[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 1253 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1253

  To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
  agencies for the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 1997

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
  agencies for the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
 TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
         CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

              Chapter 1--Authorizations of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Administration of Foreign Affairs.
Sec. 102. International organizations, programs, and conferences.
Sec. 103. International Commissions.
Sec. 104. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 105. Certain other international affairs programs.
Sec. 106. United States informational, educational, and cultural 
                            programs.
Sec. 107. United States Arms Control and Disarmament.
        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 Chapter 1--Authorities and Activities

Sec. 201. Revision of Department of State rewards program.
Sec. 202. Consolidation of United States diplomatic missions and 
                            consular posts.
Sec. 203. Capital Investment Fund.
Sec. 204. Efficiency in procurement.
Sec. 205. Proceeds of sale of foreign properties.
Sec. 206. Reduction of reporting.
Sec. 207. Contracting for local guards services overseas.
Sec. 208. Preadjudication of claims.
Sec. 209. Expenses relating to certain international claims and 
                            proceedings.
Sec. 210. Establishment of fee account and providing for passport 
                            information services.
Sec. 211. Establishment of machine readable fee account.
Sec. 212. Retention of additional defense trade controls registration 
                            fees.
Sec. 213. Training.
Sec. 214. Recovery of costs of health care services.
Sec. 215. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.
Sec. 216. Fees for commercial services.
Sec. 217. Concerning the use of funds to further normalize relations 
                            with Vietnam.
Sec. 218. Extension of certain adjudication provisions.
       Chapter 2--Consular Authorities of the Department of State

Sec. 241. Use of certain passport processing fees for enhanced passport 
                            services.
Sec. 242. Consular officers.
Sec. 243. Repeal of outdated consular receipt requirements.
Sec. 244. Elimination of duplicate publication requirements.
Sec. 245. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on 
                            International Child Abduction.
                   Chapter 3--Refugees and Migration

Sec. 261. Report to Congress concerning Cuban emigration policies.
Sec. 262. Reprogramming of migration and refugee assistance funds.
TITLE III--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
                     PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

           Chapter 1--Organization of the Department of State

Sec. 301. Coordinator for counterterrorism.
Sec. 302. Elimination of statutory establishment of certain positions 
                            of the Department of State.
Sec. 303. Establishment of Assistant Secretary of State for Human 
                            Resources.
Sec. 304. Establishment of Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic 
                            Security.
Sec. 305. Special envoy for Tibet.
Sec. 306. Responsibilities for bureau charged with refugee assistance.
  Chapter 2--Personnel of the Department of State; the Foreign Service

Sec. 321. Authorized strength of the Foreign Service.
Sec. 322. Nonovertime differential pay.
Sec. 323. Authority of Secretary to separate convicted felons from 
                            service.
Sec. 324. Career counseling.
 TITLE IV--UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES 
  FOR UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 401. Extension of au pair programs.
Sec. 402. Retention of interest.
Sec. 403. Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between North 
                            and South.
Sec. 404. Use of English teaching program fees.
Sec. 405. Law and business training program for graduate students from 
                            the Soviet Union, Lithuania, Latvia, and 
                            Estonia.
Sec. 406. Working group on United States Government sponsored 
                            international exchanges and training.
Sec. 407. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for 
                            Tibetans and Burmese.
Sec. 408. Exchange programs in South Africa.
   TITLE V--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 501. Service in international organizations.
             Chapter 2--United Nations and Related Agencies

Sec. 521. Reform in budget decisionmaking procedures of the United 
                            Nations and its specialized agencies.
             TITLE VI--ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

Sec. 601. Comprehensive compilation of arms control and disarmament 
                            studies.
Sec. 602. Use of funds.
                  TITLE VII--FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of 
                            refugees.
Sec. 702. United States policy with respect to the involuntary return 
                            of persons in danger of subjection to 
                            torture.
Sec. 703. Reports on claims by United States firms against the 
                            Government of Saudi Arabia.
Sec. 704. Human rights reports.
Sec. 705. Prohibition on funding for coercive population control 
                            methods.
Sec. 706. Reports and policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Sec. 707. Congressional statement with respect to efficiency in the 
                            conduct of foreign policy.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    The following terms have the following meaning for the purposes of 
this division:
            (1) The term ``AID'' means the Agency for International 
        Development.
            (2) The term ``ACDA'' means the United States Arms Control 
        and Disarmament Agency.
            (3) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
        the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee of Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate.
            (4) The term ``Department'' means the Department of State.
            (5) The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
        the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            (6) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
            (7) The term ``USIA'' means the United States Information 
        Agency.

 TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
         CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

              CHAPTER 1--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of State under ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' to 
carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in 
the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States and for other 
purposes authorized by law, including the diplomatic security program:
            (1) Diplomatic and consular programs.--For ``Diplomatic and 
        Consular Programs'', of the Department of State $1,280,300,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,291,977,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (2) Salaries and expenses.--
                    (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For 
                ``Salaries and Expenses'', of the Department of State 
                $352,300,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $352,300,000 
                for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (B) Limitations.--
                            (i) Of the amounts authorized to be 
                        appropriated by subparagraph (A), $12,000,000 
                        for fiscal year 1998 and $12,000,000 for fiscal 
                        year 1999 are authorized to be appropriated for 
                        salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Refugee 
                        and Migration Assistance.
                            (ii) Of the amounts authorized to be 
                        appropriated by subparagraph (A) $500,000 for 
                        fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999 are authorized to be appropriated only for 
                        the recruitment of Hispanic Americans and for 
                        the training of Hispanic Americans for careers 
                        in the Foreign Service and international 
                        affairs.
            (3) Capital investment fund.--For ``Capital Investment 
        Fund'', of the Department of State $56,000,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1998 and $56,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (4) Acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad.--For 
        ``Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad'', 
        $373,081,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $373,081,000 for the 
        fiscal year 1999.
            (5) Representation allowances.--For ``Representation 
        Allowances'', $4,300,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
        $4,300,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (6) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service.--
        For ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', 
        $5,500,000 for the fiscal 1998 and $5,500,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1999.
            (7) Office of the inspector general.--For ``Office of the 
        Inspector General'', $28,300,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
        $28,300,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (8) Payment to the american institute in taiwan.--For 
        ``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan'', $14,490,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998 and $14,490,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (9) Protection of foreign missions and officials.--For 
        ``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'', $7,900,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998 and $7,900,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (10) Repatriation loans.--For ``Repatriation Loans'', 
        $1,200,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,200,000 for the 
        fiscal year 1999, for administrative expenses.

SEC. 102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND CONFERENCES.

    (a) Assessed Contributions to International Organizations.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated for ``Contributions to International 
Organizations'', $1,014,389,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
$987,590,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State to 
carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in 
the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States with respect to 
international organizations and to carry out other authorities in law 
consistent with such purposes.
    (b) Voluntary Contributions to International Organizations.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated for ``Voluntary Contributions to 
        International Organizations'', $360,725,000 for the fiscal year 
        1998 and $360,725,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (2) Limitations.--
                    (A) World food program.--Of the amounts authorized 
                to be appropriated under paragraph (1), $5,000,000 for 
                the fiscal year 1998 and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 
                1999 are authorized to be appropriated only for a 
                United States contribution to the World Food Program.
                    (B) United nations voluntary fund for victims of 
                torture.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
                under paragraph (1), $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 
                1998 and $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are 
                authorized to be appropriated only for a United States 
                contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for 
                Victims of Torture.
                    (C) International program on the elimination of 
                child labor.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated under paragraph (1), $10,000,000 for the 
                fiscal year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 
                1999 are authorized to be appropriated only for a 
                United States contribution to the International Labor 
                Organization for the activities of the International 
                Program on the Elimination of Child Labor.
            (3) Availability of funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain 
        available until expended.
    (c) Assessed Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'', 
$286,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $240,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1999 for the Department of State to carry out the authorities, 
functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 
affairs of the United States with respect to international peacekeeping 
activities and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with 
such purposes.
    (d) Voluntary Contributions to Peacekeeping Operations.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
$87,600,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $67,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1999 for the Department of State to carry out section 551 of 
Public Law 87-195.
    (e) International Conferences and Contingencies.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated for ``International Conferences and 
Contingencies'', $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State to carry out the 
authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of 
the foreign affairs of the United States with respect to international 
conferences and contingencies and to carry out other authorities in law 
consistent with such purposes.
    (f) Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.--In addition to amounts 
otherwise authorized to be appropriated by subsections (a) and (b) of 
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to offset 
adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Amounts 
appropriated under this subsection shall be available for obligation 
and expenditure only to the extent that the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget determines and certifies to Congress that such 
amounts are necessary due to such fluctuations.
    (g) Limitation on United States Voluntary Contributions to United 
Nations Development Program.--
            (1) Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 1998 and 
        1999 for United States voluntary contributions to the United 
        Nations Development Program--
                    (A) not more than $76,350,000 shall be made 
                available for fiscal year 1998 unless, during fiscal 
                year 1998, the President submits to the appropriate 
                committees of Congress the certification described in 
                paragraph (2), and
                    (B) not more than $76,350,000 shall be available 
                for fiscal year 1999 unless, during fiscal year 1999, 
                the President submits to the appropriate committees of 
                Congress the certification described in paragraph (2).
            (2) The certification referred to in paragraph (1) is a 
        certification by the President that all programs and activities 
        of the United Nations Development Program (including United 
        Nations Development Program--Administered Funds) in Burma--
                    (A) are focused on eliminating human suffering and 
                addressing the needs of the poor;
                    (B) are undertaken only through international or 
                private voluntary organizations that have been deemed 
                independent of the State Law and Order Restoration 
                Council (SLORC) by the leadership of the National 
                League for Democracy and the leadership of the National 
                Coalition Government of the Union of Burma;
                    (C) provide no financial, political, or military 
                benefit to the SLORC; and
                    (D) are supported by the leadership of the National 
                League for Democracy and the leadership of the National 
                Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.

SEC. 103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated under 
``International Commissions'' for the Department of State to carry out 
the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct 
of the foreign affairs of the United States and for other purposes 
authorized by law:
            (1) International boundary and water commission, united 
        states and mexico.--For ``International Boundary and Water 
        Commission, United States and Mexico''--
                    (A) for ``Salaries and Expenses'' $18,490,000 for 
                the fiscal year 1998 and $18,490,000 for the fiscal 
                year 1999; and
                    (B) for ``Construction'' $6,493,000 for the fiscal 
                year 1998 and $6,493,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (2) International boundary commission, united states and 
        canada.--For ``International Boundary Commission, United States 
        and Canada'', $785,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $666,000 
        for the fiscal year 1999.
            (3) International joint commission.--For ``International 
        Joint Commission'', $3,225,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
        $3,225,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (4) International fisheries commissions.--For 
        ``International Fisheries Commissions'', $14,549,000 for the 
        fiscal year 1998 and $14,549,000 for the fiscal year 1999.

SEC. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' for authorized 
activities, $623,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $623,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1999.
    (b) Refugees Resettling in Israel.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $80,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1999 for assistance for refugees resettling in Israel 
from other countries.
    (c) Humanitarian Assistance for Displaced Burmese.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
$1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for humanitarian assistance, 
including but not limited to food, medicine, clothing, and medical and 
vocational training to persons displaced as a result of civil conflict 
in Burma, including persons still within Burma.
    (d) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this section are authorized to be appropriated for salaries and 
administrative expenses of the Bureau of Migration and Refugee 
Assistance.
    (e) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to this 
section are authorized to be available until expended.

SEC. 105. CERTAIN OTHER INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAMS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, 
and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
United States and for other purposes authorized by law:
            (1) Asia foundation.--For ``Asia Foundation'', $10,000,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.

SEC. 106. UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
              PROGRAMS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out international information activities and educational and cultural 
exchange programs under the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 
of 1961, Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba 
Act, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Board for 
International Broadcasting Act, the North/South Center Act of 1991, the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act, and to carry out other 
authorities in law consistent with such purposes:
            (1) Salaries and expenses.--For ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
        $434,097,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $434,097,000 for the 
        fiscal year 1999.
            (2) Technology fund.--For ``Technology Fund'' for the 
        United States Information Agency, $6,350,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1998 and $6,350,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (3) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--
                    (A) Fulbright academic exchange programs.--For the 
                ``Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs'', $94,236,000 
                for the fiscal year 1998 and $94,236,000 for the fiscal 
                year 1999.
                    (B) South pacific exchanges.--For the ``South 
                Pacific Exchanges'', $500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 
                and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (C) East timorese scholarships.--For the ``East 
                Timorese Scholarships'', $500,000 for the fiscal year 
                1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (D) Tibetan exchanges.--For the ``Educational and 
                Cultural Exchanges with Tibet'' under section 236 of 
                the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
                1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), $500,000 for the 
                fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (E) Other programs.--For ``Hubert H. Humphrey 
                Fellowship Program'', ``Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship 
                Program'', ``International Visitors Program'', ``Mike 
                Mansfield Fellowship Program'', ``Claude and Mildred 
                Pepper Scholarship Program of the Washington Workshops 
                Foundation'', ``Citizen Exchange Programs'', 
                ``Congress-Bundestag Exchange Program'', ``Newly 
                Independent States and Eastern Europe Training'', and 
                ``Institute for Representative Government'', 
                $97,995,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $97,995,000 
                for the fiscal year 1999.
            (4) International broadcasting activities.--
                    (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For 
                ``International Broadcasting Activities'', $334,655,000 
                for the fiscal year 1998, and $334,655,000 for the 
                fiscal year 1999.
                    (B) Allocation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Director of 
                the United States Information Agency and the Board of 
                Broadcasting Governors shall seek to ensure that the 
                amounts made available for broadcasting to nations 
                whose people do not fully enjoy freedom of expression 
                do not decline in proportion to the amounts made 
                available for broadcasting to other nations.
            (5) Radio construction.--For ``Radio Construction'', 
        $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $30,000,000 for the 
        fiscal year 1999.
            (6) Radio free asia.--For ``Radio Free Asia'', $10,000,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (7) Broadcasting to cuba.--For ``Broadcasting to Cuba'', 
        $22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $22,095,000 for the 
        fiscal year 1999.
            (8) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
        east and west.--For ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
        Interchange between East and West'', $10,000,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (9) National endowment for democracy.--For ``National 
        Endowment for Democracy'', $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 
        and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (10) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
        north and south.--For ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
        Interchange between North and South'' $2,000,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.

SEC. 107. UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes 
of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act--
            (1) $41,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $41,500,000 
        for the fiscal year 1999; and
            (2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
        years 1998 and 1999 for increases in salary, pay, retirement, 
        other employee benefits authorized by law, and to offset 
        adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 CHAPTER 1--AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

SEC. 201. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 36 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 36. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is established a program for the 
payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this section.
    ``(2) The rewards program established by this section shall be 
administered by the Secretary of State, in consultation, where 
appropriate, with the Attorney General.
    ``(b) Purpose.--(1) The rewards program established by this section 
shall be designed to assist in the prevention of acts of international 
terrorism, international narcotics trafficking, and other related 
criminal acts.
    ``(2) At the sole discretion of the Secretary of State and in 
consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General, the Secretary 
may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes information leading 
to--
            ``(A) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
        individual for the commission of an act of international 
        terrorism against a United States person or United States 
        property;
            ``(B) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
        individual conspiring or attempting to commit an act of 
        international terrorism against a United States person or 
        United States property;
            ``(C) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
        individual for committing, primarily outside the territorial 
        jurisdiction of the United States, any narcotics-related 
        offense if that offense involves or is a significant part of 
        conduct that involves--
                    ``(i) a violation of United States narcotics laws 
                and which is such that the individual would be a major 
                violator of such laws; or
                    ``(ii) the killing or kidnapping of--
                            ``(I) any officer, employee, or contract 
                        employee of the United States Government while 
                        such individual is engaged in official duties, 
                        or on account of that individual's official 
                        duties, in connection with the enforcement of 
                        United States narcotics laws or the 
                        implementing of United States narcotics control 
                        objectives; or
                            ``(II) a member of the immediate family of 
                        any such individual on account of that 
                        individual's official duties, in connection 
                        with the enforcement of United States narcotics 
                        laws or the implementing of United States 
                        narcotics control objectives; or
                    ``(iii) an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of 
                the acts described in clause (i) or (ii); or
            ``(D) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
        individual aiding or abetting in the commission of an act 
        described in subparagraphs (A) through (C); or
            ``(E) the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution 
        of an act described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
    ``(c) Coordination.--(1) To ensure that the payment of rewards 
pursuant to this section does not duplicate or interfere with the 
payment of informants or the obtaining of evidence or information, as 
authorized to the Department of Justice, the offering, administration, 
and payment of rewards under this section, including procedures for--
            ``(A) identifying individuals, organizations, and offenses 
        with respect to which rewards will be offered;
            ``(B) the publication of rewards;
            ``(C) offering of joint rewards with foreign governments;
            ``(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
            ``(E) the payment and approval of payment,
shall be governed by procedures developed by the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Attorney General.
    ``(2) Before making a reward under this section in a matter over 
which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the Secretary of State 
shall advise and consult with the Attorney General.
    ``(d) Funding.--(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of State from time to time such amounts as may be necessary 
to carry out the purposes of this section, notwithstanding section 102 
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 
(Public Law 99-93).
    ``(2) No amount of funds may be appropriated which, when added to 
the amounts previously appropriated but not yet obligated, would cause 
such amounts to exceed $15,000,000.
    ``(3) To the maximum extent practicable, funds made available to 
carry out this section should be distributed equally for the purpose of 
preventing acts of international terrorism and for the purpose of 
preventing international narcotics trafficking.
    ``(4) Amounts appropriated to carry out the purposes of this 
section shall remain available until expended.
    ``(e) Limitation and Certification.--(1) A reward under this 
section may not exceed $2,000,000.
    ``(2) A reward under this section of more than $100,000 may not be 
made without the approval of the President or the Secretary of State.
    ``(3) Any reward granted under this section shall be approved and 
certified for payment by the Secretary of State.
    ``(4) The authority of paragraph (2) may not be delegated to any 
other officer or employee of the United States Government.
    ``(5) If the Secretary determines that the identity of the 
recipient of a reward or of the members of the recipient's immediate 
family must be protected, the Secretary may take such measures in 
connection with the payment of the reward as he considers necessary to 
effect such protection.
    ``(f) Ineligibility.--An officer or employee of any governmental 
entity who, while in the performance of his or her official duties, 
furnishes information described in subsection (b) shall not be eligible 
for a reward under this section.
    ``(g) Reports.--(1) Not later than 30 days after paying any reward 
under this section, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees with respect to such reward. The 
report, which may be submitted on a classified basis if necessary, 
shall specify the amount of the reward paid, to whom the reward was 
paid, and the acts with respect to which the reward was paid. The 
report shall also discuss the significance of the information for which 
the reward was paid in dealing with those acts.
    ``(2) Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary of State shall submit an annual report to the appropriate 
congressional committees with respect to the operation of the rewards 
program authorized by this section. Such report shall provide 
information on the total amounts expended during such fiscal year to 
carry out the purposes of this section, including amounts spent to 
publicize the availability of rewards.
    ``(h) Publication Regarding Rewards Offered by Foreign 
Governments.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, at 
the sole discretion of the Secretary of State the resources of the 
rewards program authorized by this section, shall be available for the 
publication of rewards offered by foreign governments regarding acts of 
international terrorism which do not involve United States persons or 
property or a violation of the narcotics laws of the United States.
    ``(i) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `appropriate congressional committees' means 
        the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate;
            ``(2) the term `act of international terrorism' includes, 
        but is not limited to--
                    ``(A) any act substantially contributing to the 
                acquisition of unsafeguarded special nuclear material 
                (as defined in section 830(8) of the Nuclear 
                Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994) or any nuclear 
                explosive device (as defined in section 830(4) of that 
                Act) by an individual, group, or non-nuclear weapon 
                state (as defined in section 830(5) of that Act); and
                    ``(B) any act, as determined by the Secretary of 
                State, which materially supports the conduct of 
                international terrorism, including the counterfeiting 
                of United States currency or the illegal use of other 
                monetary instruments by an individual, group, or 
                country supporting international terrorism as 
                determined for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export 
                Administration Act of 1979;
            ``(3) the term `United States narcotics laws' means the 
        laws of the United States for the prevention and control of 
        illicit traffic in controlled substances (as such term is 
        defined for purposes of the Controlled Substances Act); and
            ``(4) the term `member of the immediate family' includes--
                    ``(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child 
                of the individual;
                    ``(B) a person to whom the individual stands in 
                loco parentis; and
                    ``(C) any other person living in the individual's 
                household and related to the individual by blood or 
                marriage.
    ``(j) Determinations of the Secretary.--A determination made by the 
Secretary of State under this section shall be final and conclusive and 
shall not be subject to judicial review.''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Secretary of State should pursue additional means of funding the 
program established by section 36 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708), including the authority to 
seize and dispose of assets used in the commission of any offense under 
sections 1028, 1541 through 1544, and 1546 of title 18, United States 
Code, and to retain the proceeds derived from the disposition of such 
assets, or to participate in asset sharing programs conducted by the 
Department of Justice, to carry out the purposes of section 36 of that 
Act.
    (c) Use of Earnings From Frozen Assets for Program.--
            (1) Amounts to be made available.--Up to 2 percent of the 
        earnings accruing, during periods beginning October 1, 1998, on 
        all assets of foreign countries blocked by the President 
        pursuant to the International Emergency Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
        1701 and following) shall be available, subject to 
        appropriations Acts, to carry out section 36 of the State 
        Department Basic Authorities Act, as amended by this section, 
        except that the limitation contained in subsection (d)(2) of 
        such section shall not apply to amounts made available under 
        this paragraph.
            (2) Control of funds by the president.--The President is 
        authorized and directed to take possession and exercise full 
        control of so much of the earnings described in paragraph (1) 
        as are made available under such paragraph.

SEC. 202. CONSOLIDATION OF UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND 
              CONSULAR POSTS.

    (a) Consolidation Plan.--The Secretary of State shall develop a 
worldwide plan for the consolidation, wherever practicable, on a 
regional or areawide basis, of United States missions and consular 
posts abroad.
    (b) Contents of Plan.--The plan shall--
            (1) identify specific United States diplomatic missions and 
        consular posts for consolidation;
            (2) identify those missions and posts at which the resident 
        ambassador would also be accredited to other specified states 
        in which the United States either maintained no resident 
        official presence or maintained such a presence only at staff 
        level; and
            (3) provide an estimate of--
                    (A) the amount by which expenditures would be 
                reduced through the reduction in the number of United 
                States Government personnel assigned abroad;
                    (B) the reduction in the costs of maintaining 
                United States properties abroad; and
                    (C) the amount of revenues generated to the United 
                States through the sale or other disposition of United 
                States properties associated with the posts to be 
                consolidated abroad.
    (c) Transmittal.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall transmit a copy of 
the plan to the appropriate congressional committees.

SEC. 203. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.

    Section 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2684a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``and enhancement'' 
        after ``procurement'';
            (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``are authorized to'' and 
        inserting ``shall'';
            (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``for expenditure to 
        procure capital equipment and information technology'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``for purposes of subsection (a)''; 
        and
            (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
    ``(e) Reprogramming Procedures.--Funds credited to the Capital 
Investment Fund shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures applicable to reprogrammings 
under section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2710).''.

SEC. 204. EFFICIENCY IN PROCUREMENT.

    (a) In General.--To the maximum extent practicable, United States 
Government agencies performing functions at diplomatic and consular 
posts abroad shall avoid duplicative acquisition actions.
    (b) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
contract awarded using full and open competition, or using maximum 
practicable competition if under the simplified acquisition threshold, 
or under the commercial item simplified procedures threshold in section 
4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, by an agency of the United 
States Government performing functions at diplomatic and consular posts 
abroad, may be amended without competition to permit other United 
States Government agencies at diplomatic and consular posts abroad to 
obtain goods or services under such contract if neither unit prices nor 
the contract scope of work are increased as a result of any such 
amendment. This authority shall be available only where supplies or 
services could not be obtained as conveniently or economically by 
contracting for such supplies or services directly.

SEC. 205. PROCEEDS OF SALE OF FOREIGN PROPERTIES.

    Section 9 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 
300) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Any proceeds held or deposited pursuant to this section may 
be deposited in interest bearing accounts. The Secretary of State may 
retain interest earned on such deposits without returning such interest 
to the Treasury of the United States and interest earned may be 
obligated and expended without further appropriation.''.

SEC. 206. REDUCTION OF REPORTING.

    (a) Report on Foreign Service Personnel in Each Agency.--Section 
601(c)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)) is 
repealed.
    (b) Report on Participation by U.S. Military Personnel Abroad in 
U.S. Elections.--Section 101(b)(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)) is amended by 
striking ``of voter participation'' and inserting ``of uniformed 
services voter participation, a general assessment of overseas 
nonmilitary participation,''.
    (c) Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices.--
Section 2202 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 
U.S.C. 4711) is repealed.
    (d) Annual Report on Social and Economic Growth.--Section 574 of 
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-107) is repealed.

SEC. 207. CONTRACTING FOR LOCAL GUARDS SERVICES OVERSEAS.

    Section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864(c)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award 
        contracts to the technically acceptable firm offering the 
        lowest evaluated price, except that proposals of United States 
        persons and qualified United States joint venture persons (as 
        defined in subsection (d)) shall be evaluated by reducing the 
        bid price by 5 percent;'';
            (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
            (3) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (6) and 
        inserting a period; and
            (4) by striking paragraph (7).

SEC. 208. PREADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.

    Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement Act (22 U.S.C. 
1623(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by striking ``1948, or'' and 
        inserting ``1948,'';
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
        sentence ``, or included in a category of claims against a 
        foreign government which is referred to the Commission by the 
        Secretary of State'';
            (3) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
        sentence: ``The Secretary of State shall provide fair notice to 
        all persons whose claims are to be preadjudicated by the 
        Commission under the authority of this section.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the applicable'' and 
        inserting ``any applicable''.

SEC. 209. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS AND 
              PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) Recovery of Certain Expenses.--The Department of State 
Appropriation Act of 1937 (49 Stat. 1321, 22 U.S.C. 2661) is amended in 
the fifth undesignated paragraph under the heading entitled 
``international fisheries commission'' by striking ``extraordinary''.
    (b) Procurement of Services.--Section 38(c) of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(c)) is amended in the 
first sentence by inserting ``personal and'' before ``other support 
services''.

SEC. 210. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEE ACCOUNT AND PROVIDING FOR PASSPORT 
              INFORMATION SERVICES.

    (a) Disposition of Fees.--Amounts collected by the Department of 
State pursuant to section 281 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1351), section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 
214), section 16 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (22 U.S.C. 4219), and 
section 9701 of title 31, United States Code, shall be deposited in a 
special fund of the Treasury.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Subject to subsection (e), amounts collected and 
deposited in the special fund in the Treasury pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall be available to the extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the following purposes:
            (1) To pay all necessary expenses of the Department of 
        State and the Foreign Service, including expenses authorized by 
        the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.
            (2) Representation to certain international organizations 
        in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties 
        ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or 
        specific Acts of Congress.
            (3) Acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor 
        vehicles as authorized by section 1343 of title 31, United 
        States Code, section 201(c) of the Federal Property and 
        Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(c)), and 
        section 7 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act (22 
        U.S.C. 2674).
            (4) Expenses of general administration of the Department of 
        State.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts collected and deposited in the 
special fund pursuant to subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
available until expended.
    (d) Limitation.--For any fiscal year, the total amount deposited in 
the special fund under subsection (a) pursuant to the authority of this 
section may not exceed $455,000,000.
    (e) Passport Information Services.--For each of the fiscal years 
1998 and 1999, $5,000,000 of the amounts available in the fund shall be 
available only for the purpose of providing passport information 
without charge to citizens of the United States, including--
            (1) information about who is eligible to receive a United 
        States passport and how and where to apply;
            (2) information about the status of pending applications; 
        and
            (3) names, addresses, and telephone numbers of State and 
        Federal officials who are authorized to provide passport 
        information in cooperation with the Department of State.

SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT OF MACHINE READABLE FEE ACCOUNT.

    Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6);
            (2) by striking paragraph (5);
            (3) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) For fiscal years 1998 and 1999, not more than 
        $140,000,000 in fees collected under the authority of paragraph 
        (1) for each fiscal year shall be deposited in a special fund 
        of the Treasury.
            ``(3) Fees deposited in the special fund pursuant to 
        paragraph (2) shall be available to the extent and in such 
        amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts for 
        costs of the Department of State's border security program, 
        including the costs of--
                    ``(A) installation and operation of the machine 
                readable visa and automated name-check process;
                    ``(B) improving the quality and security of the 
                United States passport;
                    ``(C) passport and visa fraud investigations; and
                    ``(D) the technological infrastructure to support 
                and operate the programs referred to in subparagraphs 
                (A) through (C).
            ``(4) Amounts deposited pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
        remain available for obligation until expended.
            ``(5) For any fiscal year, fees collected under the 
        authority of paragraph (1) in excess of the amount specified 
        for such fiscal year under paragraph (2) shall be deposited in 
        the general fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''.

SEC. 212. RETENTION OF ADDITIONAL DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS REGISTRATION 
              FEES.

    Section 45(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2717(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$700,000 of the'' and inserting ``all'';
            (2) at the end of paragraph (1) by striking ``and'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``functions'' and inserting 
                ``functions, including compliance and enforcement 
                activities,''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (3):
            ``(3) the enhancement of defense trade export compliance 
        and enforcement activities to include compliance audits of 
        United States and foreign parties, the conduct of 
        administrative proceedings, end-use monitoring of direct 
        commercial arms sales and transfer, and cooperation in criminal 
        proceedings related to defense trade export controls.''.

SEC. 213. TRAINING.

    (a) Institute for Training.--Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as subsection (g); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) of subsection (d) the 
        following new subsections:
    ``(e)(1) The Secretary of State may, in the discretion of the 
Secretary, provide appropriate training and related services through 
the institution to employees of United States companies engaged in 
business abroad, and to the families of such employees.
    ``(2) In the case of any company under contract to provide services 
to the Department of State, the Secretary of State is authorized to 
provide job-related training and related services to any company 
employee who is performing such services.
    ``(3) Training under this subsection shall be on a reimbursable or 
advance-of-funds basis. Such reimbursements or advances shall be 
credited to the currently available applicable appropriation account.
    ``(4) Training and related services under this subsection is 
authorized only to the extent that it will not interfere with the 
institution's primary mission of training employees of the Department 
and of other agencies in the field of foreign relations.
    ``(f)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to provide on a 
reimbursable basis training programs to Members of Congress or the 
judiciary.
    ``(2) Congressional staff members and employees of the judiciary 
may participate on a reimbursable, space-available basis in training 
programs offered by the institution.
    ``(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection shall be 
credited to the currently available applicable appropriation account.
    ``(4) Training under this subsection is authorized only to the 
extent that it will not interfere with the institution's primary 
mission of training employees of the Department of State and of other 
agencies in the field of foreign relations.''.
    (b) Fees for Use of National Foreign Affairs Training Center.--The 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669 et seq.) 
is amended by adding after section 52 the following new section:

``SEC. 53. FEES FOR USE OF THE NATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING 
              CENTER.

    ``The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use of the 
National Foreign Affairs Training Center Facility of the Department of 
State. Funds collected under the authority of this section, including 
reimbursements, surcharges, and fees, shall be deposited as an 
offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation to 
recover the costs of such use and shall remain available for obligation 
until expended. Funds deposited pursuant to the authority of this 
section may be obligated and expended only in such amounts as are 
provided in advance in an appropriation Act.''.

SEC. 214. RECOVERY OF COSTS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

    (a) Authorities.--Section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4084) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' after ``employees,''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period ``, and (for 
                care provided abroad) such other persons as are 
                designated by the Secretary of State, except that such 
                persons shall be considered persons other than covered 
                beneficiaries for purposes of subsections (g) and 
                (h)'';
            (2) in subsection (d) by inserting ``, subject to the 
        provisions of subsections (g) and (h)'' before the period; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(g)(1) In the case of a person who is a covered beneficiary, the 
Secretary of State is authorized to collect from a third-party payer 
the reasonable costs incurred by the Department of State on behalf of 
such person for health care services to the same extent that the 
covered beneficiary would be eligible to receive reimbursement or 
indemnification from the third-party payer for such costs.
    ``(2) If the insurance policy, plan, contract or similar agreement 
of that third-party payer includes a requirement for a deductible or 
copayment by the beneficiary of the plan, then the Secretary of State 
may collect from the third-party payer only the reasonable cost of the 
care provided less the deductible or copayment amount.
    ``(3) A covered beneficiary shall not be required to pay any 
deductible or copayment for health care services under this subsection.
    ``(4) In the case of--
            ``(A) care provided directly or indirectly by a 
        governmental entity; or
            ``(B) care provided to an individual who has not paid a 
        required deductible or copayment,
no provision of any insurance, medical service, or health plan contract 
or agreement having the effect of excluding from coverage or limiting 
payment of charges for care in such a case shall operate to prevent 
collection by the Secretary of State under paragraph (1).
    ``(5) No law of any State, or of any political subdivision of a 
State, and no provision of any contract or agreement shall operate to 
prevent or hinder recovery or collection by the United States under 
this section.
    ``(6) As to the authority provided in paragraph (1) of this 
subsection--
            ``(A) the United States shall be subrogated to any right or 
        claim that the covered beneficiary may have against a third-
        party payer;
            ``(B) the United States may institute and prosecute legal 
        proceedings against a third-party payer to enforce a right of 
        the United States under this subsection; and
            ``(C) the Secretary may compromise, settle, or waive a 
        claim of the United States under this subsection.
    ``(7) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the 
administration of this subsection and subsection (h). Such regulations 
shall provide for computation of the reasonable cost of health care 
services.
    ``(8) Regulations prescribed under this subsection shall provide 
that medical records of a covered beneficiary receiving health care 
under this section shall be made available for inspection and review by 
representatives of the third-party payer from which collection by the 
United States is sought for the sole purpose of permitting the third-
party payer to verify, consistent with this subsection--
            ``(A) that the care or services for which recovery or 
        collection is sought were furnished to the covered beneficiary; 
        and
            ``(B) that the provision of such care or services to the 
        covered beneficiary meets criteria generally applicable under 
        the health plan contract involved.
    ``(9) Amounts collected under this subsection, under subsection 
(h), or under any authority referred to in subsection (i), from a 
third-party payer or from any other payer shall be deposited as an 
offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation and 
shall remain available until expended. Amounts deposited shall be 
available, to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance 
in appropriation Acts.
    ``(10) For purposes of this section--
            ``(A) the term `covered beneficiary' means an individual 
        eligible to receive health care under this section whose health 
        care costs are to be paid by a third-party payer under a 
        contractual agreement with such payer;
            ``(B) the term `services' as used in `health care services' 
        includes products; and
            ``(C) the term `third-party payer' means an entity that 
        provides a fee-for-service insurance policy, contract, or 
        similar agreement through the Federal Employees Health Benefit 
        program, under which the expenses of health care services for 
        individuals are paid.
    ``(h) In the case of a person, other than a covered beneficiary, 
who receives health care services pursuant to this section, the 
Secretary of State is authorized to collect from such person the 
reasonable costs of health care services incurred by the Department of 
State on behalf of such person. The United States shall have the same 
rights against persons subject to the provisions of this subsection as 
against third-party payers covered by subsection (g).
    ``(i) Nothing in subsection (g) or (h) of this section may be 
construed as limiting any authority the Secretary otherwise has with 
respect to payment and obtaining reimbursement for the costs of medical 
treatment of an individual eligible under this section for health 
care.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the earlier of--
            (1) the date on which regulations promulgated by the 
        Secretary of State to implement such amendments are published 
        in final form in the Federal Register; or
            (2) October 1, 1998.

SEC. 215. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

    The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a 
et seq.) is amended by adding after section 53 (as added by section 
213(b)) the following new section:

``SEC. 54. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

    ``The Secretary of State is authorized to charge a fee for use of 
the diplomatic reception rooms of the Department of State. Amounts 
collected under the authority of this section (including any 
reimbursements and surcharges) shall be deposited as an offsetting 
collection to any Department of State appropriation to recover the 
costs of such use and shall remain available for obligation until 
expended. Amounts deposited under this section may be obligated and 
expended only to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
advance in an appropriation Act.''.

SEC. 216. FEES FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

    Section 52 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2724) is amended in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 
following: ``Funds deposited under this subsection shall remain 
available for obligation until expended. Deposited funds may be 
obligated and expended only in such amounts as are provided in advance 
in an appropriation Act.''.

SEC. 217. CONCERNING THE USE OF FUNDS TO FURTHER NORMALIZE RELATIONS 
              WITH VIETNAM.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (a), none of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
may be obligated or expended to pay for any cost incurred for--
            (1) opening or operating any United States diplomatic or 
        consular post in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that was not 
        operating on the date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) expanding any United States diplomatic or consular post 
        in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; or
            (3) increasing the total number of personnel assigned in 
        United States diplomatic or consular posts in the Socialist 
        Republic of Vietnam above the levels existing on the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
    (b) Certification.--Not less than 60 days prior to any obligation 
or expenditure of funds under subsection (a), the President submits a 
certification to the appropriate congressional committees that--
            (1) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is 
        fully cooperating with the United States in providing the 
        fullest possible accounting of all unresolved POW/MIA cases and 
        the recovery and repatriation of American remains;
            (2) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has 
        made substantial progress toward the release of all political 
        and religious prisoners, including Catholic, Protestant, and 
        Buddhist clergy;
            (3) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is 
        fully cooperating with requests by the United States to obtain 
        full and free access to persons of humanitarian interest to the 
        United States for interviews under the Orderly Departure (ODP) 
        and Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Refugees (ROVR) 
        programs and in providing exit visas for such persons, and has 
        taken vigorous action to end extortion, bribery, and other 
        corrupt practices in connection with such exit visas; and
            (4) the Government of the United States is making vigorous 
        efforts to interview and resettle former re-education camp 
        victims, their immediate families (including unmarried sons and 
        daughters), former United States Government employees, and 
        other persons eligible for the ODP program, and to give such 
        persons the full benefit of all applicable United States laws 
        including sections 599D and 599E of the Foreign Operations, 
        Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 
        1990 (Public Law 101-167) and will continue to make such 
        efforts during the time for which such funds are made 
        available.

SEC. 218. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ADJUDICATION PROVISIONS.

    The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167) is amended--
            (1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``and 1997'' 
                and inserting ``1997, 1998, and 1999''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``October 1, 
                1997'' each place it appears and inserting ``October 1, 
                1999''; and
            (2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
        (b)(2), by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 1999''.

       CHAPTER 2--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 241. USE OF CERTAIN PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES FOR ENHANCED PASSPORT 
              SERVICES.

    For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, of the fees collected 
for expedited passport processing and deposited to an offsetting 
collection pursuant to the Department of State and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-317; 22 U.S.C. 
214), 30 percent shall be available only for enhancing passport 
services for United States citizens, improving the integrity and 
efficiency of the passport issuance process, improving the secure 
nature of the United States passport, investigating passport fraud, and 
deterring entry into the United States by terrorists, drug traffickers, 
or other criminals.

SEC. 242. CONSULAR OFFICERS.

    (a) Persons Authorized To Issue Reports of Birth Abroad.--Section 
33 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2705) is amended in paragraph (2) by inserting ``(or any United States 
citizen employee of the Department of State designated by the Secretary 
of State to adjudicate nationality abroad pursuant to such regulations 
as the Secretary may prescribe)'' after ``consular officer''.
    (b) Provisions Applicable to Consular Officers.--Section 31 of the 
Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1689, 22 U.S.C. 4191), is amended by 
inserting ``and to such other United States citizen employees of the 
Department of State as may be designated by the Secretary of State 
pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe'' after 
``such officers''.

SEC. 243. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT REQUIREMENTS.

    Sections 1726, 1727, and 1728 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (22 U.S.C. 4212, 4213, and 4214) (concerning accounting for 
consular fees) are repealed.

SEC. 244. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Federal Register Publication of Travel Advisories.--Section 
44908(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (b) Publication in the Federal Register of Travel Advisories 
Concerning Security at Foreign Ports.--Section 908(a) of the 
International Maritime and Port Security Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
399; 100 Stat. 891; 46 U.S.C. App. 1804(a)) is amended by striking the 
second sentence.

SEC. 245. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE CONVENTION ON 
              INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION.

    Beginning 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every subsequent 6 months during fiscal years 1998 and 1999, the 
Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the compliance of the signatories to the Hague Convention on 
the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction with the provisions 
of the convention, which shall include--
            (1) the number of applications for the return of children 
        submitted by United States citizens to the Central Authority 
        for the United States that remain unresolved;
            (2) the countries to which the children listed in the 
        unresolved applications are alleged to have been abducted;
            (3) whether, in the judgment of the Secretary of State, 
        each of the countries listed in one or more resolved 
        applications is in full compliance with its obligations under 
        the convention; and
            (4) in each unresolved case, the actions taken by the 
        Department of State to secure the return of the child or 
        children alleged to have been abducted.

                   CHAPTER 3--REFUGEES AND MIGRATION

SEC. 261. REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING CUBAN EMIGRATION POLICIES.

    Beginning 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every subsequent 6 months, the Secretary of State shall include in the 
monthly report to Congress entitled ``Update on Monitoring of Cuban 
Migrant Returnees'' additional information concerning the methods 
employed by the Government of Cuba to enforce the United States-Cuba 
agreement of September 1994 to restrict the emigration of the Cuban 
people from Cuba to the United States and the treatment by the 
Government of Cuba of persons who have returned to Cuba pursuant to the 
United States-Cuba agreement of May 1995.

SEC. 262. REPROGRAMMING OF MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE FUNDS.

    Section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2706) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) Emergency Waiver of Notification Requirement.--The Secretary 
of State may waive the notification requirement of subsection (a), if 
the Secretary determines that failure to do so would pose a substantial 
risk to human health or welfare. In the case of any waiver under this 
subsection, notification to the appropriate congressional committees 
shall be provided as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days 
after taking the action to which the notification requirement was 
applicable, and shall contain an explanation of the emergency 
circumstances.''.

TITLE III--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
                     PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

           CHAPTER 1--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 301. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.

    (a) Establishment.--Section 1(e) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In''; and
            (2) by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(2) Coordinator for counterterrorism.--
                    ``(A) There shall be within the office of the 
                Secretary of State a Coordinator for Counterterrorism 
                (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the 
                `Coordinator') who shall be appointed by the President, 
                by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
                    ``(B)(i) The Coordinator shall perform such duties 
                and exercise such power as the Secretary of State shall 
                prescribe.
                    ``(ii) The principal duty of the Coordinator shall 
                be the overall supervision (including policy oversight 
                of resources) of international counterterrorism 
                activities. The Coordinator shall be the principal 
                adviser to the Secretary of State on international 
                counterterrorism matters. The Coordinator shall be the 
                principal counterterrorism official within the senior 
                management of the Department of State and shall report 
                directly to the Secretary of State.
                    ``(C) The Coordinator shall have the rank and 
                status of Ambassador-at-Large. The Coordinator shall be 
                compensated at the annual rate of basic pay in effect 
                for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
                under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, or, 
                if the Coordinator is appointed from the Foreign 
                Service, the annual rate of pay which the individual 
                last received under the Foreign Service Schedule, 
                whichever is greater.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 161 of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public 
Law 103-236) is amended by striking subsection (e).
    (c) Transition Provision.--The individual serving as Coordinator 
for Counterterrorism of the Department of State on the day before the 
effective date of this division may continue to serve in that position.

SEC. 302. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN POSITIONS 
              OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.--Section 
122 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 
1993 (22 U.S.C. 2652b) is repealed.
    (b) Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Burdensharing.--Section 
161 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (22 U.S.C. 2651a note) is amended by striking subsection (f).
    (c) Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental 
and Scientific Affairs.--Section 9 of the Department of State 
Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2655a) is repealed.

SEC. 303. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HUMAN 
              RESOURCES.

    Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended by adding after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Assistant secretary for human resources.--There shall 
        be in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary for Human 
        Resources who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State 
        for matters relating to human resources including the 
        implementation of personnel policies and programs within the 
        Department of State and international affairs functions and 
        activities carried out through the Department of State. The 
        Assistant Secretary shall have substantial professional 
        qualifications in the field of human resource policy and 
        management.''.

SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DIPLOMATIC 
              SECURITY.

    Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) as amended by section 303 is further amended by 
adding after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Assistant secretary for diplomatic security.--There 
        shall be in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary for 
        Diplomatic Security who shall be responsible to the Secretary 
        of State for matters relating to diplomatic security. The 
        Assistant Secretary shall have substantial professional 
        qualifications in the field of Federal law enforcement, 
        intelligence, or security.''.

SEC. 305. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.

    (a) United States Special Envoy for Tibet.--The President should 
appoint within the Department of State a United States Special Envoy 
for Tibet, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the President.
    (b) Rank.--A United States Special Envoy for Tibet appointed under 
subsection (a) shall have the personal rank of ambassador and shall be 
appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
    (c) Special Functions.--The United States Special Envoy for Tibet 
should be authorized and encouraged--
            (1) to promote substantive negotiations between the Dalai 
        Lama or his representatives and senior members of the 
        Government of the People's Republic of China;
            (2) to promote good relations between the Dalai Lama and 
        his representatives and the United States Government, including 
        meeting with members or representatives of the Tibetan 
        government-in-exile; and
            (3) to travel regularly throughout Tibet and Tibetan 
        refugee settlements.
    (d) Duties and Responsibilities.--The United States Special Envoy 
for Tibet should--
            (1) consult with the Congress on policies relevant to Tibet 
        and the future and welfare of all Tibetan people;
            (2) coordinate United States Government policies, programs, 
        and projects concerning Tibet; and
            (3) report to the Secretary of State regarding the matters 
        described in section 536(a)(2) of the Foreign Relations 
        Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-
        236).

SEC. 306. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BUREAU CHARGED WITH REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

    The Bureau of Migration and Refugee Assistance shall be the bureau 
within the Department of State with principal responsibility for 
assisting the Secretary in carrying out the Migration and Refugee 
Assistance Act of 1962 and shall not be charged with responsibility for 
assisting the Secretary in matters relating to family planning or 
population policy.

  CHAPTER 2--PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

SEC. 321. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

    (a) End Fiscal Year 1998 Levels.--The number of members of the 
Foreign Service authorized to be employed as of September 30, 1998--
            (1) for the Department of State, shall not exceed 8,000, of 
        whom not more than 750 shall be members of the Senior Foreign 
        Service;
            (2) for the United States Information Agency, shall not 
        exceed 1,000, of whom not more than 140 shall be members of the 
        Senior Foreign Service; and
            (3) for the Agency for International Development, not to 
        exceed 1070, of whom not more than 140 shall be members of the 
        Senior Foreign Service.
    (b) End Fiscal Year 1999 Levels.--The number of members of the 
Foreign Service authorized to be employed as of September 30, 1999--
            (1) for the Department of State, shall not exceed 8,000, of 
        whom not more than 750 shall be members of the Senior Foreign 
        Service;
            (2) for the United States Information Agency, not to exceed 
        1,000 of whom not more than 140 shall be members of the Senior 
        Foreign Service; and
            (3) for the Agency for International Development, not to 
        exceed 1065 of whom not more than 135 shall be members of the 
        Senior Foreign Service.
    (c) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
``members of the Foreign Service'' is used within the meaning of such 
term under section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C 
3903), except that such term does not include--
            (1) members of the Service under paragraphs (6) and (7) of 
        such section;
            (2) members of the Service serving under temporary resident 
        appointments abroad;
            (3) members of the Service employed on less than a full-
        time basis;
            (4) members of the Service subject to involuntary 
        separation in cases in which such separation has been suspended 
        pursuant to section 1106(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980; 
        and
            (5) members of the Service serving under non-career limited 
        appointments.
    (d) Waiver Authority.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the President 
may waive any limitation under subsection (a) or (b) to the extent that 
such waiver is necessary to carry on the foreign affairs functions of 
the United States.
    (2) Not less than 15 days before the President exercises a waiver 
under paragraph (1), such agency head shall notify the Chairman of the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Chairman of the 
Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives. 
Such notice shall include an explanation of the circumstances and 
necessity for such waiver.

SEC. 322. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY.

    Title 5 of the United States Code is amended--
            (1) in section 5544(a), by inserting after the fourth 
        sentence the following new sentence: ``For employees serving 
        outside the United States in areas where Sunday is a routine 
        workday and another day of the week is officially recognized as 
        the day of rest and worship, the Secretary of State may 
        designate the officially recognized day of rest and worship as 
        the day with respect to which the preceding sentence shall 
        apply instead of Sunday.''; and
            (2) at the end of section 5546(a), by adding the following 
        new sentence: ``For employees serving outside the United States 
        in areas where Sunday is a routine workday and another day of 
        the week is officially recognized as the day of rest and 
        worship, the Secretary of State may designate the officially 
        recognized day of rest and worship as the day with respect to 
        which the preceding sentence shall apply instead of Sunday.''.

SEC. 323. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO SEPARATE CONVICTED FELONS FROM 
              SERVICE.

    Section 610(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4010(a)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``A member'' 
and inserting ``Except in the case of an individual who has been 
convicted of a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment of more than 
1 year may be imposed, a member''.

SEC. 324. CAREER COUNSELING.

    (a) In General.--Section 706(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4026(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
sentence: ``Career counseling and related services provided pursuant to 
this Act shall not be construed to permit an assignment to training or 
to another assignment that consists primarily of paid time to conduct a 
job search and without other substantive duties, except that career 
members of the Service who upon their separation are not eligible to 
receive an immediate annuity and have not been assigned to a post in 
the United States during the 12 months prior to their separation from 
the Service may be permitted up to 2 months of paid time to conduct a 
job search.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

 TITLE IV--UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES 
  FOR UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AU PAIR PROGRAMS.

    Section 1(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to extend au pair 
programs.'' (Public Law 104-72; 109 Stat. 1065(b)) is amended by 
striking ``, through fiscal year 1997''.

SEC. 402. RETENTION OF INTEREST.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the approval of 
the National Endowment for Democracy, grant funds made available by the 
National Endowment for Democracy may be deposited in interest-bearing 
accounts pending disbursement and any interest which accrues may be 
retained by the grantee without returning such interest to the Treasury 
of the United States and interest earned by be obligated and expended 
for the purposes for which the grant was made without further 
appropriation.

SEC. 403. CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN NORTH 
              AND SOUTH.

    Section 208(e) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075(e)) is amended by striking 
``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$4,000,000''.

SEC. 404. USE OF ENGLISH TEACHING PROGRAM FEES.

    Section 810 of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) is amended by inserting 
``educational advising and counseling, exchange visitor program 
services, advertising sold by the Voice of America, receipts from 
cooperating international organizations and from the privatization of 
VOA Europe,'' after ``library services,''.

SEC. 405. LAW AND BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM 
              THE SOVIET UNION, LITHUANIA, LATVIA, AND ESTONIA.

    Section 227(c)(5) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by inserting ``journalism and 
        communications, education administration, public policy, 
        library and information science,'' after ``business 
        administration,''; and
            (2) in the second sentence by inserting ``journalism and 
        communications, education administration, public policy, 
        library and information science,'' after ``business 
        administration,''.

SEC. 406. WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SPONSORED 
              INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES AND TRAINING.

    Section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(g) Working Group on United States Government Sponsored 
International Exchanges and Training.--(1) In order to carry out the 
purposes of subsection (f) and to improve the coordination, efficiency, 
and effectiveness of United States Government sponsored international 
exchanges and training, there is established within the United States 
Information Agency a senior-level interagency working group to be known 
as the Working Group on United States Government Sponsored 
International Exchanges and Training (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as ``the Working Group'').
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `Government 
sponsored international exchanges and training' means the movement of 
people between countries to promote the sharing of ideas, to develop 
skills, and to foster mutual understanding and cooperation, financed 
wholly or in part, directly or indirectly, with United States 
Government funds.
    ``(3) The Working Group shall be composed of 6 members as follows:
            ``(A) The Associate Director for Educational and Cultural 
        Affairs of the United States Information Agency, who shall act 
        as Chair.
            ``(B) A senior representative designated by the Secretary 
        of State.
            ``(C) A senior representative designated by the Secretary 
        of Defense.
            ``(D) A senior representative designated by the Secretary 
        of Education.
            ``(E) A senior representative designated by the Attorney 
        General.
            ``(F) A senior representative designated by the 
        Administrator of the Agency for International Development.
    ``(4) At the discretion of the Chair, representatives of other 
departments and agencies may participate in meetings of the Working 
Group as ex parte nonvoting members. Representatives of the National 
Security Adviser and the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget may participate in the Working Group at the discretion of the 
adviser and the director, respectively.
    ``(5) The Working Group shall be supported by an interagency staff 
office established in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of 
the United States Information Agency.
    ``(6) The Working Group shall have the following purposes and 
responsibilities:
            ``(A) To collect, analyze, and report data provided by all 
        United States Government departments and agencies conducting 
        international exchanges and training programs.
            ``(B) To promote greater understanding and cooperation 
        among concerned United States Government departments and 
        agencies of common issues and challenges in conducting 
        international exchanges and training programs, including 
        through the establishment of a clearinghouse for information on 
        international exchange and training activities in the 
        governmental and nongovernmental sectors.
            ``(C) In order to achieve the most efficient and cost-
        effective use of Federal resources, to identify administrative 
        and programmatic duplication and overlap of activities by the 
        various United States Government departments and agencies 
        involved in Government sponsored international exchange and 
        training programs, and to report thereon.
            ``(D) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
        of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 
        and 1999, to develop and thereafter assess, annually, a 
        coordinated strategy for all United States Government sponsored 
        international exchange and training programs, and to issue a 
        report on such strategy.
            ``(E) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
        enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
        Years 1998 and 1999, to develop recommendations on common 
        performance measures for all United States Government sponsored 
        international exchange and training programs, and to issue a 
        report.
            ``(F) To develop strategies for expanding public and 
        private partnerships in, and leveraging private sector support 
        for, United States Government sponsored international exchange 
        and training activities.
    ``(7) All reports prepared by the Working Group shall be submitted 
to the President, through the Director of the United States Information 
Agency.
    ``(8) The Working Group shall meet at least on a quarterly basis.
    ``(9) Four of the members of the Working Group shall constitute a 
quorum. All decisions of the Working Group shall be by majority vote of 
the members present and voting.
    ``(10) The members of the Working Group shall serve without 
additional compensation for their service on the Working Group. Any 
expenses incurred by a member of the Working Group in connection with 
service on the Working Group shall be compensated by that member's 
department or agency.
    ``(11) With respect to any report promulgated pursuant to paragraph 
(6), a member may submit dissenting views to be submitted as part of 
the report of the Working Group.''.

SEC. 407. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 
              TIBETANS AND BURMESE.

    (a) Establishment of Educational and Cultural Exchange for 
Tibetans.--The Director of the United States Information Agency shall 
establish programs of educational and cultural exchange between the 
United States and the people of Tibet. Such programs shall include 
opportunities for training and, as the Director considers appropriate, 
may include the assignment of personnel and resources abroad.
    (b) Scholarships for Tibetans and Burmese.--
            (1) In general.--For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 
        1999, at least 30 scholarships shall be made available to 
        Tibetan students and professionals who are outside Tibet, and 
        at least 15 scholarships shall be made available to Burmese 
        students and professionals who are outside Burma.
            (2) Waiver.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent 
        that the Director of the United States Information Agency 
        determines that there are not enough qualified students to 
        fulfill such allocation requirement.
            (3) Scholarship defined.--For the purposes of this section, 
        the term ``scholarship'' means an amount to be used for full or 
        partial support of tuition and fees to attend an educational 
        institution, and may include fees, books, and supplies, 
        equipment required for courses at an educational institution, 
        living expenses at a United States educational institution, and 
        travel expenses to and from, and within, the United States.

SEC. 408. EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    (a) Statement of Congress Concerning the Fulbright Commission in 
South Africa.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The governments of the United States and South Africa 
        have established a bilateral commission, the J. William 
        Fulbright Commission, in Pretoria, South Africa, with the 
        primary purpose of managing and providing oversight of cultural 
        and educational exchange programs for South Africans and 
        Americans, particularly the Fulbright Academic Exchange Program 
        in South Africa.
            (2) The Fulbright commission is a model for bilateral 
        partnership and cooperative engagement and provides a single 
        administrative mechanism to improve the management of United 
        States-supported educational programs in South Africa.
            (3) Such bilateral commissions, known as Fulbright 
        commissions, have been established around the world to manage 
        efficient and heavily leveraged international exchange programs 
        supported by the United States.
            (4) Two programs funded through the United States Agency 
        for International Development, the Mandela Fellows and ATLAS, 
        are long-term academic training programs at the post-
        baccalaureate level comparable to the Fulbright Academic 
        Exchange Program administered by the United States Information 
        Agency.
            (5) The Fulbright Commission in South Africa can provide 
        local management of the ATLAS and Mandela Fellows programs to 
        provide an integrated strategic plan for United States exchange 
        and training programs.
            (6) The Fulbright commissions usually require that exchange 
        programs feature some level of cost-sharing with host 
        governments and the private sector. The ATLAS and Mandela 
        Fellows programs would benefit from such an arrangement.
            (7) The Fulbright Commission in South Africa affirms 
        continuity and consistency in the management of the ATLAS and 
        Mandela Fellows programs in conjunction with the long-term 
        commitment to share in the costs of the commission and its 
        programs.
            (8) The Fulbright Commission in South Africa will enhance 
        the prestige and authority of exchange grants and awards as 
        well as reduce the possibility of duplication of programs.
    (b) Policy Regarding Administration and Management of United States 
Exchange Programs in South Africa.--
            (1) Administration by usia.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, educational, cultural, and other exchange 
        programs funded by the United States in South Africa, including 
        any such programs for secondary school students, shall be 
        administered by the United States Information Agency (USIA). 
        Funds appropriated or allocated to the United States Agency for 
        International Development (USAID) for the ATLAS and Mandela 
        Fellows programs shall be transferred to the United States 
        Information Agency.
            (2) Management by fulbright commission in south africa.--
        The United States Information Agency shall enter into 
        agreements with the J. William Fulbright Commission in South 
        Africa to provide for the oversight and management of the ATLAS 
        and Mandela Fellows programs by the commission.

   TITLE V--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3582(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking all after the first sentence and inserting the 
following: ``On reemployment, he is entitled to the rate of basic pay 
to which he would have been entitled had he remained in the civil 
service. On reemployment, the agency shall restore his sick leave 
account, by credit or charge, to its status at the time of transfer. 
The period of separation caused by his employment with the 
international organization and the period necessary to effect 
reemployment are deemed creditable service for all appropriate civil 
service employment purposes. This subsection does not apply to a 
congressional employee.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect transfers which take effect on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

             CHAPTER 2--UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED AGENCIES

SEC. 521. REFORM IN BUDGET DECISIONMAKING PROCEDURES OF THE UNITED 
              NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.

    (a) Assessed Contributions.--Of amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for ``Assessed Contributions to International 
Organizations'' by this Act, the President may withhold 20 percent of 
the funds appropriated for the United States assessed contribution to 
the United Nations or to any of its specialized agencies for any 
calendar year if the Secretary of State determines that the United 
Nations or any such agency has failed to implement or to continue to 
implement consensus-based decisionmaking procedures on budgetary 
matters which assure that sufficient attention is paid to the views of 
the United States and other member states that are the major financial 
contributors to such assessed budgets.
    (b) Notice to Congress.--The President shall notify the Congress 
when a decision is made to withhold any share of the United States 
assessed contribution to the United Nations or its specialized agencies 
pursuant to subsection (a) and shall notify the Congress when the 
decision is made to pay any previously withheld assessed contribution. 
A notification under this subsection shall include appropriate 
consultation between the President (or the President's representative) 
and the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
    (c) Contributions for Prior Years.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, payment of assessed contributions for prior years may 
be made to the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies 
notwithstanding subsection (a) if such payment would further United 
States interests in that organization.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than February 1 of each year, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report concerning the amount of United States assessed contributions 
paid to the United Nations and each of its specialized agencies during 
the preceding calendar year.

             TITLE VI--ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

SEC. 601. COMPREHENSIVE COMPILATION OF ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT 
              STUDIES.

    Section 39 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2579) 
is repealed.

SEC. 602. USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 48 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2588) 
is amended by striking ``section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 
U.S.C. 111)'' and inserting ``any other Act''.

                  TITLE VII--FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

SEC. 701. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF 
              REFUGEES.

    (a) In General.--No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
shall be available to effect the involuntary return of any person to a 
country in which the person has a well founded fear of persecution on 
account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular 
social group, or political opinion.
    (b) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--No funds authorized by 
section 104 of this Act or by section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee 
Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be available to effect 
the involuntary return of any person to any country.
    (c) Involuntary Return Defined.--As used in this section, the term 
``to effect the involuntary return'' means to take action by which it 
is reasonably foreseeable that a person will be required to return to a 
country against the person's will, regardless of whether such return is 
induced by physical force and regardless of whether the person is 
physically present in the United States.

SEC. 702. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE INVOLUNTARY RETURN 
              OF PERSONS IN DANGER OF SUBJECTION TO TORTURE.

    (a) In General.--The United States shall not expel, extradite, or 
otherwise effect the involuntary return of any person to a country in 
which there are reasonable grounds for believing the person would be in 
danger of subjection to torture.
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, terms used 
        in this section have the meanings given such terms under the 
        United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, 
        Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, subject to any 
        reservations, understandings, declarations, and provisos 
        contained in the United States resolution of advice and consent 
        to ratification to such convention.
            (2) Involuntary return.--As used in this section, the term 
        ``effect the involuntary return'' means to take action by which 
        it is reasonably foreseeable that a person will be required to 
        return to a country against the person's will, regardless of 
        whether such return is induced by physical force and regardless 
        of whether the person is physically present in the United 
        States.

SEC. 703. REPORTS ON CLAIMS BY UNITED STATES FIRMS AGAINST THE 
              GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA.

    (a) In General.--Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and every 120 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Commerce, shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
specific actions taken by the Department of State, the Department of 
Defense, and the Department of Commerce toward progress in resolving 
the commercial disputes between United States firms and the Government 
of Saudi Arabia that are described in the June 30, 1993, report by the 
Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 9140(c) of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396), including the 
additional claims noticed by the Department of Commerce on page 2 of 
that report.
    (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall cease to have effect when 
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Commerce, certifies in writing to the appropriate 
congressional committees that the commercial disputes referred to in 
subsection (a) have been resolved satisfactorily.

SEC. 704. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.

    Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151n) is amended by striking ``January 31'' and inserting ``February 
15''.

SEC. 705. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL 
              METHODS.

    (a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of 
this Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
are authorized to be available for the United Nations Population Fund 
(UNFPA), unless the President certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that (1) the United Nations Population Fund 
has terminated all activities in the People's Republic of China; or (2) 
during the 12 months preceding such certification there have been no 
abortions as the result of coercion associated with the family planning 
policies of the national government or other governmental entities 
within the People's Republic of China.
    (b) Use of Term ``Coercion''.--As used in this section the term 
``coercion'' includes physical duress or abuse, destruction or 
confiscation of property, loss of means of livelihood, or severe 
psychological pressure.

SEC. 706. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.

    (a) Annual Report Concerning Diplomatic Immunity.--
            (1) Report to congress.--The Secretary of State shall 
        prepare and submit to the Congress, annually, a report 
        concerning diplomatic immunity entitled ``Report on Cases 
        Involving Diplomatic Immunity''.
            (2) Content of report.--In addition to such other 
        information as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate, 
        the report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) The number of persons residing in the United 
                States entitled to immunity from the criminal 
                jurisdiction of the United States under laws extending 
                diplomatic privileges and immunities.
                    (B) Each case involving an alien entitled to 
                immunity as described in subparagraph (A) in which the 
                appropriate authorities of the United States had 
                reasonable cause to believe the alien committed a 
                serious criminal offense within the United States which 
                was not subject to the criminal jurisdiction of the 
                United States.
                    (C) Each case in which the United States has 
                certified that a person is entitled to immunity from 
                the criminal jurisdiction of the United States under 
                laws extending diplomatic privileges and immunities.
                    (D) The number of United States citizens who are 
                residing in a receiving state and who are entitled to 
                immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of such state 
                under laws extending diplomatic privileges and 
                immunities.
                    (E) Each case involving a United States citizen 
                under subparagraph (D) in which the United States has 
                been requested by the government of a receiving state 
                to waive the immunity from criminal jurisdiction of the 
                United States citizen.
            (3) Serious criminal offense defined.--The term ``serious 
        criminal offense'' means--
                    (A)(i) any felony under Federal, State, or local 
                law; and
                    (ii) any Federal, State, or local offense 
                punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 1 
                year ;
                    (B) any crime of violence as defined for purposes 
                of section 16 of title 18, United States Code; and
                    (C) driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs 
                or driving while intoxicated if the case involves 
                personal injury to another individual.
    (b) United States Policy Concerning Reform of Diplomatic 
Immunity.--It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State 
should explore, in appropriate fora, whether states should enter into 
agreements and adopt legislation--
            (1) to provide jurisdiction in the sending state to 
        prosecute crimes committed in the receiving state by persons 
        entitled to immunity from criminal jurisdiction under laws 
        extending diplomatic privileges and immunities; and
            (2) to provide that where there is probable cause to 
        believe that an individual who is entitled to immunity from the 
        criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state under laws 
        extending diplomatic privileges and immunities committed a 
        serious crime, the sending state will waive such immunity or 
        the sending state will prosecute such individual.

SEC. 707. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO EFFICIENCY IN THE 
              CONDUCT OF FOREIGN POLICY.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary, after 
consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, should 
submit a plan to the Congress to consolidate some or all of the 
functions currently performed by the Department of State, the agency 
for International Development, and the Arms Control and Disarmament 
Agency, in order to increase efficiency and accountability in the 
conduct of the foreign policy of the United States.
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