Section 22 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2562) is amended by inserting ", the National Security 
Council," immediately after "Secretary of State" in the first sentence. 
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT IMPACT STATEMENT 
SEC. 146. Title III of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2571-2575) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following:: 
a ARMS CONTROL IMPACT INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS 
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"SEC. 36. (a) In order to assist the Director in the performance of 
his duties with respect to arms control and disarmament policy and 
negotiations, any Government agency preparing any legislative or 
budgetary proposal for— 
"(1) any program of research, development, testing, engineer-
ing, construction, deployment, or modernization with respect to 
nuclear armaments, nuclear implements of war, military facili-
ties or military vehicles designed or intended primarily for the 
delivery of nuclear weapons, 
"(2) any program of research, development, testing, engineer-
ing, construction, deployment, or modernization with respect to 
armaments, ammunition, implements of war, or military facilities, 
having— 
"(A) 
an estimated total program cost in excess of 
$250,000,000, or 
"(B) an estimated annual program cost in excess of 
$50,000,000, or 
"(3) any other program involving weapons systems or tech-
nology which such Government agency or the Director believes 
may have a significant impact on arms control and disarmament 
policy or negotiations, 
shall, on a continuing basis, provide the Director with full and timely 
access to detailed information, in accordance with the procedures 
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89 STAT. 759 
established pursuant to section 35 of this Act, with respect to the 
nature, scope, and purpose of such proposal. 
"(b)(1) The Director, as he deems appropriate, shall assess and 
analyze each program described in subsection (a) with respect to its 
impact on arms control and disarmament policy and negotiations, 
and shall advise and make recommendations, on the basis of such 
assessment and analysis, to the National Security Council, the Office 
of Management and Budget, and the Government agency proposing 
such program. 
" (2) Any request to the Congress for authorization or appropria-
tions for— 
"(A) any program described in subsection (a) (1) or (2), or 
"(B) any program described in subsection (a)(3) and found 
by the National Security Council, on the basis of the advice and 
recommendations received from the Director, to have a significant 
impact on arms control and disarmament policy or negotiations, 
shall include a complete statement analyzing the impact of such pro-
gram on arms control and disarmament policy and negotiations. 
"(3) Upon the request of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate or the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate or the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate, or the Committee on International 
Relations of the House of Representatives or the Joint Committee on 
Atomic Energy, the Director shall, after informing the Secretary of 
State, advise such committee on the arms control and disarmament 
implications of any program with respect to which a statement has 
been submitted to the Congress pursuant to paragraph (2). 
"(c) No court shall have any jurisdiction under any law to compel 
the performance of any requirement of this section or to review the 
adequacy of the performance of any such requirement on the part of 
any Government agency (including the Agency and the Director).". 
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Program 
assessment and 
analysis. 
SECURITY EEQUIREMEXTS FOR CERTAIN CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS 
SEC. 147. (a) (1) The second sentence of section 45(a) of the Arms 
Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2585(a)) is amended by 
striking out "The Director" and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as 
provided in subsection (d), the Director". 
(2) The fifth sentence of section 45(a) of such Act is amended by 
striking out "No person" and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as pro-
vided in subsection (d), no person". 
(3) Section 45 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new subsection: 
"(d) The investigations and determination required under subsec-
tion (a) may be waived by the Director in the case of any consultant 
who will not be permitted to have access to classified information if the 
Director determines and certifies in writing that such waiver is in the 
best interests of the United States.". 
(b) Section 45(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2585(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following: "Notwithstanding the fore-
going and the provisions of subsection (a), the Director may also grant 
access to classified information to contractors or subcontractors and 
their officers and employees, actual or prospective, on the basis of a 
security clearance granted by the Department of Defense, or any 
agency thereof, to the individual concerned; except that any access to 
Restricted Data shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (c).". 
Waiver. 
Contractors or 
subcontractors, 
access to 
classified 
information. 
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PUBLIC LAW 94-141—NOV. 29, 1975 
Repeal. 
PUBLIC INFORMATION 
SEC. 148. Section 49(d) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2589 (d)) is repealed. 
Coordination 
with Director of 
U.S. Arms 
Control and 
Disarmament 
Agency. 
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REPORT TO C O N G R E S S : POSTURE 
STATEMENT 
SEC. 149. Section 50 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2590) is amended by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing new sentence: "Such report shall include a complete and 
analytical statement of arms control and disarmament goals, negotia-
tions, and activities and an appraisal of the status and prospects of 
arms control negotiations and of arms control measures in effect.". 
CONSULTATION REGARDING ARMS TRANSFERS 
SEC. 150. (a) Section 414 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 
U.S.C. 1934) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new section: 
"(f) Decisions on issuing licenses for the export of articles on the 
United States munitions list shall be made in coordination with the 
Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 
and shall take into account the Director's opinion as to whether the 
export of an article will contribute to an arms race, or increase the 
possibility of outbreak or escalation of conflict, or prejudice the 
development of bilateral or multilateral arms control arrangements.". 
(b) Section 42(a) of the Foreign Military Sales Act (22 U.S.C. 
2791(a)), is amended by striking out "(3)" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "(3) in coordination with the Director of the United States 
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Director's opinion as 
to". 
(c) Section 511 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2321(d)) is amended by striking out the words "take into account" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "be made in coordination with the Direc-
tor of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and 
shall take into account his opinion as to". 
PART 3—FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS 
AUTHORIZATION 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
SEC. 171. (a) Subsection (g) of section 4 of the Foreign Service 
Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 295) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (1) (A), by striking out "$2,190,000" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$850,000"; 
(2) in subparagraph (1) (B), by striking out "$375,000" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$240,000" ; 
(3) in subparagraph (1) (C), by striking out "$4,780,000" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$682,000"; 
(4) in subparagraph (1) (D), by striking out "$2,585,000" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$1,243,000"; and 
(5) in subparagraph (1) (E), by striking out "$3,518,000" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$10,433,000". 
(b) Section 4 of such Act is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by 
inserting immediately after subsection (g) the following new 
subsection: 
"(h) In addition to amounts authorized before the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of State— 
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89 STAT. 761 
"(1) for acquisition by purchase or construction (including 
acquisition of leaseholds) of sites and buildings in foreign coun-
tries under this Act, and for major alterations of buildings 
acquired under this Act, the following sums— 
" (A) for use in Africa, not to exceed $865,000 for the fiscal 
year 1977; 
"(B) for use in the American Republics, not to exceed 
$2,450,000 for the fiscal year 1977; 
"(C) for use in Europe, not to exceed $6,725,000 for fiscal 
year 1977; 
"(D) for use in East Asia, not to exceed $875,000 for the 
fiscal year 1977; 
" (E) for use in the Near East and South Asia, not to exceed 
$8,005,000, of which not to exceed $3,985,000 may be appro-
priated for the fiscal year 1976; 
"(F) for facilities for the United States Information 
Agency, not to exceed $3,745,000, of which not to exceed 
$2,800,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 1976; and 
"(G) for facilities for agricultural and defense attache 
housing, not to exceed $420,000 for the fiscal year 1977; and 
"(2) for use to carry out the other purposes of this Act for 
fiscal years 1976 and 1977, $71,600,000, of which not to exceed 
$32,840,000 may be appropriated for fiscal year 1976."; and 
(2) by striking out paragraph (2) of subsection (i) as so redes-
ignated by paragraph (1) of this Act and inserting in lieu thereof 
the following new paragraph: 
"(2) Not to exceed 10 per centum of the funds authorized by any 
subparagraph under paragraph (1) of subsections (d), (f), (g), and 
(h) of this section may be used for any of the purposes for which 
funds are authorized under any other subparagraph of any of such 
paragraph (1).". 
TITLE II—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, 
CONFERENCES, AND COMMISSIONS 
GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 201. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of State for the fiscal year 1976, to carry out the authori-
ties, functions, 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 
"International 
Organizations 
and 
Conferences", 
$250,228,000; 
(2) for "International Commissions", $19,993,000; and 
(3) such additional amounts as may be necessary for increases 
in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits authorized by 
law, or other nondiscretionary costs. 
(b) Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to 
remain available until expended. 
EXCEFnON TO LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL 
AVIATION ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 202. Notwithstanding the proviso in the seventh paragraph of Appropriation 
title I of the Act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1110), there is author- authorization, 
ized to be appropriated $366,675 for the contribution of the United 
States toward the calendar year 1974 budget of the International Civil 
Aviation Organization. 
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note. 
LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENTS TO IAEA, ICAO, AND 
UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 203. Public Law 92-544 (86 Stat. 1109, 1110) is amended, in 
the paragraph headed "CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS" under "INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES", by 
inserting a period after "organization", striking out the text following 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Appropriations are 
authorized and contributions and payments may be made to the fol-
lowing organizations and activities notwithstanding that such con-
tributions and payments are in excess of 25 per centum of the total 
annual assessment of the respective organization or 33l^ per centum 
of the budget for the respective activity: the International Atomic 
Energy Agency, the joint financing program of the International Civil 
Aviation Organization, and contributions for international peacekeep-
ing activities conducted by or under the auspices of the United 
Nations or through multilateral agreements.". 
INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION 
Appropriation 
SEC. 204. (a) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to 
authorization. 
authorize participation by the United States in the Interparliamen-
tary Union", approved June 28, 1935 (22 U.S.C. 276), is amended to 
read as follows: "That there is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 1976 and for each subsequent fiscal year— 
"(1) for the annual contribution of the United States toward 
the maintenance of the Bureau of the Interparliamentary Union 
for the promotion of international arbitration, an amount equal 
to 13.61 per centum of the budget of the Interparliamentary 
Union for the year with respect to which such contribution is to 
be made if the American group of the Interparliamentary Union 
has approved such budget; and 
"(2) to assist in meeting the expenses of the American group 
for such fiscal year, $45,000, or so much thereof as may be 
necessary. 
Funds made available under paragraph (2) shall be disbursed on 
vouchers to be approved by the president and the executive secretary 
of the American group.". 
(b) Such Act of June 28,1935, is further amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new section: 
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"SEC. 3. After January 1, 1976, there shall be not to exceed nine 
delegates from the House of Representatives to each Conference of 
the Interparliamentary Union, such delegates to be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. Not more than five delegates 
from the House of Representatives to any such Conference may be of 
the same political party.". 
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(c) The Act of June 30, 1958 (Public Law 85-474; 72 Stat. 244) 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 
"Not less than two Senators so designated shall be members of the 
Committee on Foreign Relations.". 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY 
E N D O W M E N T rUND 
SEC. 205. There is authorized to be appropriated, upon request of 
the President, to the President for fiscal year 1977, $10,000,000 to be 
used for a contribution of the United States to the United Nations 
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89 STAT. 763 
University Endowment Fund, such contribution to be made on such 
terms as the President finds will promote the purposes of the Univer-
sity as stated in University Charter approved by the General Assem-
bly of the United Nations in December 1973; except that the 
contribution of the United States to the United Nations University 
Endowment Fund may not exceed 25 per centum of the total amount 
actually contributed to such fund by other members of the United 
Nations. Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to 
remain available until expended. 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND 
MEXICO 
SEC. 206. Section 2 of the Act of June 4, 1936 (49 Stat. 1463), is 
amended— 
(1) by strikiuf^ out "$3,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$4,500,000"; and 
(2) by striking out "$4,000,000", and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$5,500,000". 
TITLE III—EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE 
AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 301. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of State for fiscal year 1976, to carry out the authorities, 
functions, 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 "Educational Exchange", $78,800,000; and 
(2) such additional amounts as may be necessary for increases 
in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits authorized by 
law, or other nondiscretionary costs. 
(b) Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to 
remain available until expended. 
(c) No funds from the Government and Relief in Occupied Areas 
(G.A.R.I.O.A.) Account are authorized to be appropriated under this 
section. 
TITLE IV—FOREIGN SERVICE 
ASSIGNMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS TO PUBLIC ORGAN [ZATIONS 
SEC. 401. (a) Section 576 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 
U.S.C. 966) is amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 
"(a)(1) A substantial number of Foreign Service officers shall, 
before their fifteenth year of service as such officers, be assigned in the 
United States, or any territory or possession thereof, for significant 
duty with a State or local government, public school, community col-
lege, or other public organization designated by the Secretary. Such 
duty nay include assignment to a Member or office of the Congress, 
except that of the total number of officers assigned under this section 
at any one time, not more than 20 per centum may be assigned 
to Congress. 
"(2) To the extent practical, assignments shall be for at least twelve 
consecutive months and may be on a reimbursable basis. Any such 
reimbursements shall be credited to and used by the appropriations 
made available for the salaries and expenses of officers or employees.". 
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Report to 
Speaker of the 
House and Senate 
committee. 
Effective date. 
Repeal. 
(2) Strike out the second and third sentences of subsection (b). 
(3) At the end thereof add the following new subsections: 
"(e) Not later than six months after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall transmit a report to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate describing the steps he has taken to carry out the provisions 
of this section; and he shall transmit such reports annually thereafter. 
"(f) The provisions of this section shall apply only to a Foreign 
Service officer who has completed his tenth year of service as such an 
officer on or after October 1, 1975.". 
(b) Section 9(b) of the State Department/USIA Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 1975 (22 U.S.C. 966 note) is repealed. 
ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE 
OFFICERS WHO ARE PROMOTED 
SEC. 402. Section 621 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 
991) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
sentence: "The affidavit requirements of sections 3332 and 3333(a) of 
title 5 of the United States Code shall not apply with respect to a 
Foreign Service officer who has complied with such requirements and 
who is subsequently promoted by appointment to a higher class with-
out a break in service.". 
WITHIN-CLASS SALARY INCREASES 
OF 
FOREIGN SERVICE 
OFFICERS AND 
RESERVE OFFICERS 
SEC. 403. Section 625 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 
995) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 625. (a) Any Foreign Service officer or any Reserve officer, 
whose services meet the standards required for the efficient conduct of 
the work of the Service and who shall have been in a given class for a 
continuous period of nine months or more, shall, on the first day of the 
first pay period that begins on or after July 1 each year, receive an 
increase in salary to the next higher rate for the class in which such 
officer is serving. Credit toward such nine-month period may be granted 
to an officer in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may 
prescribe for any civilian service of such officer with the Government 
or with the government of the District of Columbia which was per-
formed subsequent to any break in service in excess of three calendar 
"Equivalent 
days and subsequent to the officer's last equivalent increase in pay. As 
increase in pay." 
used in this Subsection, the term 'equivalent increase in pay' means— 
"(1) any increase in basic salary resulting from— 
" (A) a grade or class promotion, 
"(B) a regularly scheduled within-grade or within-class 
step increase, or 
" (C) a salary adjustment or combination of adjustments— 
"(i) made since the last equivalent increase in pay, 
"(ii) resulting from conversion from one pay system 
to another, and 
" (iii) equal to or greater than the amount of the within-
class increase for the class to which the officer was 
appointed; or 
"(2) such other increases in salary as the Secretary may by 
regulation designate; 
but does not include any general increase in salary granted by law or 
any within-grade or within-class increase in salary awarded for meri-
torious performance. 
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89 STAT 765 
" (b) Without regard to any other law, the Secretary is authorized to 
grant to any Foreign Service officer or any Reserve officer additional 
increases in salary, within the salary range established for the class in 
which such officer is serving, based upon especially meritorious 
service.". 
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 
SEC. 404. (a) Title VI of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 
981) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new part: 
"PART J—FOREIGN" SERVICE GRIEVANCES 
a 
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 
"SEC. 691. It is the purpose of this part to provide officers and 
employees of the Service and their survivors a grievance procedure to 
insure a full measure of due process, and to provide for the just con-
sideration and resolution of grievances of such officers, employees, and 
survivors. 
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REGULATIONS OF THE SECRETARY 
"SEC. 692. The Secretary shall, consistent with the purposes stated 
22 USC 1037a. 
in section 691 of this Act, implement this part by promulgating regu-
lations, and revising those regulations when necessary, to provide for 
the consideration and resolution of grievances by a board. No such 
regulation promulgated by the Secretary shall in any manner alter or 
abridge the provisions of due process established by this section for 
grievants. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the 
following: 
"(1) Procedures for the resolution of grievances in accordance with 
the purposes of this part shall be established by agreement between 
the Secretary and the organization accorded recognition as the exclu-
sive representative of the officers and employees of the Service. If a 
grievance is not otherwise resolved under agency procedures within 
ninety days of presentation, a grievant shall be entitled to file a griev-
ance with the board for its consideration and resolution. For the Definitions, 
purposes of the regulations— 
"(A) 'grievant' shall mean any officer or employee of the Serv-
ice who is a citizen of the United States; or for purposes of sub-
paragraphs (C) and (D), a former officer or employee of the 
Service; or in the case of death of the officer or employee, a 
surviving spouse or dependent family member of the officer or 
employee; 
"(B) 'grievance' shall mean any act or condition subject to the 
control of the Department of State, United States Information 
Agency, or the Agency for International Development (hereafter 
in this part referred to as the foreign affairs agencies, or agen-
cies) which is alleged to deprive the grievant of a right or benefit 
authorized by law or regulation, or is otherwise a source of con-
cern or dissatisfaction to the grievant; and grievances shall 
include but not be limited to complaints against separation of 
an officer or employee allegedly contrary to law or regulation or 
predicated upon alleged inaccuracy (including inaccuracy result-
ing from omission of any relevant and material document) or 
falsely prejudicial character of any part of the grievant's official 
personnel record; other alleged violation, misinterpretation, or 
misapplication of applicable law, regulation, or published policy 
affecting the terms and conditions of the grievant's employment 
or career status; allegedly wrongful disciplinary action against 
89 STAT. 766 
PUBLIC LAW 94-141—NOV. 29, 1975 
an employee constituting a reprimand or suspension from official 
duties; dissatisfaction with any matter subject to the control of 
the agency with respect to the grievant's physical working 
environment; alleged inaccuracy, error, or falsely prejudicial 
material in the grievant's official personnel file; and action alleged 
to be in the nature of reprisal for an employee's participation in 
grievance procedures; but grievances shall not include complaints 
against individual assignments or transfers of Foreign Service 
officers or employees which are ordered in accordance with law 
and regulation, judgments of Selection Boards pursuant to sec-
22 use 993. 
tion 623 or of equivalent bodies in ranking Foreign Service officers 
and employees for promotion on the basis of merit or judgments 
in examinations prescribed by the Board of Examiners pursuant 
22 use 911, 
to section 516 or 517, termination of time limited appointments 
912. 
pursuant to section 638 and the pertinent regulations prescribed 
22 use 1008. 
\^y ^j^g employing agency, or any complaints or appeals where a 
specific statutory appeal procedure exists (other matters not speci-
fied in this paragraph may be excluded as grievances only by 
written agreement of the agencies and the exclusive representative 
organization) ; 
"(C) except as provided in paragraph (D), when the grievant 
is a former officer or employee or a surviving spouse or dependent 
family member of a former officer or employee, 'grievance' shall 
mean a complaint that an allowance or other financial benefit has 
been denied arbitrarily, capriciously, or contrary to applicable 
law or regulation; 
"(D) when the grievant is a former officer who was involun-
22 use 1003, 
tarily retired pursuant to sections 633 and 634 of this Act within 
1004. 
six years prior to the enactment of this part, 'grievance' shall 
mean a complaint that such involuntary retirement violated appli-
cable law or regulation effective at the time of the retirement or 
that the involuntary retirement was predicated directly upon 
material contained in the grievant's official personnel file alleged 
to be erroneous or falsely prejudicial in character; and 
"(E) 'party' shall mean the grievant or the foreign affairs 
agency having control over the act or condition forming the sub-
ject matter of the grievance. 
Board 
"(2) (A) The board considering and resolving grievances shall be 
membership. 
composed of independent, distinguished citizens of the United States, 
well-known for their integrity, who are not active officers, employees 
or consultants of the foreign affairs agencies (except as members of the 
Grievance Board established under 3 Foreign Affairs Manual 660) but 
may be retired officers or employees. The board shall consist of not 
less than five members including a Chairman. Membership of the 
board, selection of the Chairman, and terms of the service of the mem-
bers shall be determined by the foreign affairs agencies and the orga-
nization accorded recognition as the exclusive representative of the 
officers or employees of the Service in accordance with procedures 
agreed pursuant to paragraph (1). If the agencies and organization 
do not agree on membership of the board prior to the effective date of 
this part, the members shall be chosen by elimination, in equal num-
bers from a list submitted by the agencies and a list submitted by the 
organization, and the Chairman shall be chosen, by alternate striking 
by the agencies and the organization, from a separate list obtained 
fgjm 
from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Unless other-
wise agreed upon, the term of service shall be two years, renewable. 
All members of the board shall act as impartial individuals in con-
sidering grievances. The board may act by or through panels or indi-
PUBLIC LAW 94-141—NOV. 29, 1975 
89 STAT. 767 
vidual members designated by the Chairman, except that hearings 
within the continental United States shall be held by panels of at least 
three members unless the parties agree otherwise. Members including Compensation. 
the Chairman who are not employees of the Federal Government shall 
receive compensation for each day they are performing their duties as 
members of the board (including traveltime) at the daily rate paid an 
individual at GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 
5 of the United States Code. 
5 USC 5332 note. 
"(B) In accordance with this part, the board may adopt regulations 
concerning the organization of the board and such regulations as may 
be necessary to govern its proceedings. The board may obtain facil-
ities, services and supplies through the general administrative services 
of the Department of State. All expenses of the board shall be paid 
out of funds appropriated to the Department for obligation and 
expenditure by the board. At the request of the board, officers and 
employees on the rolls of the foreign affairs agencies may be assigned 
as staff employees for the board. Within the limit of appropriated 
funds, the board may appoint and fix the compensation of such other 
employees as the board considers necessary to carry out its functions. 
The officers and employees so appointed or assigned shall be respon-
sible solely to the board and the board shall prepare the performance 
evaluation reports for such officers and employees. The records of the Recordkeeping, 
board shall be maintained by the board and shall be separate from all 
other records of the foreign affairs agencies. 
"(3) A grievance under such regulations is forever barred, and the 
board shall not consider or resolve the grievance, unless the grievance 
is presented within a period of three years after the occurrence or 
occurrences giving rise to the grievance, except that if the grievance 
arose earlier than two years prior to the date the regulations are first 
promulgated or placed into effect, the grievance shall be so barred, and 
not so considered and resolved, unless it is presented within a period 
of two years after the effective date of the regulations. There shall be 
excluded from the computation of any such period any time during 
which the grievant was unaware of the grounds which are the basis of 
the grievance and could not have discovered such grounds if he or 
she had exercised, as determined by the board, reasonable diligence. 
" (4) The board shall conduct a hearing, at the request of a grievant. Hearing, 
in any case which involves disciplinary action or a grievant's retire-
ment from the Service under section 633 of this Act or which in the 22 USC 1003. 
judgment of the board can best be resolved by a hearing or by pres-
entation of oral argument. The grievant, a reasonable number of rep-
resentatives of the grievant's own choosing, and a reasonable number 
of representatives of the foreign affairs agency concerned are entitled 
to be present at the hearing. The board may, after considering the 
views of the parties and any other individuals connected with the 
grievance, decide that a hearing should be open to others. Testimony 
at a hearing shall be given by oath or affirmation, which any board 
member or person designated by the board shall have authority to 
administer (and this paragraph so authorizes). Each party (A) shall 
be entitled to examine and cross-examine witnesses at the hearing or 
by deposition, and (B) shall be entitled to serve interrogatories upon 
another party and have such interrogatories answered by the otner 
party unless the board finds such interrogatory irrelevant or imma-
terial. Upon request of the board, or upon a request of the grievant 
deemed relevant and material by the board, the foreign affairs agen-
cies shall promptly make available at the hearing or by deposition any 
witness under the control, supervision, or responsibility of the foreign 
affairs agencies, except that if the board determines that the presence of 
89 STAT. 768 
PUBLIC LAW 94-141—NOV. 29, 1975 
Access to agency 
records. 
such witness at the hearing is required for just resolution of the griev-
ance, then the witness shall be made available at the hearing. 
"(5) Any grievant filing a grievance, and any witness or other per-
son involved in a proceeding under the regulations adopted pursuant 
to paragraph (1), shall be free from any restraint, interference, coer-
cion, harassment, discrimination, or reprisal in those proceedings or by 
virtue of them. The grievant has the right to a representative of his 
own choosing at every stage of the proceedings. The grievant and his 
representatives who are under the control, supervision, or responsibil-
ity of the foreign affairs agencies shall be granted reasonable periods of 
administrative leave to prepare, to be present, and to present the griev-
ance of such grievant. Any witness under the control, supervision, or 
responsibility of the foreign affairs agencies shall be granted reason-
able periods of administrative leave to appear and testify at any such 
proceeding. 
" (6) In considering the validity of a grievance, the board (except as 
provided in paragraph (8)) shall have access, to the extent permitted 
by law, to any agency record considered by the board to be relevant 
to the grievant and the subject matter of the grievance. 
"(7) The agency shall, subject to applicable law, promptly furnish 
the grievant any agency record which the grievant requests to substan-
tiate his grievance and which the board determines is relevant and 
material to the proceeding. When deemed appropriate by the board, 
a grievant may be supplied with only a summary or extract of classi-
fied material. 
"(8) Notwithstanding paragraphs (6) and (7), nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to require the disclosure of any official agency 
record to the board or a grievant where the head of agency or his 
deputy determines in writing that such disclosure would adversely 
affect the foreign policy or national security of the United States. 
" (9) The agencies shall use their best endeavors to expedite security 
clearances whenever necessary to insure a fair and prompt investiga-
tion and hearing. 
"(10) During any hearings held by the board, any oral or docu-
mentary evidence may be received but the board shall exclude any 
irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence as determined 
under section 556 of title 5 of the United States Code. A verbatim 
transcript shall be made of any hearing and shall be part of the record 
of proceedings. In those grievances in which the board holds no hear-
ing, the board shall offer to each party the opportunity to review and 
to supplement, by written submissions, the record of proceedings prior 
to its decision. The board decision shall be based exclusively on the 
record of proceedings. 
"(11) If the board determines that the agency is considering any 
action of the character of separation or termination of the grievant, 
disciplinary action against the grievant, or recovery from the grievant 
of alleged overpayment of salary, expenses, or allowances, which is 
related to a grievance pending before the board, and that such action 
should be suspended, the agency shall suspend such action until 
the board has ruled upon such grievance. Other matters not speci-
fied in this paragraph may be made subject to suspension of action 
by the procedures established by agreement under paragraph (1). Not-
withstanding such suspension of action, the head of the agency con-
cerned or a chief of mission or principal officer may exclude an officer 
or employee from official premises or from the performance of speci-
fied duties when determined in writing to be essential to the function-
ing of the post or office to which the employee is assigned. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-141—NOV. 29, 1975 
89 STAT. 769 
"(12) Upon completion of the hearing or the compilation of such 
record as the board may find appropriate in the absence of a hearing, 
the board shall expeditiously decide the grievance on the basis of the 
record of proceedings. In each case the decision of the board shall be 
in writing, shall include findings of fact, and shall include the reasons 
for the board's decision. The grievant shall have access to the record 
of proceedings including the decision. 
"(13) If the board finds that the grievance is meritorious, the board 
shall have authority, within the limitations of the authority of the 
head of the agency, to direct the agency (A) to correct any official per-
sonnel record relating to the grievant which the board finds to be 
inaccurate or falsely prejudicial; (B) to reverse an administrative 
decision denying the grievant compensation or any other perquisite of 
employment authorized by law or regulation when the board finds that 
such denial was arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law or regula-
tion; (C) to retain in service an employee whose termination would 
be in consequence of the matter by which the employee is aggrieved; 
(D) to reinstate with back pay, under applicable law and regulations, 
an employee where it is clearly established that the separation or 
suspension without pay of the employee was unjustified or unwar-
ranted; and (E) to take such other remedial action as may be pro-
vided in the procedures agreed pursuant to paragraph (1). Such 
orders of the board shall be final, subject to judicial review as provided 
in section 694, except that reinstatement of former officers who have 
Post, p. 770. 
filed grievances under paragraph (1) (D) shall be presented as board 
recommendations, the decision on which shall be subject to the sole 
discretion of the agency head or his designee who shall take into 
account the needs of the Service in deciding on such recommendations, 
and shall not be reviewable under section 694. 
"(14) If the board finds that the grievance is meritorious and that 
remedial action should be taken that directly relates to promotion or 
assignment of the grievant or to other remedial action not provided in 
paragraph (13), or if the board finds that the evidence before it war-
rants disciplinary action against any officer or employee, it shall make 
an appropriate reconnnendation to the head of the agency, and for-
ward to the liead of the agency the record of the board's proceedings 
including the transcript of the hearing if any. The head of the agency 
(or his designee, who shall not have direct responsibility for adminis-
trative management) shall make a written decision on the board's 
recommendation. A recommendation of the board may be rejected in 
part or in toto if the action recommended would be contrary to law, 
would adversely affect the foreign policy or security of the United 
States, or would substantially impair the efficiency of the Service. If 
the decision rejects the recommendation in part or in toto, the deci-
sion shall state specifically any and all reasons for such action. Pending 
the decision, there shall be no ex parte communication concerning the 
grievance between the agency head (or his designee) and any person 
involved in the grievance proceeding. 
"(15) The board shall have authority to insure that no copy of the 
determination of the agency head or his designee to reject a board rec-
ommendation, no notation of the failure of the board to find for the 
grievant, and no notation that a proceeding is pending or has been 
held, shall be entered in the personnel records of the grievant (unless 
by order of the grievance board as a remedy for the grievance) or any 
other officer or employee connected with the grievance. Nothing con-
tained herein shall prevent the agency from maintaining grievance 
records under appropriate safeguards to preserve confidentiality. 
89 STAT. 770 
PUBLIC LAW 94-141—NOV. 29, 1975 
Filing of 
grievances. 
22 use 1037b. 
22 use 1037c. 
Ante, p. 765. 
5 use 701. 
5 use 706. 
22 use 1037a 
note. 
" (16) A grievant whose grievance is found not to be meritorious by 
the board may obtain reconsideration by the board only upon pre-
senting newly discovered or previously unavailable material evidence 
not previously considered by the board and then only upon approval 
of the board. 
a 
RKLATIONSIIIP TO OTHER REMEDIES 
"SEC. 693. (a) A grievant may not file a grievance under this part 
if he has formally requested, prior to filing a grievance, that the mat-
ter or matters which are the basis of the grievance be considered or 
resolved, and relief provided, under a provision of law, regulation, 
or Executive order (other than under this part) and the matter has 
been carried to final decision thereunder on its merits or is still under 
consideration. 
"(b) If a grievant is not prohibited from filing a grievance under 
this part by subsection (a), he may file a grievance within the juris-
diction of the board under this part notwithstanding the fact that 
such grievance may be eligible for consideration, resolution, and relief 
under a regulation or Executive order other than under this part, 
but such election of remedies shall be final upon the acceptance of 
jurisdiction by the board. 
u 
JUDICIAL REVIEW 
"SEC. 694. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
aggrieved party may obtain judicial review of regulations promul-
gated by the Secretary under section 692 of this Act, revisions of such 
regulations, and final actions of the agency head or the board pur-
suant to such section, in the District Courts of the United States, in 
accordance with the standards set forth in chapter 7 of title 5 of the 
United States Code. Section 706 of title 5 shall apply without limita-
tion or exception.". 
(b) The Secretary of State shall promulgate and place into effect 
the regulations required by section 692 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1946 (as added by subsection (a) of this section) and shall establish 
the board and appoint the members of the board provided for by such 
section 692, not later than one hundred and twenty days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
P R E D E P A R T U R E 
LODGING 
ALLOWANCE 
SEC. 405. Paragraph (2) of section 5924 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out clause (A) thereof and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: 
"(A) a foreign area (including costs incurred in the United 
States prior to departure for a post of assignment in a foreign 
area); or". 
AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES TO CARRY FIREARMS 
SEC. 406. The Act of June 28, 1955 (22 U.S.C. 2666) is amended 
by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: "That, under such regulations as the Secretary 
of State may prescribe, security officers of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service who have been designated by the Secretary of 
State and who have qualified for the use of firearms, are authorized to 
carry firearms for the purpose of protecting heads of foreign states, 
PUBLIC LAW 94-141—NOV. 29, 1975 
89 STAT. 771 
official representatives of foreign governments, and other distinguished 
visitors to the United States, the Secretary of State, the Deputy Sec-
retary of State, official representatives of the United States Govern-
ment, and members of the immediate families of any such persons, both 
in the United States and abroad. The Secretary shall transmit such 
regulations to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate not more than twenty 
days before the date on which such regulations take effect.". 
Regulations, 
transmittal to 
Speaker of the 
House and Senate 
committee. 
DEATH 
GRATUITIES 
FOR 
CONSULAR 
AGENTS AND UNITED 
STATES 
REPRESENTATIVES TO INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 407. (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, is amended to read as follows: 
" (1) the term 'Foreign Service employee' means any national of 
the United States who is a chief of mission, a Foreign Service 
officer, a Foreign Service information officer, a Foreign Service 
Reserve officer of limited or unlimited tenure, a Foreign Service 
staff officer or employee, a consular agent, or a United States rep-
resentative to an international organization or commission;", 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 1973. 
TITLE V—GENERAL 
"Foreign Service 
employee." 
22 u s e 2679a. 
Effective dat«;. 
22 u s e 2679a 
note. 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 501. (a) Section 2(c) of the Refugee and Migration Assistance 
Act of 1962 is amended to read as follows: 
"(c) (1) Whenever the President determines it to be important to 
the national interest he is authorized to furnish on such terms and 
conditions as he may determine assistance under this Act for the pur-
pose of meeting unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs. 
"(2) There is established a United States Emergency Refugee and 
Migration Assistance Fund to carry out the purposes of this section. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the President from time 
to time such amounts as may be necessary for the fund to carry out 
the purj30ses of this section, except that no amount of funds may be 
appropriated which, when added to amounts previously appropriated 
but not yet obligated, would cause such amounts to exceed $25,000,000. 
Amounts appropriated hereunder shall remain available until 
expended. 
"(3) Whenever the President requests appropriations pursuant to 
this authorization he shall justify such requests to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, as well as to the Committees on Appropriations.". 
(b) (1) There are authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of State for fiscal year 1976, 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: 
(A) for "Migration and Refugee Assistance," $10,100,000; and 
(B) such additional amounts as may be necessary for increases 
in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits authorized by 
law, or other nondiscretionary costs. 
22 use 2601. 
U.S. Emergency 
Refugee and 
Migration 
Assistance Fund. 
Establishment. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
89 STAT. 772 
PUBLIC LAW 94-141—NOV. 29, 1975 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
86 Stat. 489. 
Presidential 
report to Speaker 
of the House and 
President of the 
Senate. 
(2) Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to 
remain available until expended. 
(c) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 1976 not to 
exceed $20,000,000 to carry out the provisions of section 101(b) of the 
Foreign Relations Authorizations Act of 1972 (relating to Russian 
refugee assistance) and to furnish similar assistance to refugees from 
Communist countries in Eastern Europe. Not to exceed 20 per centum 
of the amount appropriated under this subsection may be used to 
resettle refugees in any country other than Israel. Appropriations 
made under this subsection are authorized to remain available until 
expended. 
TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATION" AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 502. In addition to the amount authorized under section 101 (a), 
201(a), 301(a), or 501(b) of this Act, any unappropriated portion of 
the amount authorized under any such section is authorized for appro-
priation under any other such section, provided the amount authorized 
under such section is not increased by more than 10 per centum. 
UNITED NATIONS COOPERATION REGARDING MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES 
ARMED FORCES MISSING I N ACTION I N SOUTHEAST ASIA 
SEC. 503. (a) The President shall direct the United States\Ambassa-
dor to the United Nations to insist that the United Nations take all 
necessary and appropriate steps to obtain an accounting of members 
of the United States Armed Forces and United States civilians miss-
ing in action in Southeast Asia. 
(b) Not later than six months after the date of enactment of this 
section, the President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President of the Senate a report on actions 
taken by the United Nations to obtain such an accounting. 
Approved November 29, 1975. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 94-139 accompanying H.R. 4510, No. 94-140 accompanying 
H.R. 5810, No. 94-264 accompanying H.R. 7500, and No. 94-281 
accompanying H.R. 7567 (Comm. on International Relations) and 
No. 94-660 (Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-337 (Comm. on Foreign Relations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): 
May 6, H.R. 4510 and H.R. 5810 considered and passed House. 
June 23, H.R. 7500 considered and passed House. 
July 9, H.R. 7567 considered and passed House. 
Sept. 10, 11, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 4, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 4510, H.R. 5810. 
H.R. 7500 and H.R. 7567. 
\ 
Nov. 13, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Nov. 18, House agreed to conference report.