[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1757 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                         June 17, 1997.
      Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1757) entitled ``An Act to consolidate international affairs agencies, 
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to ensure that the 
enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds 
in a manner consistent with United States interests, to strengthen 
relations between the United States and Russia, to preserve the 
prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain arms control 
agreements, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Affairs Reform and 
Restructuring Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as 
follows:
            (1) Division a.--Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act 
        of 1997.
            (2) Division b.--Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
        Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.
            (3) Division c.--United Nations Reform Act of 1997.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.

         DIVISION A--CONSOLIDATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Purposes.
Sec. 103. Definitions.
Sec. 104. Report on budgetary cost savings resulting from 
                            reorganization.

      TITLE II--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 201. Effective date.

             Chapter 2--Abolition and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 211. Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
                            Agency.
Sec. 212. Transfer of functions to Secretary of State.
Sec. 213. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security.
Sec. 214. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 215. Repeal relating to Inspector General for United States Arms 
                            Control and Disarmament Agency.

                    Chapter 3--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 221. References.
Sec. 222. Repeal of establishment of ACDA.
Sec. 223. Repeal of positions and offices.
Sec. 224. Compensation of officers.

              TITLE III--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 301. Effective date.

             Chapter 2--Abolition and Transfer of Functions

Sec. 311. Abolition of United States Information Agency.
Sec. 312. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 313. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 314. Abolition of Office of Inspector General of United States 
                            Information Agency and transfer of 
                            functions.
Sec. 315. Interim transfer of functions.

                 Chapter 3--International Broadcasting

Sec. 321. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
Sec. 322. Continued existence of Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Sec. 323. Conforming amendments to the United States International 
                            Broadcasting Act of 1994.
Sec. 324. Amendments to the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act.
Sec. 325. Amendments to the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act.
Sec. 326. Savings provisions.
Sec. 327. Report on the privatization of RFE/RL, Incorporated.

                    Chapter 4--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 331. References.
Sec. 332. Amendments to title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 333. Ban on domestic activities.

  TITLE IV--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 401. Effective date.

             Chapter 2--Abolition And Transfer of Functions

Sec. 411. Abolition of United States International Development 
                            Cooperation Agency.
Sec. 412. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 413. Status of AID.

                    Chapter 3--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 421. References.
Sec. 422. Conforming amendments.

             TITLE V--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 501. Effective date.

          Chapter 2--Reorganization And Transfer of Functions

Sec. 511. Reorganization of Agency for International Development.

            Chapter 3--Authorities of the Secretary of State

Sec. 521. Definition of United States assistance.
Sec. 522. Placement of Administrator of AID under the direct authority 
                            of the Secretary of State.
Sec. 523. Assistance programs coordination, implementation, and 
                            oversight.
Sec. 524. Sense of the Senate regarding apportionment of certain funds 
                            to the Secretary of State.

                          TITLE VI--TRANSITION

                     Chapter 1--Reorganization Plan

Sec. 601. Reorganization plan.

                  Chapter 2--Reorganization Authority

Sec. 611. Reorganization authority.
Sec. 612. Transfer and allocation of appropriations and personnel.
Sec. 613. Incidental transfers.
Sec. 614. Savings provisions.
Sec. 615. Property and facilities.
Sec. 616. Authority of Secretary of State to facilitate transition.
Sec. 617. Final report.

 TITLE VII--FUNCTIONS, CONDUCT, AND STRUCTURE OF UNITED STATES FOREIGN 
                      POLICY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.

Sec. 701. Findings.
Sec. 702. Establishment.
Sec. 703. Composition and qualifications.
Sec. 704. Duties of the Commission.
Sec. 705. Commission reports.
Sec. 706. Powers.
Sec. 707. Personnel.
Sec. 708. Payment of Commission expenses.
Sec. 709. Termination.
Sec. 710. Executive branch action.
Sec. 711. Annual foreign affairs strategy report.
Sec. 712. Definition of foreign affairs agencies.

              DIVISION B--FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Definition.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES

              Chapter 1--Authorizations of Appropriations

Sec. 1101. Authorizations of appropriations for Administration of 
                            Foreign Affairs.
Sec. 1102. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 1103. Asia Foundation.

                 Chapter 2--Authorities and Activities

Sec. 1121. Reduction in required reports.
Sec. 1122. Authority of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.
Sec. 1123. Procurement of services.
Sec. 1124. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.
Sec. 1125. Prohibition on judicial review Department of State 
                            counterterrorism and narcotics-related 
                            rewards program.
Sec. 1126. Office of the Inspector General.
Sec. 1127. Reaffirming United States international telecommunications 
                            policy.
Sec. 1128. Counterdrug and anti-crime activities of the Department of 
                            State.

                          Chapter 3--Personnel

Sec. 1131. Elimination of position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
                            State for Burdensharing.
Sec. 1132. Restriction on lobbying activities of former United States 
                            chiefs of mission.
Sec. 1133. Recovery of costs of health care services.
Sec. 1134. Nonovertime differential pay.
Sec. 1135. Pilot program for foreign affairs reimbursement.
Sec. 1136. Grants to overseas educational facilities.
Sec. 1137. Grants to remedy international child abductions.
Sec. 1138. Foreign Service reform.
Sec. 1139. Law enforcement availability pay.
Sec. 1140. Law enforcement authority of DS special agents overseas.
Sec. 1141. Limitations on management assignments.

               Chapter 4--Consular and Related Activities

Sec. 1151. Consular officers.
Sec. 1152. Repeal of outdated consular receipt requirements.
Sec. 1153. Elimination of duplicate Federal Register publication for 
                            travel advisories.
Sec. 1154. Inadmissibility of members of former Soviet Union 
                            intelligence services.
Sec. 1155. Denial of visas to aliens who have confiscated property 
                            claimed by nationals of the United States.
Sec. 1156. Inadmissibility of aliens supporting international child 
                            abductors.

      TITLE XII--OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS

               Chapter 1--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 1201. International conferences and contingencies.
Sec. 1202. International commissions.

                     Chapter 2--General Provisions

Sec. 1211. International criminal court participation.
Sec. 1212. Withholding of assistance for parking fines owed by foreign 
                            countries.
Sec. 1213. United States membership in the Interparliamentary Union.
Sec. 1214. Reporting of foreign travel by United States officials.
Sec. 1215. Sense of the Senate on use of funds in Japan-United States 
                            Friendship Trust Fund.

  TITLE XIII--UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
                                PROGRAMS

               Chapter 1--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 1301. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1302. National Endowment for Democracy.

    Chapter 2--USIA and Related Agencies Authorities and Activities

Sec. 1311. Authorization to receive and recycle fees.
Sec. 1312. Appropriations transfer authority.
Sec. 1313. Expansion of Muskie Fellowship Program.
Sec. 1314. Au pair extension.
Sec. 1315. Radio broadcasting to Iran in the Farsi language.
Sec. 1316. Voice of America broadcasts.
Sec. 1317. Working group on government-sponsored international 
                            exchanges and training.
Sec. 1318. International information programs.
Sec. 1319. Authority to administer summer travel and work programs.

                         TITLE XIV--PEACE CORPS

Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1403. Amendments to the Peace Corps Act.

      TITLE XV--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

               Chapter 1--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 1501. Authorization of appropriations.

                         Chapter 2--Authorities

Sec. 1511. Statutory construction.

                       TITLE XVI--FOREIGN POLICY

Sec. 1601. Payment of Iraqi claims.
Sec. 1602. United Nations membership for Belarus.
Sec. 1603. United States policy with respect to Jerusalem as the 
                            capital of Israel.
Sec. 1604. Special envoy for Tibet.
Sec. 1605. Financial transactions with state sponsors of international 
                            terrorism.
Sec. 1606. United States policy with respect to the involuntary return 
                            of persons in danger of subjection to 
                            torture.
Sec. 1607. Reports on the situation in Haiti.
Sec. 1608. Report on an alliance against narcotics trafficking in the 
                            Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 1609. Report on greenhouse gas emissions agreement.
Sec. 1610. Reports and policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Sec. 1611. Italian confiscation of property case.
Sec. 1612. Designation of additional countries eligible for NATO 
                            enlargement assistance.
Sec. 1613. Sense of Senate regarding United States citizens held in 
                            prisons in Peru.
Sec. 1614. Exclusion from the United States of aliens who have been 
                            involved in extrajudicial and political 
                            killings in Haiti.
Sec. 1615. Sense of the Senate on enforcement of the Iran-Iraq Arms 
                            Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect 
                            to the acquisition by Iran of C-802 cruise 
                            missiles.
Sec. 1616. Sense of the Senate on persecution of Christian minorities 
                            in the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1617. Sense of Congress regarding the North Atlantic Treaty 
                            Organization.
Sec. 1618. Japan-United States Friendship Commission.
Sec. 1619. Aviation safety.
Sec. 1620. Sense of the Senate on United States policy toward the 
                            People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1621. Sense of the Senate encouraging programs by the National 
                            Endowment for Democracy regarding the rule 
                            of law in China.
Sec. 1622. Concerning the Palestinian authority.
Sec. 1623. Authorization of Appropriations for facilities in Beijing 
                            and Shanghai.
Sec. 1624. Eligibility for refugee status.

                   DIVISION C--UNITED NATIONS REFORM

                      TITLE XX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Definitions.
Sec. 2003. Nondelegation of certification requirements.

               TITLE XXI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 2101. Assessed contributions to the United Nations and affiliated 
                            organizations.
Sec. 2102. United Nations policy on Israel and the Palestinians.
Sec. 2103. Assessed contributions for international peacekeeping 
                            activities.
Sec. 2104. Data on costs incurred in support of United Nations peace 
                            and security operations.
Sec. 2105. Reimbursement for goods and services provided by the United 
                            States to the United Nations.
Sec. 2106. Restriction on United States funding for United Nations 
                            peace operations.
Sec. 2107. United States policy regarding United Nations peacekeeping 
                            missions.
Sec. 2108. Organization of American States.

                TITLE XXII--ARREARS PAYMENTS AND REFORM

              Chapter 1--Arrearages to the United Nations

  subchapter a--authorization of appropriations; disbursement of funds
Sec. 2201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2202. Disbusubchapter b--united states sovereignty
subchapter c--reform of assessments and united nations peace operations
Sec. 2221. Certsubchapter d--budget and personnel reform
Sec. 2231. Certification requirements.

                  Chapter 2--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 2241. Statutory construction on relation to existing laws.
Sec. 2242. Prohibition on payments relating to UNIDO and other 
                            organizations from which the United States 
                            has withdrawn or rescinded funding.

         DIVISION A--CONSOLIDATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Affairs Agencies 
Consolidation Act of 1997''.

SEC. 102. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this division are--
            (1) to strengthen--
                    (A) the coordination of United States foreign 
                policy; and
                    (B) the leading role of the Secretary of State in 
                the formulation and articulation of United States 
                foreign policy;
            (2) to consolidate and reinvigorate the foreign affairs 
        functions of the United States within the Department of State 
        by--
                    (A) abolishing the United States Arms Control and 
                Disarmament Agency, the United States Information 
                Agency, the United States International Development 
                Cooperation Agency, and transferring the functions of 
                these agencies to the Department of State while 
                preserving the quality and integrity of these 
                functions;
                    (B) transferring certain functions of the Agency 
                for International Development to the Department of 
                State; and
                    (C) providing for the reorganization of the 
                Department of State to maximize the efficient use of 
                resources, which may lead to budget savings, eliminated 
                redundancy in functions, and improvement in the 
                management of the Department of State;
            (3) to ensure that programs critical to the promotion of 
        United States national interests be maintained;
            (4) to assist congressional efforts to balance the Federal 
        budget and reduce the Federal debt;
            (5) to ensure that the United States maintains effective 
        representation abroad within budgetary restraints; and
            (6) to encourage United States foreign affairs agencies to 
        maintain a high percentage of the best qualified, most 
        competent United States citizens serving in the United States 
        Government.

SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

    The following terms have the following meanings for the purposes of 
this division:
            (1) The term ``ACDA'' means the United States Arms Control 
        and Disarmament Agency.
            (2) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
        the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate.
            (3) The term ``Department'' means the Department of State.
            (4) The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
        the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            (5) The term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, 
        power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
        or program.
            (6) The term ``office'' includes any office, 
        administration, agency, institute, unit, organizational entity, 
        or component thereof.
            (7) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
            (8) The term ``USIA'' means the United States Information 
        Agency.

SEC. 104. REPORT ON BUDGETARY COST SAVINGS RESULTING FROM 
              REORGANIZATION.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
every 180 days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2000, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees describing the total anticipated and achieved 
cost savings in budget outlays and budget authority related to the 
reorganization made under this Act, including cost savings by each of 
the following categories:
            (1) Reductions in personnel.
            (2) Administrative consolidation.
            (3) Program consolidation.
            (4) Sales of real property.
            (5) Termination of property leases.
            (6) Coordinated procurement.

      TITLE II--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take 
effect on the earlier of--
            (1) October 1, 1998; or
            (2) the date of abolition of the United States Arms Control 
        and Disarmament Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan 
        described in section 601.

             CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

SEC. 211. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT 
              AGENCY.

    The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is abolished.

SEC. 212. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this division, there are 
transferred to the Secretary of State--
            (1) all functions of the Director of the United States Arms 
        Control and Disarmament Agency, and
            (2) all functions of the United States Arms Control and 
        Disarmament Agency and any office or component of such agency 
        under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, or 
        other provision of law,
as of the day before the effective date of this title.

SEC. 213. UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY.

    Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a) is amended in subsection (b)--
            (1) by striking ``There'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--There''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Under secretary for arms control and international 
        security.--There shall be in the Department of State, among the 
        Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1), an Under 
        Secretary for Arms Control and International Security who shall 
        assist the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in matters 
        related to international security policy, arms control, and 
        nonproliferation matters. Subject to the direction of the 
        President, the Under Secretary may attend and participate in 
        meetings of the National Security Council in his role as 
        advisor on arms control and nonproliferation matters.''.

SEC. 214. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Verification of Compliance.--Section 37 of the Arms Control and 
Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2577) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Director'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``Under Secretary of State for Arms 
        Control and International Security'';
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``Director'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``Under Secretary of State'';
            (3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as 
        subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Inclusion of Comments by the Secretary of State.--In the 
preparation of each report under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of 
State for Arms Control and International Security shall include the 
comments, if any, of the Secretary of State after the Secretary has had 
an opportunity to review the report for a period of not to exceed 14 
days.''.
    (b) Annual Report.--Section 51 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Under 
                Secretary of State for Arms Control and International 
                Security''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Secretary of State,'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Inclusion of Comments by the Secretary of State.--In the 
preparation of each report under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of 
State for Arms Control and International Security shall include the 
comments, if any, of the Secretary of State after the Secretary has had 
an opportunity to review the report for a period of not to exceed 14 
days.''.

SEC. 215. REPEAL RELATING TO INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR UNITED STATES ARMS 
              CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY.

    Section 50 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 
2593a), relating to the ACDA Inspector General, is repealed.

                    CHAPTER 3--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 221. REFERENCES.

    Except as provided in section 214, any reference in any statute, 
reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, 
determination, or other official document or proceeding to--
            (1) the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
        Disarmament Agency, or any other officer or employee of the 
        United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, shall be 
        deemed to refer to the Secretary of State; and
            (2) the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 
        shall be deemed to refer to the Department of State.

SEC. 222. REPEAL OF ESTABLISHMENT OF ACDA.

    Section 21 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2561; 
relating to the establishment of ACDA) is repealed.

SEC. 223. REPEAL OF POSITIONS AND OFFICES.

    The following sections of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act are 
repealed:
            (1) Section 22 (22 U.S.C. 2562; relating to the Director).
            (2) Section 23 (22 U.S.C. 2563; relating to the Deputy 
        Director).
            (3) Section 24 (22 U.S.C. 2564; relating to Assistant 
        Directors).
            (4) Section 25 (22 U.S.C. 2565; relating to bureaus, 
        offices, and divisions).

SEC. 224. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.

    Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 5313, by striking ``Director of the United 
        States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.'',
            (2) in section 5314, by striking ``Deputy Director of the 
        United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.'',
            (3) in section 5315--
                    (A) by striking ``Assistant Directors, United 
                States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (4).'', and
                    (B) by striking ``Special Representatives of the 
                President for arms control, nonproliferation, and 
                disarmament matters, United States Arms Control and 
                Disarmament Agency'', and inserting ``Special 
                Representatives of the President for arms control, 
                nonproliferation, and disarmament matters, Department 
                of State'', and
            (4) in section 5316, by striking ``General Counsel of the 
        United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.''.

              TITLE III--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided, this title, and the amendments made 
by this title, shall take effect on the earlier of--
            (1) October 1, 1999; or
            (2) the date of abolition of the United States Information 
        Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan described in section 
        601.

             CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

SEC. 311. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY.

    The United States Information Agency (other than the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors) is abolished.

SEC. 312. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    There are transferred to the Secretary of State all functions of 
the Director of the United States Information Agency and all functions 
of the United States Information Agency and any office or component of 
such agency under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, or 
other provision of law as of the day before the effective date of this 
title, except as otherwise provided in this division.

SEC. 313. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

    Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``There'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--There''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Under secretary for public diplomacy.--There shall be 
        in the Department of State, among the Under Secretaries 
        authorized by paragraph (1), an Under Secretary for Public 
        Diplomacy who shall have responsibility to assist the Secretary 
        and the Deputy Secretary in the formation and implementation of 
        United States public diplomacy policies and activities, 
        including international educational and cultural exchange 
        programs, information, and international broadcasting.''.

SEC. 314. ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF UNITED STATES 
              INFORMATION AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Abolition of Office.--The Office of Inspector General of the 
United States Information Agency is abolished.
    (b) Amendments to Inspector General Act of 1978.--Section 11 of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the United States 
        Information Agency'' and inserting ``the Broadcasting Board of 
        Governors''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the United States 
        Information Agency,'' and inserting ``the Broadcasting Board of 
        Governors,''.
    (c) Executive Schedule.--Section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the following:
            ``Inspector General, United States Information Agency.''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting the following:
            ``Inspector General, Broadcasting Board of Governors.''.
    (d) Amendments to Public Law 103-236.--Subsections (i) and (j) of 
section 308 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 
(22 U.S.C. 6207 (i) and (j)) are amended--
            (1) by striking ``Inspector General of the United States 
        Information Agency'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Inspector General of the Broadcasting Board of Governors''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``the Director of the United States 
        Information Agency,''.
    (e) Transfer of Functions.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), there 
        are transferred to the Office of the Inspector General of the 
        Department of State and the Foreign Service the functions that 
        the Office of Inspector General of the United States 
        Information Agency exercised before the effective date of this 
        title (including all related functions of the Inspector General 
        of the United States Information Agency).
            (2) Transfer to inspector general of broadcasting board of 
        governors.--There are transferred to the Inspector General of 
        the Broadcasting Board of Governors the functions (including 
        related functions) that the Office of Inspector General of the 
        United States Information Agency exercised with respect to the 
        International Broadcasting Bureau, Voice of America, WORLDNET 
        TV and Film Service, the office of Cuba Broadcasting, and RFE/
        RL, Incorporated, before the effective date of this title.
    (f) Transfer and Allocations of Appropriations and Personnel.--The 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, is authorized to make such incidental 
dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, 
property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, 
available to, or to be made available in connection with such 
functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
section.

SEC. 315. INTERIM TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Interim Transfer.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
division, there are transferred to the Secretary of State the following 
functions of the United States Information Agency exercised as of the 
day before the effective date of this section:
            (1) The functions exercised by the Office of Public Liaison 
        of the Agency.
            (2) The functions exercised by the Office of Congressional 
        and Intergovernmental Affairs of the Agency.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the earlier 
of--
            (1) October 1, 1998, or
            (2) the date of the proposed transfer of functions 
        described in this section pursuant to the reorganization plan 
        described in section 601.

                 CHAPTER 3--INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

SEC. 321. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) it is the policy of the United States to promote the 
        right of freedom of opinion and expression, including the 
        freedom ``to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas 
        through any media and regardless of frontiers,'' in accordance 
        with Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
            (2) open communication of information and ideas among the 
        peoples of the world contributes to international peace and 
        stability and the promotion of such communication is in the 
        interests of the United States;
            (3) it is in the interest of the United States to support 
        broadcasting to other nations consistent with the requirements 
        of this chapter and the United States International 
        Broadcasting Act of 1994; and
            (4) international broadcasting is, and should remain, an 
        essential instrument of United States foreign policy.

SEC. 322. CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

    Section 304(a) of the United States International Broadcasting Act 
of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Continued Existence Within Executive Branch.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Broadcasting Board of Governors 
        shall continue to exist within the Executive branch of 
        Government as an entity described in section 104 of title 5, 
        United States Code.
            ``(2) Retention of existing board members.--The members of 
        the Broadcasting Board of Governors appointed by the President 
        pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) before the effective date of 
        the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1997 and 
        holding office as of that date shall serve the remainder of 
        their terms of office without reappointment.
            ``(3) Establishment of Inspector General of Broadcasting 
        Board of Governors.--There shall be established an Inspector 
        General of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
            ``(4) Inspector general authorities.--The Inspector General 
        of the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall exercise the same 
        authorities with respect to the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
        as the Inspector General of the Department of State and the 
        Foreign Service exercises under section 209 of the Foreign 
        Service Act of 1980 with respect to the Department of State. 
        The Inspector General of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
        in carrying out the functions of the Inspector General, shall 
        respect the professional independence and integrity of all the 
        broadcasters covered by this title.''.

SEC. 323. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
              BROADCASTING ACT OF 1994.

    (a) References in Section.--Whenever in this section an amendment 
or repeal is expressed as an amendment or repeal of a provision, the 
reference shall be deemed to be made to the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.).
    (b) Substitution of Under Secretary of State for Public 
Diplomacy.--Sections 304(b)(1)(B), 304(b) (2) and (3), 304(c), 304(e), 
305(c), and 306 (22 U.S.C. 6203(b)(1)(B), 6203(b) (2) and (3), 6203(c), 
6203(e), 6204(c), and 6205) are amended by striking ``Director of the 
United States Information Agency'' each place it appears and inserting 
``Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy''.
    (c) Substitution of Acting Under Secretary of State for Public 
Diplomacy.--Section 304(c) (22 U.S.C. 6203(c)) is amended by striking 
``acting Director of the agency'' and inserting ``Acting Under 
Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy''.
    (d) Standards and Principles of International Broadcasting.--
Section 303 (22 U.S.C. 6202) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including 
        editorials, broadcast by the Voice of America, which present 
        the views of the United States Government'' after ``policies'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (5) through (10), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) the capability to provide a surge capacity to support 
        United States foreign policy objectives during crises 
        abroad;'';
    (e) Authorities of the Board.--Section 305(a) (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``direct and'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, after consultation 
        with the Secretary of State,'' after ``annually,'';
            (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``, through the Director 
        of the United States Information Agency,'';
            (4) in paragraph (12)--
                    (A) by striking ``1994 and 1995'' and inserting 
                ``1998 and 1999''; and
                    (B) by striking ``to the Board for International 
                Broadcasting for such purposes for fiscal year 1993'' 
                and inserting ``to the Board and the International 
                Broadcasting Bureau for such purposes for fiscal year 
                1997''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(15)(A) To procure temporary and intermittent personal 
        services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 of 
        title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed the daily 
        equivalent of the rate provided for positions classified above 
        grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5108 of title 
        5, United States Code.
            ``(B) To allow those providing such services, while away 
        from their homes or their regular places of business, travel 
        expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as 
        authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for 
        persons in the Government service employed intermittently, 
        while so employed.
            ``(16) To receive donations, bequests, devises, gifts, and 
        other forms of contributions of cash, services, and other 
        property, from persons, corporations, foundations, and all 
        other groups and entities both within the United States and 
        abroad, and, pursuant to the Federal Property and 
        Administrative Services Act of 1949, to use, sell, or otherwise 
        dispose of such property for the carrying out of its functions. 
        For the purposes of sections 170, 2055, and 2522 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 170, 2055, or 2522), 
        the Board shall be deemed to be a corporation described in 
        section 170(c)(2), 2055(a)(2), or 2522(a)(2) of the Code, as 
        the case may be.''.
    (f) Broadcasting Budgets.--Section 305(b)(1) (22 U.S.C. 6204(b)(1)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1)'' before ``The Director''; and
            (2) by striking ``the Director of the United States 
        Information Agency for the consideration of the Director as a 
        part of the Agency's budget submission to''.
    (g) Repeal.--Section 305(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 6204(b)(2)) is repealed.
    (h) Implementation.--Section 305(c) (22 U.S.C. 6204(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
        Agency and the''; and
            (2) by striking ``their'' and inserting ``its''.
    (i) Foreign Policy Guidance.--Section 306 (22 U.S.C. 6205) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, as 
the Secretary may deem appropriate''.
    (j) International Broadcasting Bureau.--Section 307 (22 U.S.C. 
6206) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``within the United 
        States Information Agency'' and inserting ``under the Board'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Chairman of the 
        Board, in consultation with the Director of the United States 
        Information Agency and with the concurrence of a majority of 
        the Board'' and inserting ``President, by and with the advice 
        and consent of the Senate''; and
            (3) by redesignating subsection (b)(1) as subsection (b).
    (k) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
            (1) Subsections (k) and (l) of section 308 (22 U.S.C. 
        6207(k).
            (2) Section 310 (22 U.S.C. 6209).
    (l) Additional Reference to Director of USIA.--Section 311 (22 
U.S.C. 6210) is amended by striking ``the Director of the United States 
Information Agency and''.

SEC. 324. AMENDMENTS TO THE RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA ACT.

    The Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Broadcasting Board of 
        Governors'';
            (2) by striking ``Agency'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``Board'';
            (3) by striking ``the Director of the United States 
        Information Agency'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
        Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors'';
            (4) in section 4 (22 U.S.C. 1465b), by striking ``the 
        Director of the Voice of America'' and inserting ``the 
        International Broadcasting Bureau''; and
            (5) by striking any other reference to ``Director'' not 
        amended by paragraph (3) each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Chairman''.

SEC. 325. AMENDMENTS TO THE TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA ACT.

    The Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' and 
        inserting ``Broadcasting Board of Governors'' each place it 
        appears;
            (2) by striking ``Agency'' and inserting ``Board'' each 
        place it appears;
            (3) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
        Agency'' each place it appears and inserting ``Chairman of the 
        Broadcasting Board of Governors'';
            (4) in section 244a. (22 U.S.C. 1465cc(a)), by striking 
        ``the Director of the Voice of America'' and inserting ``the 
        International Broadcasting Bureau''; and
            (5) by striking any other reference to ``Director'' not 
        amended by paragraph (3) or (4) each place it appears and 
        inserting ``Chairman''.

SEC. 326. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Continuing Effect of Legal Documents.--All orders, 
determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants, 
contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other 
administrative actions--
            (1) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
        become effective by the President, any Federal agency or 
        official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in 
        the performance of functions exercised by the Broadcasting 
        Board of Governors of the United States Information Agency on 
        the day before the effective date of this chapter, and
            (2) which are in effect at the time this chapter takes 
        effect, or were final before the effective date of this chapter 
        and are to become effective on or after the effective date of 
        this chapter,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, 
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by 
the President, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or other authorized 
official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
    (b) Proceedings Not Affected.--The provisions of this chapter, or 
amendments made by this chapter, shall not affect any proceedings, 
including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any application for any 
license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending before 
the Broadcasting Board of Governors of the United States Information 
Agency at the time this chapter takes effect, with respect to functions 
exercised by the Board as of the effective date of this chapter but 
such proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders shall be 
issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and 
payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this chapter had 
not been enacted, and orders issued in any such proceedings shall 
continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked 
by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
by operation of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to 
prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding 
under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such 
proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this chapter had 
not been enacted.
    (c) Suits Not Affected.--The provisions of this chapter, and 
amendments made by this chapter, shall not affect suits commenced 
before the effective date of this chapter, and in all such suits, 
proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the 
same manner and with the same effect as if this chapter had not been 
enacted.
    (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other proceeding 
commenced by or against the Board, or by or against any individual in 
the official capacity of such individual as an officer of the Board, 
shall abate by reason of the enactment of this chapter.
    (e) Administrative Actions Relating to Promulgation of 
Regulations.--Any administrative action relating to the preparation or 
promulgation of a regulation by the Board relating to a function 
exercised by the Board before the effective date of this chapter may be 
continued by the Board with the same effect as if this chapter had not 
been enacted.
    (f) References.--Reference in any other Federal law, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of 
or relating to the Broadcasting Board of Governors of the United States 
Information Agency with regard to functions exercised before the 
effective date of this chapter, shall be deemed to refer to the Board.

SEC. 327. REPORT ON THE PRIVATIZATION OF RFE/RL, INCORPORATED.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
        1994 and 1995, set a limitation on the operating costs of RFE/
        RL, Incorporated, at $75,000,000 for any fiscal year after 
        fiscal year 1995.
            (2) Section 312(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
        Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, expressed the sense of 
        Congress that, in furtherance of the objectives of section 302 
        of that Act, the funding of RFE/RL, Incorporated, should be 
        assumed by the private sector not later than December 31, 1999.
            (3) The conference report on the Foreign Relations 
        Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (House Report 
        103-482) noted that ``The committee on the conference expects 
        that the Broadcasting Board of Governors will do everything 
        possible, within available resources, to support this 
        privatization effort''.
    (b) Declaration of Policy.--It is the sense of Congress that RFE/
RL, Incorporated, should act in accordance with subsection (a)(2), that 
is, that the United States Government should cease Federal support for 
RFE/RL, Incorporated, prior to December 31, 1999.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act and every 180 days thereafter, the President acting through 
the Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the progress of the 
Board and of RFE/RL, Incorporated, in implementing section 312(a) of 
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. 
The report under this subsection shall include the following:
            (1) Efforts by RFE/RL, Incorporated, to terminate 
        individual language services.
            (2) A detailed description of steps taken to comply with 
        subsection (a)(2).
            (3) An analysis of prospects for privatization over the 
        coming year.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``the Board'' means the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors.

                    CHAPTER 4--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 331. REFERENCES.

    Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, 
regulation, agreement, determination, or other official document or 
proceeding to--
            (1) the Director of the United States Information Agency or 
        the Director of the International Communication Agency shall be 
        deemed to refer to the Secretary of State; and
            (2) the United States Information Agency, USIA, or the 
        International Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer to 
        the Department of State, except as otherwise provided by this 
        division.

SEC. 332. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.

    Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 5313, by striking ``Director of the United 
        States Information Agency.'';
            (2) in section 5315--
                    (A) by striking ``Deputy Director of the United 
                States Information Agency.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau.''; and
            (3) in section 5316, by striking ``Deputy Director, Policy 
        and Plans, United States Information Agency.'' and striking 
        ``Associate Director (Policy and Plans), United States 
        Information Agency.''.

SEC. 333. BAN ON DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES.

    Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1a) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``United States Information Agency'' 
        each of the two places it appears and inserting ``Department of 
        State''; and
            (2) by inserting ``in carrying out international 
        information, educational, and cultural activities comparable to 
        those previously administered by the United States Information 
        Agency'' before ``shall be distributed''.

  TITLE IV--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take 
effect on the earlier of--
            (1) October 1, 1998; or
            (2) the date of abolition of the United States 
        International Development Cooperation Agency pursuant to the 
        reorganization plan described in section 601.

             CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

SEC. 411. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
              COOPERATION AGENCY.

    (a) In General.--Except for the components described in subsection 
(b), the United States International Development Cooperation Agency 
(including the Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation) 
is abolished.
    (b) OPIC and AID Exempted.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
Agency for International Development or the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation.

SEC. 412. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    (a) To the Secretary of State.--There are transferred to the 
Secretary of State the functions of the Director of the United States 
International Development Cooperation Agency and of the United States 
International Development Cooperation Agency, as of the day before the 
effective date of this title, in allocating the funds described in 
subsection (d).
    (b) With Respect to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.--
There are transferred to the Administrator of the Agency for 
International Development all functions of the Director of the United 
States International Development Cooperation Agency as of the day 
before the effective date of this title with respect to the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation.
    (c) To Another Agency or Agencies.--
            (1) Pursuant to a reorganization plan.--Except as provided 
        in paragraph (2), there are transferred to such agency or 
        agencies as may be specified in the reorganization plan 
        transmitted under section 601 all functions not transferred 
        under subsection (a) of the Director of the United States 
        International Development Cooperation Agency and the United 
        States International Development Cooperation Agency as of the 
        day before the effective date of this title.
            (2) Failure to submit a reorganization plan.--In the event 
        that the President fails to submit a reorganization plan under 
        section 601, all functions not transferred under subsection (a) 
        or (b) of the Director of the United States International 
        Development Cooperation Agency and the United States 
        International Development Cooperation Agency as of the day 
        before the effective date of this title shall be transferred to 
        the Secretary of State.
    (d) Allocation of Funds.--Funds under the categories of assistance 
deemed allocated to the Director of the International Development 
Cooperation Agency under section 1-801 of Executive Order No. 12163 (22 
U.S.C. 2381 note) as of the day before the effective date of this title 
shall be deemed allocated to the Secretary of State on and after that 
date without further action by the President.

SEC. 413. STATUS OF AID.

    (a) In General.--Unless abolished pursuant to the reorganization 
plan submitted under section 601, and except as provided in section 
412, there is within the Executive branch of Government the United 
States Agency for International Development as an entity described in 
section 104 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Retention of Officers.--Nothing in this section shall require 
the reappointment of any officer of the United States serving in the 
Agency for International Development of the United States International 
Development Cooperation Agency as of the day before the effective date 
of this title.
    (c) Utilization of the Foreign Service Personnel System.--Section 
202(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3922(a)(1)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development may utilize the Foreign Service personnel 
system with respect to the Agency in accordance with this Act.''.

                    CHAPTER 3--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 421. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise provided in this title, any reference in any 
statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, 
determination, or other official document or proceeding to the Director 
or any other officer or employee of the United States International 
Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA) or the Agency--
            (1) insofar as such references relate to functions 
        transferred under section 412(a), shall be deemed to refer to 
        the Secretary of State;
            (2) insofar as such references relate to functions 
        transferred under section 412(b), shall be deemed to refer to 
        the Administrator of the Agency for International Development; 
        and
            (3) insofar as such references relate to functions 
        transferred under section 412(c), shall be deemed to refer to 
        such agency or agencies as may be specified in the 
        reorganization plan submitted under section 601.

SEC. 422. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The following shall cease to be effective:
            (1) Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1979 (5 U.S.C. App.).
            (2) Section 1-101 through 1-103, sections 1-401 through 1-
        403, section 1-801(a), and such other provisions that relate to 
        the United States International Development Cooperation Agency 
        or the Director of such Agency, of Executive Order No. 12163 
        (22 U.S.C. 2381 note; relating to administration of foreign 
        assistance and related functions).
            (3) The International Development Cooperation Agency 
        Delegation of Authority Numbered 1 (44 Fed. Reg. 57521), except 
        for section 1-6 of such Delegation of Authority.
            (4) Section 3 of Executive Order No. 12884 (58 Fed. Reg. 
        64099; relating to the delegation of functions under the 
        Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open 
        Markets Support Act of 1992, the Foreign Assistance Act of 
        1961, the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
        Programs Appropriations Act, 1993, and section 301 of title 3, 
        United States Code).

             TITLE V--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take 
effect on the earlier of--
            (1) October 1, 1998; or
            (2) the date of reorganization of the Agency for 
        International Development pursuant to the reorganization plan 
        described in section 601.

          CHAPTER 2--REORGANIZATION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

SEC. 511. REORGANIZATION OF AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Agency for International Development shall be 
reorganized in accordance with this division and the reorganization 
plan transmitted pursuant to section 601.
    (b) Functions To Be Transferred.--The reorganization of the Agency 
for International Development shall provide, at a minimum, for the 
transfer to and consolidation with the Department of State of the 
following functions of the Agency:
            (1) Press and public affairs.
            (2) Legislative affairs.

            CHAPTER 3--AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

SEC. 521. DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.

    In this chapter, the term ``United States assistance'' means 
development and other economic assistance, including assistance made 
available under the following provisions of law:
            (1) Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
        1961 (relating to development assistance).
            (2) Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
        1961 (relating to the economic support fund).
            (3) Chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
        1961 (relating to the Development Fund for Africa).
            (4) Chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
        1961 (relating to assistance for the independent states of the 
        former Soviet Union).
            (5) The Support for East European Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 
        5401 et seq.).
            (6) The FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.).

SEC. 522. PLACEMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR OF AID UNDER THE DIRECT AUTHORITY 
              OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

    The Administrator of the Agency for International Development, 
appointed pursuant to section 624(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2384(a)), shall serve under the direct authority of the 
Secretary of State.

SEC. 523. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS COORDINATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND 
              OVERSIGHT.

    (a) Authority of the Secretary of State.--
            (1) In general.--Under the direction of the President, the 
        Secretary of State shall coordinate all programs, projects, and 
        activities of United States assistance in accordance with this 
        section, except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
            (2) Export promotion activities.--Coordination of 
        activities relating to promotion of exports of United States 
        goods and services shall continue to be primarily the 
        responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce.
            (3) International economic activities.--Coordination of 
        activities relating to United States participation in 
        international financial institutions and relating to 
        organization of multilateral efforts aimed at currency 
        stabilization, currency convertibility, debt reduction, and 
        comprehensive economic reform programs shall continue to be 
        primarily the responsibility of the Secretary of the Treasury.
            (4) Relation to existing law.--The responsibilities of the 
        Secretary of State under this section are in addition to 
        responsibilities of the Secretary under section 622(c) of the 
        Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2382(c)).
    (b) Coordination Activities.--Coordination activities of the 
Secretary of State under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) designing an overall assistance and economic 
        cooperation strategy;
            (2) ensuring program and policy coordination among agencies 
        of the United States Government in carrying out the policies 
        set forth in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms 
        Export Control Act, and other relevant assistance Acts;
            (3) pursuing coordination with other countries and 
        international organizations;
            (4) ensuring proper management, implementation, and 
        oversight by agencies responsible for assistance programs; and
            (5) resolving policy, program, and funding disputes among 
        United States Government agencies.
    (c) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to lessen the accountability of any Federal agency 
administering any program, project, or activity of United States 
assistance for any funds made available to the agency for that purpose.
    (d) Authority To Provide Personnel of the Agency for International 
Development.--The Administrator of the Agency for International 
Development shall, upon request, detail to the Department of State on a 
nonreimbursable basis such personnel employed by the Agency as the 
Secretary of State may require to carry out this section.

SEC. 524. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING APPORTIONMENT OF CERTAIN FUNDS 
              TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

    It is the sense of the Senate that the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget should apportion United States assistance funds 
appropriated to the President under major functional budget category 
150 (relating to international affairs) to the Secretary of State in 
lieu of the apportionment of those funds to the head of any other 
Federal agency.

                          TITLE VI--TRANSITION

                     CHAPTER 1--REORGANIZATION PLAN

SEC. 601. REORGANIZATION PLAN.

    (a) Submission of Plan.--Not later than October 1, 1997, or the 
date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
whichever occurs later, the President shall, in consultation with the 
Secretary and the heads of the agencies under subsection (b), transmit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a reorganization plan 
providing for--
            (1) with respect to the United States Arms Control and 
        Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, and 
        the United States International Development Cooperation Agency, 
        the abolition of each agency in accordance with this division;
            (2) with respect to the Agency for International 
        Development, the consolidation and streamlining of the Agency 
        and the transfer of certain functions of the Agency to the 
        Department in accordance with section 511;
            (3) with respect to the United States Information Agency, 
        the transfer of certain functions of the Agency to the 
        Department in accordance with section 313;
            (4) the termination of functions of each agency that would 
        be redundant if transferred to the Department, and the 
        separation from service of employees of each such agency or of 
        the Department not otherwise provided for in the plan;
            (5) the transfer to the Department of the functions and 
        personnel of each agency consistent with the provisions of this 
        division; and
            (6) the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining of 
        the Department upon the transfer of such functions and 
        personnel in order to carry out such functions.
    (b) Covered Agencies.--The agencies under this subsection are the 
following:
            (1) The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
            (2) The United States Information Agency.
            (3) The United States International Development Cooperation 
        Agency.
            (4) The Agency for International Development.
    (c) Plan Elements.--The plan transmitted under subsection (a) 
shall--
            (1) identify the functions of each agency that will be 
        transferred to the Department under the plan;
            (2) identify the number of personnel and number of 
        positions of each agency (including civil service personnel, 
        Foreign Service personnel, and detailees) that will be 
        transferred to the Department, separated from service with such 
        agency, or eliminated under the plan, and set forth a schedule 
        for such transfers, separations, and terminations;
            (3) identify the number of personnel and number of 
        positions of the Department (including civil service personnel, 
        Foreign Service personnel, and detailees) that will be 
        transferred within the Department, separated from service with 
        the Department, or eliminated under the plan, and set forth a 
        schedule for such transfers, separations, and terminations;
            (4) specify the steps to be taken by the Secretary of State 
        to reorganize internally the functions of the Department, 
        including the consolidation of offices and functions, that will 
        be required under the plan in order to permit the Department to 
        carry out the functions transferred to it under the plan;
            (5) specify the funds available to each agency that will be 
        transferred to the Department as a result of the transfer of 
        functions of such agency to the Department;
            (6) specify the proposed allocations within the Department 
        of unexpended funds transferred in connection with the transfer 
        of functions under the plan;
            (7) specify the proposed disposition of the property, 
        facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and 
        liabilities of each such agency in connection with the transfer 
        of the functions of the agency to the Department; and
            (8) recommend legislation necessary to carry out changes 
        made by this division relating to personnel and to incidental 
        transfers.
    (d) Reorganization Plan of Agency for International Development.--
In addition to applicable provisions of subsection (c), the 
reorganization plan transmitted under this section for the Agency for 
International Development--
            (1) may provide for the abolition of the Agency for 
        International Development and the transfer of all its functions 
        to the Department of State; or
            (2) in lieu of the abolition and transfer of functions 
        under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) shall provide for the transfer to and 
                consolidation within the Department of the functions of 
                the agency set forth in section 511; and
                    (B) may provide for additional consolidation, 
                reorganization, and streamlining of the Agency, 
                including--
                            (i) the termination of functions and 
                        reductions in personnel of the Agency;
                            (ii) the transfer of functions of the 
                        Agency, and the personnel associated with such 
                        functions, to the Department; and
                            (iii) the consolidation, reorganization, 
                        and streamlining of the Department upon the 
                        transfer of such functions and personnel in 
                        order to carry out the functions transferred.
    (e) Modification of Plan.--The President may, on the basis of 
consultations with the appropriate congressional committees, modify or 
revise the plan transmitted under subsection (a).
    (f) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The reorganization plan described in this 
        section, including any modifications or revisions of the plan 
        under subsection (e), shall become effective on the earlier of 
        the date for the respective agency specified in paragraph (2) 
        or the date announced by the President under paragraph (3).
            (2) Statutory effective dates.--The effective dates under 
        this paragraph for the reorganization plan described in this 
        section are the following:
                    (A) October 1, 1998, with respect to functions of 
                the Agency for International Development described in 
                section 511.
                    (B) October 1, 1998, with respect to functions of 
                the United States Information Agency described in 
                section 313.
                    (C) October 1, 1998, with respect to the abolition 
                of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
                Agency and the United States International Development 
                Cooperation Agency.
                    (D) October 1, 1999, with respect to the abolition 
                of the United States Information Agency (other than as 
                described in subparagraph (B)).
            (3) Effective date by presidential determination.--An 
        effective date under this paragraph for a reorganization plan 
        described in this section is such date as the President shall 
        determine to be appropriate and announce by notice published in 
        the Federal Register, which date may be not earlier than 60 
        calendar days (excluding any day on which either House of 
        Congress is not in session because of an adjournment sine die 
        or because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day 
        certain) after the President has transmitted the reorganization 
        plan to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to 
        subsection (a).
            (4) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed to require the transfer of functions, personnel, 
        records, balance of appropriations, or other assets of an 
        agency on a single date.
            (5) Supersedes existing law.--Paragraph (1) shall apply 
        notwithstanding section 905(b) of title 5, United States Code.

                  CHAPTER 2--REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY

SEC. 611. REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized, subject to the 
requirements of this division, to allocate or reallocate any function 
transferred to the Department under any title of this division among 
the officers of the Department, and to establish, consolidate, alter, 
or discontinue such organizational entities within the Department as 
may be necessary or appropriate to carry out any reorganization under 
this division, but the authority of the Secretary under this section 
does not extend to--
            (1) the abolition of organizational entities or officers 
        established by this Act or any other Act; or
            (2) the alteration of the delegation of functions to any 
        specific organizational entity or officer required by this Act 
        or any other Act.
    (b) Requirements and Limitations on Reorganization Plan.--The 
reorganization plan under section 601 may not have the effect of--
            (1) creating a new executive department;
            (2) continuing a function beyond the period authorized by 
        law for its exercise or beyond the time when it would have 
        terminated if the reorganization had not been made;
            (3) authorizing an agency to exercise a function which is 
        not authorized by law at the time the plan is transmitted to 
        Congress;
            (4) creating a new agency which is not a component or part 
        of an existing executive department or independent agency; or
            (5) increasing the term of an office beyond that provided 
        by law for the office.

SEC. 612. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the 
personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, 
contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, 
authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, 
arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with 
the functions and offices, or portions thereof transferred by any title 
of this division, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall be transferred to the Secretary for appropriate allocation.
    (b) Limitation on Use of Transferred Funds.--Unexpended and 
unobligated funds transferred pursuant to any title of this division 
shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were originally 
authorized and appropriated.

SEC. 613. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.

    The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
consultation with the Secretary, is authorized to make such incidental 
dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, 
property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, 
available to, or to be made available in connection with such 
functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of any title 
of this division. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
in consultation with the Secretary, shall provide for the termination 
of the affairs of all entities terminated by this division and for such 
further measures and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate the 
purposes of any title of this division.

SEC. 614. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Continuing Legal Force and Effect.--All orders, determinations, 
rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, 
certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other 
administrative actions--
            (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
        become effective by the President, any Federal agency or 
        official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in 
        the performance of functions that are transferred under any 
        title of this division; and
            (2) that are in effect at the time such title takes effect, 
        or were final before the effective date of such title and are 
        to become effective on or after the effective date of such 
        title,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, 
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by 
the President, the Secretary, or other authorized official, a court of 
competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
    (b) Pending Proceedings.--(1) The provisions of any title of this 
division shall not affect any proceedings, including notices of 
proposed rulemaking, or any application for any license, permit, 
certificate, or financial assistance pending on the effective date of 
any title of this division before any department, agency, commission, 
or component thereof, functions of which are transferred by any title 
of this division. Such proceedings and applications, to the extent that 
they relate to functions so transferred, shall be continued.
    (2) Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be 
taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as 
if this division had not been enacted. Orders issued in any such 
proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, 
superseded, or revoked by the Secretary, by a court of competent 
jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
    (3) Nothing in this division shall be deemed to prohibit the 
discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same 
terms and conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could 
have been discontinued or modified if this division had not been 
enacted.
    (4) The Secretary is authorized to promulgate regulations providing 
for the orderly transfer of proceedings continued under this subsection 
to the Department.
    (c) No Effect on Judicial Proceedings.--Except as provided in 
subsection (e)--
            (1) the provisions of this division shall not affect suits 
        commenced prior to the effective date of this Act, and
            (2) in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals 
        taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and effect as 
        if this division had not been enacted.
    (d) Nonabatement of Proceedings.--No suit, action, or other 
proceeding commenced by or against any officer in the official capacity 
of such individual as an officer of any department or agency, functions 
of which are transferred by any title of this division, shall abate by 
reason of the enactment of this division. No cause of action by or 
against any department or agency, functions of which are transferred by 
any title of this division, or by or against any officer thereof in the 
official capacity of such officer shall abate by reason of the 
enactment of this division.
    (e) Continuation of Proceeding With Substitution of Parties.--If, 
before the date on which any title of this division takes effect, any 
department or agency, or officer thereof in the official capacity of 
such officer, is a party to a suit, and under this division any 
function of such department, agency, or officer is transferred to the 
Secretary or any other official of the Department, then such suit shall 
be continued with the Secretary or other appropriate official of the 
Department substituted or added as a party.
    (f) Reviewability of Orders and Actions Under Transferred 
Functions.--Orders and actions of the Secretary in the exercise of 
functions transferred under any title of this division shall be subject 
to judicial review to the same extent and in the same manner as if such 
orders and actions had been by the agency or office, or part thereof, 
exercising such functions immediately preceding their transfer. Any 
statutory requirements relating to notice, hearings, action upon the 
record, or administrative review that apply to any function transferred 
by any title of this division shall apply to the exercise of such 
function by the Secretary.

SEC. 615. PROPERTY AND FACILITIES.

    The Secretary shall review the property and facilities transferred 
to the Department under this division to determine whether such 
property and facilities are required by the Department.

SEC. 616. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO FACILITATE TRANSITION.

    Prior to, or after, any transfer of a function under any title of 
this division, the Secretary is authorized to utilize--
            (1) the services of such officers, employees, and other 
        personnel of an agency with respect to functions that will be 
        or have been transferred to the Department by any title of this 
        division; and
            (2) funds appropriated to such functions for such period of 
        time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly 
        implementation of any title of this division.

SEC. 617. FINAL REPORT.

    Not later than January 1, 2000, the President, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report which provides a final accounting of the finances 
and operations of the agencies abolished under this division.

 TITLE VII--FUNCTIONS, CONDUCT, AND STRUCTURE OF UNITED STATES FOREIGN 
                      POLICY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.

SEC. 701. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States has prevailed after a half-century of 
        Cold War and must now redesign diplomacy to meet the different 
        challenges of a new and changed international context.
            (2) The security of the United States requires that the 
        United States maintain an effective, professional diplomacy, 
        working in concert with the national intelligence and defense 
        forces of the United States.
            (3) With modern communications and accelerating 
        technological change, the world is ever more interdependent.
            (4) Because 30 percent of the United States gross domestic 
        product is trade-related and every one billion dollars of 
        United States exports represents 20,000 American jobs, national 
        prosperity requires assured access to foreign markets and our 
        diplomacy promotes and defends that access.
            (5) American consumers and American industry count upon the 
        availability of foreign goods and raw materials.
            (6) The new international agenda includes the following 
        pressing issues, which the Cold War diplomatic structure of the 
        United States is not framed to address adequately: intellectual 
        property rights, refugee migrations, runaway immigration, 
        ethnic conflict, narcotics, international terrorism, epidemic 
        disease, human rights, the advancement of democracy and of 
        market economic systems in developing countries, and a 
        hospitable natural environment.
            (7) The United States, as the one remaining global power, 
        must provide global leadership to address these issues that 
        affect Americans.
            (8) It is in the national interest to review the functions, 
        conduct, and structure of United States foreign policy for the 
        21st century.

SEC. 702. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the Commission on 
the Functions, Conduct, and Structure of United States Foreign Policy 
for the 21st Century (in this title referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 703. COMPOSITION AND QUALIFICATIONS.

    (a) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 9 members who 
shall be United States citizens who have substantial experience with 
and expertise in the operations of the foreign affairs agencies of the 
Federal Government, to be selected as follows:
            (1) Five members shall be appointed by the President, at 
        least 3 of whom shall have held senior positions in at least 1 
        foreign affairs agency of the Federal Government, except that 
        not more than 3 members may be appointed from the same 
        political party.
            (2) One member shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of 
        the Senate.
            (3) One member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of 
        the Senate.
            (4) One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives.
            (5) One member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of 
        the House of Representatives.
    (b) Chair and Vice Chair.--The President shall designate, in 
consultation with the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority 
Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, 2 of the members 
of the Commission to serve as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively.
    (c) Period of Appointment, Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
affect its powers but shall be filled expeditiously in the same manner 
as the original appointment.
    (d) Deadline for Appointments.--The appointments required by 
subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable, be made within 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (e) Meetings.--
            (1) Frequency of meetings.--The Commission shall meet upon 
        request of the Chair but not less than once every 2 months for 
        the duration of the Commission.
            (2) First meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first 
        meeting not later than 2 months after the date of enactment of 
        this Act.
    (f) Quorum.--Five members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings, take 
testimony, or receive evidence.
    (g) Security Clearances.--Appropriate security clearances shall be 
required for members of the Commission. Such clearances shall be 
processed and completed on an expedited basis by appropriate elements 
of the executive branch of Government and shall, in any case, be 
completed within 60 days after the date such members are appointed.

SEC. 704. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--It shall be the duty of the Commission--
            (1) to review the functions required of United States 
        foreign policy to assure continued United States global 
        leadership in the 21st century;
            (2) to assess the effectiveness and adequacy of the current 
        structures, procedures, and priorities of foreign policy 
        decisionmaking and management, and, if necessary, to consider 
        alternatives;
            (3) to evaluate the general level and apportionment of 
        resources necessary to promote United States interests, values, 
        and principles abroad and to assess the contribution of 
        diplomatic functions to the national security of the United 
        States; and
            (4) to submit reports and recommendations as described in 
        section 705.
    (b) Implementation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Commission 
shall consult with appropriate officers of the executive branch of 
Government and appropriate Members of Congress and shall specifically 
consider the following:
            (1) What should be the operating principles and functions 
        of the foreign affairs bureaucracies of the United States?
            (2) Is the apparatus for formulating and executing the 
        foreign affairs policies of the United States organized most 
        effectively to achieve its aims, particularly with respect to 
        the nonmilitary aspects of the President's national security 
        strategy?
            (3) What are the implications for the functions, resources, 
        and structures of the foreign affairs agencies of the United 
        States of fundamental changes in the international environment, 
        especially advances in information technology, economic 
        interdependence, and the emergence of rival countries or 
        interests?
            (4) Is the overseas representation of the United States 
        Government of adequate size, properly distributed, and 
        supported with sufficient resources to advocate effectively the 
        national interests, values, and principles of the United 
        States?
            (5) Are the foreign affairs agencies structured to best 
        advance the national interests, values, and principles of the 
        United States?
            (6) Do the current personnel systems of the foreign affairs 
        agencies produce individuals trained and supported in the 
        skills necessary to project American leadership abroad in the 
        21st century?
            (7) What level and allocation among foreign affairs 
        agencies and functions of resources are necessary to promote 
        effectively United States national interests, values, and 
        principles?
            (8) What is the rationale, mission, and mechanism for 
        delivering foreign assistance? Could such resources be better 
        managed and delivered through private entities or other 
        organizations?
            (9) How should multilateral institutions, coalition 
        building, and unilateral actions be used to promote American 
        national interests, values, and principles abroad? What is the 
        most effective way to coordinate the foreign policy interests 
        of special interest groups, including nongovernmental 
        organizations?
            (10) How should coordination be improved and resources be 
        allocated between all the United States foreign affairs 
        agencies?
            (11) What is the appropriate mechanism for determining the 
        appropriate level of representation overseas of each department 
        or agency of the United States?
            (12) What is the appropriate mechanism to foster 
        cooperation and coordination between the Department of the 
        State and all departments or agencies of the United States 
        abroad?
            (13) How can consultation and cooperation be improved 
        between the executive and legislative branches of Government in 
        the formulation, execution, and evaluation of American foreign 
        policy interests so that the United States can maximize its 
        international effectiveness and speak with a strong voice on 
        vital American interests, values, and principles?

SEC. 705. COMMISSION REPORTS.

    (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 2 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall transmit to Congress, the 
President, and the Secretary of State a report describing its plan to 
carry out the work of the Commission.
    (b) Preliminary Report.--Before the submission of the report 
required by subsection (c), but not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit a report to the 
Secretary of State a report on its preliminary findings and 
recommendations.
    (c) Final Report on Findings and Recommendations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
        President, the Secretary of State, and Congress a report 
        describing the activities, findings, and recommendations of the 
        Commission.
            (2) Legislative recommendations.--In addition to the 
        requirements of paragraph (1), the report shall make 
        recommendations that may be implemented through the enactment 
        of legislation or the issuance of an Executive order, as 
        appropriate.
    (d) Interim Reports on Implementation.--The Commission shall submit 
to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress such interim 
reports on the status of implementation of recommendations as it deems 
necessary and appropriate.
    (e) Evaluation of Implementation.--The members of the Commission 
shall make themselves available to relevant committees of Congress to 
discuss their views of the implementation of recommendations and 
proposals submitted by the Secretary of State in compliance with the 
provisions of this title.

SEC. 706. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission or, at its direction, any panel of 
members of the Commission, may, for the purpose of carrying out the 
provisions of this title, hold hearings, take testimony, receive 
evidence, and administer oaths to the extent that the Commission or any 
panel considers advisable.
    (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure 
directly from any Federal department or agency information that the 
Commission considers necessary to enable the Commission to carry out 
its responsibilities under this section. Upon the request of the Chair 
of the Commission, the head of any such department or agency shall 
furnish such information expeditiously to the Commission.
    (c) Postal, Printing, and Binding Services.--The Commission may use 
the United States mails and obtain printing and binding services in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government.
    (d) Panels.--The Commission may establish panels composed of less 
than the full membership of the Commission for the purpose of carrying 
out the Commission's duties. The action of each panel shall be subject 
to the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and 
determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered the 
findings and determinations of the Commission unless approved as such 
by the Commission.
    (e) Authority of Individuals To Act for the Commission.--Any member 
or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take 
any action which the Commission is authorized to take under this title.

SEC. 707. PERSONNEL.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Commission who is 
a private United States citizen shall be compensated at a level not 
greater than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5317 of 
title 5, United States Code, for each full day (including travel time) 
during which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of 
the Commission. Any member of the Commission who is already a 
Government employee shall continue to be paid at the same rate by the 
employing department or agency on a nonreimbursable basis.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 58 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes 
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the 
Commission.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chair of the Commission may, without 
        regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
        governing appointments in the competitive services, appoint a 
        staff director, subject to the approval of the Commission, and 
        such additional personnel as necessary to enable the Commission 
        to perform its duties.
            (2) Compensation.--The Chair of the Commission may fix the 
        pay of the staff director and other personnel without regard to 
        the provisions of chapter 51 or subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
        title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
        positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate 
        of pay fixed under this paragraph for the staff director may 
        not exceed the rate payable for level III of the Executive 
        Schedule under section 5316 of such title and the rate of pay 
        for other personnel may not exceed the maximum rate payable for 
        grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon the request of the Chair 
of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency is 
authorized and encouraged to detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any 
personnel of that department or agency to the Commission to assist it 
in carrying out its functions.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The Chair 
of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for 
individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of such title.
    (f) Administrative and Support Services.--The Secretary of State 
may furnish the Commission any administrative and support services 
requested by the Commission consistent with this title. The Department 
of State shall be reimbursed for any costs for these services by other 
appropriate Federal departments and agencies on a basis consistent with 
worldwide levels of international cooperative administrative support 
system participation and funding.

SEC. 708. PAYMENT OF COMMISSION EXPENSES.

    The compensation, travel expenses, and per diem allowances of 
members and employees of the Commission, and other expenses of the 
Commission shall be paid out of funds appropriated by Congress.

SEC. 709. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate upon submission of the final report 
on findings and recommendations, section 705(c), except as provided for 
in section 705(e).

SEC. 710. EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACTION.

    (a) Secretary of State's Review.--Promptly after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
heads of all other affected Federal departments and agencies, shall 
initiate a review of the functions, conduct, and structure of United 
States foreign relations in the same manner and to the same extent as 
the review conducted by the Commission under section 704.
    (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Secretary may secure 
directly from any Federal department or agency information necessary to 
carry out the responsibilities under this section. Upon the request of 
the Secretary, the head of any such department or agency shall furnish 
such information expeditiously.
    (c) Initial Report.--Not later than 2 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
heads of all other affected departments and agencies, shall transmit to 
Congress a report describing the plan of the Secretary of State to 
carry out the review.
    (d) Preliminary Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
heads of all other affected departments and agencies, shall submit to 
the Commission a report of preliminary findings and recommendations.
    (e) Final Report on Findings and Proposals.--Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the heads of all other affected foreign affairs 
agencies, shall submit to Congress a report describing the activities 
and findings of the Secretary's review and shall include specific 
proposals for recommended reforms, including those requiring 
legislative action or Executive order. The report shall respond to, and 
wherever appropriate, incorporate the findings and recommendations of 
the Commission as described in section 705(c).

SEC. 711. ANNUAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS STRATEGY REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of State, consistent with 
section 306 of title 5, and section 1115 of title 31, United States 
Code, and in consultation with the heads of all other foreign affairs 
agencies, shall submit to Congress in both classified and unclassified 
versions an annual national foreign relations strategy report 
describing the priorities and resources required to advance 
successfully the national interests, values, and principles of the 
United States.

SEC. 712. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES.

    In this title, the term ``foreign affairs agencies'' includes the 
following:
            (1) The Department of State.
            (2) The United States Agency for International Development.
            (3) The United States Information Agency.
            (4) The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
            (5) The Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
            (6) Appropriate elements of the Department of the Treasury.
            (7) Appropriate elements of the Department of Defense.
            (8) Appropriate elements of the Department of Justice 
        (including the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation).
            (9) Appropriate elements of the Department of Agriculture.
            (10) Office of the United States Trade Representative.
            (11) The National Security Council staff.
            (12) The Trade and Development Agency.
            (13) Appropriate elements of the Department of Commerce.

              DIVISION B--FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 1002. DEFINITION.

    In this division, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
means the Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committees on International Relations and Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives.

           TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES

              CHAPTER 1--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 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, $1,746,977,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998, and $1,764,447,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1999.
            (2) Salaries and expenses.--For ``Salaries and Expenses'' 
        of the Department of State, $363,513,000 for the fiscal year 
        1998, and $367,148,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (3) Security and maintenance of buildings abroad.--For 
        ``Security and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad'', $373,081,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998, and $376,811,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (4) Capital investment fund.--For the ``Capital Investment 
        Fund'' of the Department of the State, $64,600,000 for the 
        fiscal year 1998, and $64,600,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (5) Representation allowances.--For ``Representation 
        Allowances'', $4,100,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and 
        $4,100,000 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 year 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 $14,600,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (9) Protection of foreign missions and officials.--(A) For 
        ``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'', $7,900,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998, and $8,000,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (B) Each amount appropriated pursuant to this paragraph is 
        authorized to remain available for two fiscal years.
            (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. 1102. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' for authorized 
activities, $650,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $650,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1999.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.

SEC. 1103. ASIA FOUNDATION.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of State to make grants to ``The Asia 
Foundation'', pursuant to The Asia Foundation Act (title IV of Public 
Law 98-164), $8,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $8,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1999.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The first sentence of section 403(a) of 
The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402) is amended by striking 
``with'' and all that follows through ``404''.

                 CHAPTER 2--AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

SEC. 1121. REDUCTION IN REQUIRED REPORTS.

    (a) Amendment and Repeals.--
            (1) Amendment.--Section 40(g)(2) of the State Department 
        Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2712(g)(2)) is amended 
        by striking ``six months'' and inserting ``12 months''.
            (2) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
                    (A) The second sentence of section 161(c) of the 
                Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1990 
                and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4171 note).
                    (B) Section 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
                of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)).
                    (C) Section 705(c) of the International Security 
                and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-
                83).
                    (D) Section 123(e)(2) of the Foreign Relations 
                Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public 
                Law 99-93).
                    (E) Section 203(c) of the Special Foreign 
                Assistance Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-529).
                    (F) Sections 5 and 6 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
                providing for the implementation of the International 
                Sugar Agreement, 1977, and for other purposes'' (Public 
                Law 96-236; 7 U.S.C. 3605 and 3606).
                    (G) Section 514 of the Foreign Assistance and 
                Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1982 (Public Law 
                97-121).
                    (H) Section 209 (c) and (d) of the Foreign 
                Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
                (Public Law 100-204).
                    (I) Section 228(b) of the Foreign Relations 
                Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public 
                Law 102-138; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note).
    (b) Progress Toward Regional Nonproliferation.--Section 620F(c) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2376(c); relating to 
periodic reports on progress toward regional nonproliferation) is 
amended by striking ``Not later than April 1, 1993 and every six months 
thereafter,'' and inserting ``Not later than April 1 of each year,''.
    (c) Report on Overseas Voter Participation.--Section 101(b)(6) of 
the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act of 1986 (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,''.

SEC. 1122. AUTHORITY OF THE FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION.

    Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 
U.S.C. 1623) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
            (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``(a) The'' and all 
        that follows through the period and inserting the following:
    ``(a)(1) The Commission shall have jurisdiction to receive, 
examine, adjudicate, and render final decisions with respect to claims 
of the Government of the United States and of nationals of the United 
States--
            ``(A) included within the terms of the Yugoslav Claims 
        Agreement of 1948;
            ``(B) included within the terms of any claims agreement 
        concluded on or after March 10, 1954, between the Government of 
        the United States and a foreign government (exclusive of 
        governments against which the United States declared the 
        existence of a state of war during World War II) similarly 
        providing for the settlement and discharge of claims of the 
        Government of the United States and of nationals of the United 
        States against a foreign government, arising out of the 
        nationalization or other taking of property, by the agreement 
        of the Government of the United States to accept from that 
        government a sum in en bloc settlement thereof; or
            ``(C) included in a category of claims against a foreign 
        government which is referred to the Commission by the Secretary 
        of State.''; and
            (3) by redesignating the second sentence as paragraph (2).

SEC. 1123. PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES.

    Section 38(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2710(c)) is amended by inserting ``personal or'' before 
``other support services''.

SEC. 1124. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

    Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 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 Department of State diplomatic reception rooms to recover the costs 
of such use. Fees 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. The Secretary shall, at the time of the submission of 
the budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
submit a report to Congress describing each such transaction.''.

SEC. 1125. PROHIBITION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
              COUNTERTERRORISM AND NARCOTICS-RELATED REWARDS PROGRAM.

    Section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, in the sole 
        discretion of the Secretary,'' after ``rewards may be paid'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
    ``(i) Judicial Review.--A determination made by the Secretary of 
State under this section shall be final and conclusive and shall not be 
subject to judicial review.''.

SEC. 1126. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    (a) Procedures.--Section 209(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3929(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) The Inspector General shall develop and provide to 
        employees--
                    ``(A) information detailing their rights to 
                counsel; and
                    ``(B) guidelines describing in general terms the 
                policies and procedures of the Office of Inspector 
                General with respect to individuals under 
                investigation, other than matters exempt from 
                disclosure under other provisions of law.''.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than April 30, 1998, the 
        Inspector General of the Department of State shall submit a 
        report to the appropriate congressional committees which 
        includes the following information:
                    (A) Detailed descriptions of the internal guidance 
                developed or used by the Office of the Inspector 
                General with respect to public disclosure of any 
                information related to an ongoing investigation of any 
                employee or official of the Department of State, the 
                United States Information Agency, or the United States 
                Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
                    (B) Detailed descriptions of those instances for 
                the year ending December 31, 1997, in which any 
                disclosure of information to the public by an employee 
                of the Office of Inspector General about an ongoing 
                investigation occurred, including details on the 
                recipient of the information, the date of the 
                disclosure, and the internal clearance process for the 
                disclosure.
            (2) Exclusion.--Disclosure of information to the public 
        under this section does not include information shared by an 
        employee of the Inspector General Office with Members of 
        Congress.

SEC. 1127. REAFFIRMING UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
              POLICY.

    (a) Procurement Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
foster and support procurement of goods and services from private, 
commercial companies.
    (b) Implementation.--In order to achieve the policy set forth in 
subsection (a), the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program 
Office (DTS-PO) shall--
            (1) utilize full and open competition in the procurement of 
        telecommunications services, including satellite space segment, 
        for the Department of State and each other Federal entity 
        represented at United States diplomatic missions and consular 
        ports overseas;
            (2) make every effort to ensure and promote the 
        participation of commercial private sector providers of 
        satellite space segment who have no ownership or other 
        connection with an intergovernmental satellite organization; 
        and
            (3) implement the competitive procedures required by 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) at the prime contracting level and, to 
        the greatest extent practicable, the subcontracting level.

SEC. 1128. COUNTERDRUG AND ANTI-CRIME ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              STATE.

    (a) Counterdrug and Law Enforcement Strategy.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish, 
        implement, and submit to Congress a comprehensive, long-term 
        strategy to carry out the counterdrug responsibilities of the 
        Department of State in a manner consistent with the National 
        Drug Control Strategy. The strategy shall involve all elements 
        of the Department in the United States and abroad.
            (2) Objectives.--In establishing the strategy, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) coordinate with the Office of National Drug 
                Control Policy in the development of clear, specific, 
                and measurable counterdrug objectives for the 
                Department that support the goals and objectives of the 
                National Drug Control Strategy;
                    (B) develop specific, and to the maximum extent 
                practicable, quantifiable measures of performance 
                relating to the objectives, including annual and long-
                term measures of performance, for purposes of assessing 
                the success of the Department in meeting the 
                objectives;
                    (C) assign responsibilities for meeting the 
                objectives to appropriate elements of the Department;
                    (D) develop an operational structure within the 
                Department that minimizes impediments to meeting the 
                objectives;
                    (E) ensure that every United States ambassador or 
                chief of mission is fully briefed on the strategy and 
                works to achieve the objectives; and
                    (F) ensure that all budgetary requests and 
                transfers of equipment (including the financing of 
                foreign military sales and the transfer of excess 
                defense articles) relating to international counterdrug 
                efforts conforms to meet the objectives.
            (3) Reports.--Not later than February 15 each year, the 
        Secretary shall submit to Congress an update of the strategy 
        submitted under paragraph (1). The update shall include an 
        outline of the proposed activities with respect to the strategy 
        during the succeeding year, including the manner in which such 
        activities will meet the objectives set forth in paragraph (2).
            (4) Limitation on delegation.--The Secretary shall 
        designate an official in the Department who reports directly to 
        the Secretary to oversee the implementation of the strategy 
        throughout the Department.
    (b) Information on International Criminals.--
            (1) Information system.--The Secretary shall, in 
        consultation with the heads of appropriate United States law 
        enforcement agencies, including the Attorney General and the 
        Secretary of the Treasury, take appropriate actions to 
        establish an information system or improve existing information 
        systems containing comprehensive information on serious crimes 
        committed by foreign nationals. The information system shall be 
        available to United States embassies and missions abroad for 
        use in consideration of applications for visas for entry into 
        the United States.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
        on International Relations of the House of Representatives a 
        report on the actions taken under paragraph (1).
    (c) Overseas Coordination of Counterdrug and Anti-Crime Programs, 
Policy, and Assistance.--
            (1) Strengthening coordination.--The responsibilities of 
        every foreign mission of the United States shall include the 
        strengthening of cooperation between and among the United 
        States and foreign governmental entities and multilateral 
        entities with respect to activities relating to international 
        narcotics and crime.
            (2) Designation of officers.--
                    (A) In general.--The chief of mission of every 
                foreign mission shall designate an officer or officers 
                within the mission to carry out the responsibility of 
                the mission under paragraph (1), including the 
                coordination of counterdrug programs, policy, and 
                assistance and law enforcement programs, policy, and 
                assistance. Such officer or officers shall report to 
                the chief of mission, or the designee of the chief of 
                mission, on a regular basis regarding activities 
                undertaken in carrying out such responsibility.
                    (B) Reports.--The chief of mission of every foreign 
                mission shall submit to the Secretary on a regular 
                basis a report on the actions undertaken by the mission 
                to carry out such responsibility.
            (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
        the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
        Committee on International Relations of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the status of any proposals for 
        action or on action undertaken to improve staffing and 
        personnel management at foreign missions in order to carry out 
        the responsibility set forth in paragraph (1).

                          CHAPTER 3--PERSONNEL

SEC. 1131. ELIMINATION OF POSITION OF 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).

SEC. 1132. RESTRICTION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES OF FORMER UNITED STATES 
              CHIEFS OF MISSION.

    Section 207(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or'' after ``title 
        3,''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(D) serves in the position of chief of mission 
                (as defined in section 102(3) of the Foreign Service 
                Act of 1980),''.

SEC. 1133. 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'' before ``members of the 
                families of such members and 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 the following new subsections at the end:
    ``(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) 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 the following circumstances 
shall operate to prevent collection by the Secretary of State under 
paragraph (1) for--
            ``(A) care provided directly or indirectly by a 
        governmental entity;
            ``(B) care provided to an individual who has not paid a 
        required deductible or copayment; or
            ``(C) care provided by a provider with which the third 
        party payer has no participation agreement.
    ``(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.
            ``(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 subsection shall be made available for inspection and review 
by representatives of the payer from which collection by the United 
States is sought for the sole purposes of permitting the third party to 
verify--
            ``(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, except that this subsection 
        shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (4).
    ``(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 
obligated and expended only to the extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in advance in an appropriation Act.
    ``(10) In 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.
            ``(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) shall 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 authorities of this section shall be 
effective beginning October 1, 1998.

SEC. 1134. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY.

    Title 5, 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 in 
        lieu of Sunday as the day with respect to which additional pay 
        is authorized by the preceding sentence.''; and
            (2) in section 5546(a), by adding at the end 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 in lieu of Sunday as the day 
        with respect to which additional pay is authorized by the 
        preceding sentence.''.

SEC. 1135. PILOT PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS REIMBURSEMENT.

    (a) Foreign Affairs Reimbursement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 
        1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as 
                subsection (g); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
                new subsections:
    ``(e)(1) The Secretary of State may, as a matter of discretion, 
provide appropriate training and related services through the 
institution to employees of United States companies that are engaged in 
business abroad, and to the families of such employees.
    ``(2) In the case of companies that are 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 the 
companies' employees who are performing such services.
    ``(3) Training under this subsection shall be on a space-available 
and 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.
    ``(5) Training under this subsection is not available for foreign 
language services.
    ``(f)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to provide on a 
reimbursable basis training programs to Members of Congress or the 
Judiciary.
    ``(2) Legislative Branch staff members and employees of the 
Judiciary may participate on a reimbursable 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 and of other agencies 
in the field of foreign relations.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
            (3) Termination of program.--Effective October 1, 1999, 
        section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) 
        is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (d)(4) 
        and by striking subsections (e) and (f).
    (b) Fees for Use of National Foreign Affairs Training Center.--
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2669 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 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 
Department of State's National Foreign Affairs Training Center 
Facility. Fees collected under 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.''.
    (c) Reporting on Pilot Program.--One year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees on the number of persons, 
including their business or government affiliation, who have taken 
advantage of the pilot program established under subsections (e) and 
(f) of section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and section 53 of 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, the amount of fees 
collected, and the impact of the program on the primary mission of the 
institute.

SEC. 1136. GRANTS TO OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

    Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where the children of 
United States citizen employees of an agency of the United States 
Government who are stationed outside the United States attend 
educational facilities assisted by the Department of State under this 
section, such agency is authorized to make grants to, or otherwise to 
reimburse or credit with advance payment, the Department of State for 
funds used in providing assistance to such educational facilities.''.

SEC. 1137. GRANTS TO REMEDY INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.

    Section 7 of the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (42 
U.S.C. 11606; Public Law 100-300) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(e) Grant Authority.--The United States Central Authority is 
authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or agreements 
with, any individual, corporation, other Federal, State, or local 
agency, or private entity or organization in the United States for 
purposes of accomplishing its responsibilities under the convention and 
this Act.''.

SEC. 1138. FOREIGN SERVICE REFORM.

    (a) Appointments by the President.--Section 302(b) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3942(b)) is amended in the second 
sentence--
            (1) by striking ``may elect to'' and inserting ``shall''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``Service,'' and all that follows and 
        inserting ``Service.''.
    (b) Performance Pay.--Section 405 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Members'' and 
        inserting ``Subject to subsection (e), members''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
State may provide for recognition of the meritorious or distinguished 
service of a member of the Foreign Service described in subsection (a) 
(including members of the Senior Foreign Service) by means other than 
an award of performance pay in lieu of making such an award under this 
section.''.
    (c) Expedited Separation Out.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop and 
implement procedures to identify, and recommend for separation, members 
of the Foreign Service ranked by promotion boards in the bottom five 
percent of their class for any two of the five preceding years.

SEC. 1139. LAW ENFORCEMENT AVAILABILITY PAY.

    (a) Law Enforcement Availability Pay.--Section 5545a of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``(other than an 
        officer occupying a position under title II of Public Law 99-
        399)'' and inserting ``, including any special agent of the 
        Diplomatic Security Service,''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
    ``(h) Availability pay under this section shall be--
            ``(1) 25 percent of the rate of basic pay for the position;
            ``(2) treated as part of basic pay for the purposes of--
                    ``(A) sections 5595(c), 8114(e), 8331(3), 8431, and 
                8704(c) of this title and section 856 of the Foreign 
                Service Act of 1980; and
                    ``(B) such other purposes as may be expressly 
                provided for by law or as the Office of Personnel 
                Management may by regulations prescribe; and
            ``(3) treated as part of salary for purposes of sections 
        609(b)(1), 805, and 806 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5542(e) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or section 37(a)(3) of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956,'' after ``section 
3056(a) of title 18,''.
    (c) Implementation.--Not later than the effective date of this 
section, each special agent of the Diplomatic Security Service under 
section 5545a of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this 
section, and the appropriate supervisory officer, to be designated by 
the Secretary of State, shall make an initial certification to the 
Secretary of State that the special agent is expected to meet the 
requirements of subsection (d) of such section 5545a. The Secretary of 
State may prescribe procedures necessary to administer this subsection.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period which begins 
on or after the 90th day following the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1140. LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF DS SPECIAL AGENTS OVERSEAS.

    Section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2709) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subsection (a)(4);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subsection 
        (a)(5)(B) and inserting ``; and'';
            (3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
            ``(6) conduct investigative leads or perform other law 
        enforcement duties at the request of any duly authorized law 
        enforcement agency while assigned to a United States Mission 
        outside the United States.
Requests for investigative assistance from State and local law 
enforcement agencies under paragraph (6) shall be coordinated with the 
Federal law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the subject 
matter for which assistance is requested.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Agencies Not Affected.--Nothing in subsection (a)(6) may be 
construed to limit or impair the authority or responsibility of any 
other Federal or State law enforcement agency with respect to its law 
enforcement functions.''.

SEC. 1141. LIMITATIONS ON MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTS.

    Sec. 1017(e)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4117(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and 
        paragraph (1)(B), the term `management official' does not 
        include chiefs of mission, principal officers or their 
        deputies, administrative and personnel officers abroad, or 
        individuals described in section 1002(12) (B), (C), and (D) who 
        are not involved in the administration of this chapter or in 
        the formulation of the personnel policies and programs of the 
        Department.''.

               CHAPTER 4--CONSULAR AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

SEC. 1151. CONSULAR OFFICERS.

    (a) Persons Authorized To Issue Reports of Births Abroad.--Section 
33(2) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2705) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of 
this paragraph, the term `consular officer' includes any employee of 
the Department of State who is a United States citizen and who is 
designated by the Secretary of State to adjudicate nationality abroad 
pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.''.
    (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 after ``such officers'' the following: ``and to such other 
employees of the Department of State who are United States citizens as 
may be designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to such 
regulations as the Secretary may prescribe''.
    (c) Persons Authorized To Authenticate Foreign Documents.--
            (1) Definition of consular officers.--Section 3492(c) of 
        title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
        the following: ``For purposes of this section and sections 3493 
        through 3496 of this title, the term `consular officers' 
        includes any officer or employee of the United States 
        Government who is a United States citizen and who is designated 
        to perform notarial functions pursuant to section 24 of the Act 
        of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1750; 22 U.S.C. 4221).''.
            (2) Designated united states citizens performing notarial 
        acts.--Section 24 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 
        1750; 22 U.S.C. 4221) is amended by inserting after the first 
        sentence: ``At any post, port, or place where there is no 
        consular officer, the Secretary of State may authorize any 
        other officer or employee of the United States Government 
        serving overseas including persons employed as United States 
        Government contractors, to perform such acts.''.
    (d) Persons Authorized To Administer Oaths.--Section 115 of title 
35 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``For purposes of this section, the term `consular officer' 
includes any officer or employee of the United States Government who is 
a United States citizen and who is designated to perform notarial 
functions pursuant to section 24 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. 
Stat. 1750; 22 U.S.C. 4221).''.
    (e) Naturalization Functions.--Section 101(a)(9) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ``As used in title III, the term 
`consular officer' includes any employee of the Department of State who 
is a United States citizen and who is designated by the Secretary of 
State to adjudicate nationality abroad pursuant to such regulations as 
the Secretary may prescribe.''.

SEC. 1152. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT REQUIREMENTS.

    The Act of August 18, 1856 (Revised Statutes 1726-28; 22 U.S.C. 
4212-14), concerning accounting for consular fees, is repealed.

SEC. 1153. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE FEDERAL REGISTER PUBLICATION FOR 
              TRAVEL ADVISORIES.

    (a) Foreign Airports.--Section 44908(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (b) Foreign Ports.--Section 908(a) of the International Maritime 
and Port Security Act of 1986 (46 U.S.C. App. 1804(a)) is amended by 
striking the second sentence, relating to Federal Register publication 
by the Secretary of State.

SEC. 1154. INADMISSIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF FORMER SOVIET UNION 
              INTELLIGENCE SERVICES.

    Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Members of former soviet union intelligence 
                services.--Any alien who was employed by an 
                intelligence service of the Soviet Union prior to the 
                dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 31, 1991, 
                is inadmissible, unless--
                            ``(i) The Secretary of State, in 
                        consultation with the Attorney General and the 
                        Director of Central Intelligence, determines 
                        that it is in the national interest to admit 
                        the alien; or
                            ``(ii) The admission of the alien is for 
                        the purpose of the alien's attendance at a 
                        scholarly conference or educational meeting in 
                        the United States.''.

SEC. 1155. DENIAL OF VISAS TO ALIENS WHO HAVE CONFISCATED PROPERTY 
              CLAIMED BY NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Denial of Visas.--Except as otherwise provided in section 401 
of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104-114), and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of 
State may deny the issuance of a visa to any alien who has confiscated 
or has directed or overseen the confiscation or expropriation of 
property the claim to which is owned by a national of the United 
States, or converts or has converted for personal gain confiscated or 
expropriated property the claim to which is owned by a national of the 
United States.
    (b) Exception.--This section shall not apply to claims arising from 
any territory in dispute as a result of war between United Nations 
member states in which the ultimate resolution of the disputed 
territory has not been resolved.
    (c) Reporting Requirement.--
            (1) List of foreign nationals.--The Secretary of State 
        shall direct the United States chief of mission in each country 
        to provide the Secretary of State with a list of foreign 
        nationals in that country who have confiscated or converted 
        properties of nationals of the United States where the cases of 
        confiscated or converted properties of nationals of the United 
        States have not been fully resolved.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act and not later than every 6 months 
        thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
        Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees of the Senate 
        and the Appropriations and International Relations Committees 
        of the House of Representatives a report--
                    (A) listing foreign nationals who could have been 
                denied a visa under subsection (a) but were given a 
                visa to travel to the United States; and
                    (B) an explanation as to why the visa was given.

SEC. 1156. INADMISSIBILITY OF ALIENS SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL CHILD 
              ABDUCTORS.

    (a) Amendment to Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 
212(a)(10)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(10)(C)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii);
            (2) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(ii) Aliens supporting abductors and 
                        relatives of abductors.--Any alien who--
                                    ``(I) is known by the Department of 
                                State to have intentionally assisted an 
                                alien in the conduct described in 
                                clause (i),
                                    ``(II) is known by the Department 
                                of State to be intentionally providing 
                                material support or safe haven to an 
                                alien described in clause (i), or
                                    ``(III) is a spouse (other than the 
                                spouse who is the parent of the 
                                abducted child), child (other than the 
                                abducted child), parent, sibling, or 
                                agent of an alien described in clause 
                                (i), as designated at the discretion of 
                                the Secretary of State,
                        is inadmissible until the child described in 
                        clause (i) is surrendered to the person granted 
                        custody by the order described in that clause, 
                        and such person and child are permitted to 
                        return to the United States. Nothing in clause 
                        (i) or (ii) of this section shall be deemed to 
                        apply to a government official of the United 
                        States who is acting within the scope of his or 
                        her official duties. Nothing in clause (i) or 
                        (ii) of this section shall be deemed to apply 
                        to a government official of any foreign 
                        government if such person has been designated 
                        by the Secretary of State at the Secretary's 
                        discretion.'';
            (3) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
        inserting ``clause (iii)''; and
            (4) in clause (iii) (as redesignated), by striking ``Clause 
        (i)'' and inserting ``Clauses (i) and (ii)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to aliens seeking admission to the United States on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act.

      TITLE XII--OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS

               CHAPTER 1--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 1201. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONTINGENCIES.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for ``International 
Conferences and Contingencies'', $3,944,000 for the fiscal year 1998 
and $3,500,000 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.

SEC. 1202. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for ``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'', $18,200,000 for 
                the fiscal year 1998, and $18,200,000 for the fiscal 
                year 1999; and
                    (B) for ``Construction'', $6,463,000 for the fiscal 
                year 1998, and $6,463,000 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 $785,000 
        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.

                     CHAPTER 2--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 1211. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PARTICIPATION.

    The United States may not participate in an international criminal 
court with jurisdiction over crimes of an international character 
except--
            (1) pursuant to a treaty made in accordance with Article 
        II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution; or
            (2) as specifically authorized by statute.

SEC. 1212. WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING FINES OWED BY FOREIGN 
              COUNTRIES.

    (a) In General.--Of the funds made available for a foreign country 
under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, an amount 
equivalent to 110 percent of the total unpaid fully adjudicated parking 
fines and penalties owed to the District of Columbia, the City of New 
York, and jurisdictions in the States of Virginia and Maryland by such 
country as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be withheld from 
obligation for such country until the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that 
such fines and penalties are fully paid to the governments of the 
District of Columbia, the City of New York, and the States of Virginia 
and Maryland, respectively.
    (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 1213. UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION.

    (a) Interparliamentary Union Limitation.--The United States shall 
either--
            (1) pay no more than $500,000 in annual dues for membership 
        in the Interparliamentary Union in fiscal year 1998 and fiscal 
        year 1999; or
            (2) formally withdraw from the Organization.
    (b) Return of Appropriated Funds.--
            (1) Prohibition.--None of the funds made available under 
        this Act to the Department of State may be used for 
        congressional participation in the International Parliamentary 
        Union.
            (2) Transfer of funds.--Unobligated balances of 
        appropriations for the International Parliamentary Union shall 
        be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under the 
        ``Contributions for International Organizations'' 
        appropriations account of the Department of State, to be 
        available only for payment in fiscal year 1998 of United States 
        assessed contributions to international organizations covered 
        by that account.

SEC. 1214. REPORTING OF FOREIGN TRAVEL BY UNITED STATES OFFICIALS.

    (a) Initial Reports.--
            (1) Prohibition.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), none 
        of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay--
                    (A) the expenses of foreign travel by any officer 
                or employee of United States Executive agencies in 
                attending any international conference or in engaging 
                in any other foreign travel; or
                    (B) the routine services that a United States 
                diplomatic mission or consular post provides in support 
                of travel by such officer or employee,
        unless, prior to the commencement of the travel, the individual 
        submits a report to the Director that states the purpose, 
        duration, and estimated cost of the travel.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
                    (A) the President, the Vice President, or any 
                person traveling on a delegation led by the President 
                or Vice President, or any officer or employee of the 
                Executive Office of the President;
                    (B) the foreign travel of officers or employees of 
                United States Executive agencies who are carrying out 
                intelligence or intelligence-related activities, or law 
                enforcement activities;
                    (C) the deployment of members of the Armed Forces 
                of the United States; or
                    (D) any United States Government official engaged 
                in a sensitive diplomatic mission.
    (b) Updated Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the conclusion 
of any travel for which a report is required to be submitted under 
subsection (a)(1), the officer or employee of the United States shall 
submit an updated report to the Director on the purpose, duration, or 
costs of the travel from those indicated in the initial report.
    (c) Quarterly Reports.--The Director shall submit a quarterly 
report suitable for publication, containing the information required in 
subsection (b) to the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and 
International Relations of the House of Representatives.
    (d) Emergency Waiver.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply if the 
President determines that an emergency or other unforeseen event 
necessitates the travel and thus prevents the timely filing of the 
report required by that subsection, however nothing in this section 
shall be interpreted to authorize a waiver of subsection (a)(2)(b).
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of International Conferences of the Department of 
        State.
            (2) Executive agencies.--The term ``Executive agencies'' 
        means those entities, other than the General Accounting Office, 
        defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) Foreign travel.--The term ``foreign travel'' refers 
        to--
                    (A) travel between the United States and a foreign 
                country or territory except home leave; and
                    (B) in the case of personnel assigned to a United 
                States diplomatic mission or consular post in a foreign 
                country or territory, travel outside that country or 
                territory.
            (4) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 
        several States and the District of Columbia and the 
        commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United 
        States.
    (f) Available Funds.--Funds available under section 1201 shall be 
available for purposes of carrying out this section.

SEC. 1215. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON USE OF FUNDS IN JAPAN-UNITED STATES 
              FRIENDSHIP TRUST FUND.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) The funds used to create the Japan-United States 
        Friendship Trust Fund established under section 3 of the Japan-
        United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2902) originated from 
        payments by the Government of Japan to the Government of the 
        United States.
            (2) Among other things, amounts in the Fund were intended 
        to be used for cultural and educational exchanges and scholarly 
        research.
            (3) The Japan-United States Friendship Commission was 
        created to manage the Fund and to fulfill a mandate agreed upon 
        by the Government of Japan and the Government of the United 
        States.
            (4) The statute establishing the Commission includes 
        provisions which make the availability of funds in the Fund 
        contingent upon appropriations of such funds.
            (5) These provisions impair the operations of the 
        Commission and hinder it from fulfilling its mandate in a 
        satisfactory manner.
    (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the Japan-United States Friendship Commission shall be 
        able to use amounts in the Japan-United States Friendship Trust 
        Fund in pursuit of the original mandate of the Commission; and
            (2) the Office of Management and Budget should--
                    (A) review the statute establishing the Commission; 
                and
                    (B) submit to Congress a report on whether or not 
                modifications to the statute are required in order to 
                permit the Commission to pursue fully its original 
                mandate and to use amounts in the Fund as contemplated 
                at the time of the establishment of the Fund.

  TITLE XIII--UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
                                PROGRAMS

               CHAPTER 1--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 1301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--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 Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Television 
Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the National Endowment for Democracy Act, the 
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, and to carry out 
other authorities in law consistent with such purposes:
            (1) ``International Information Programs'', $427,097,000 
        for the fiscal year 1998 and $427,097,000 for the fiscal year 
        1999.
            (2) ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'':
                    (A) For the ``Fulbright Academic Exchange 
                Programs'', $99,236,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
                $99,236,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (B) For other educational and cultural exchange 
                programs authorized by law, $100,764,000 for the fiscal 
                year 1998 and $100,764,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (3) ``International Broadcasting Activities'':
                    (A) For the activities of Radio Free Asia, 
                $20,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $20,000,000 
                for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (B) For the activities of Broadcasting to Cuba, 
                $22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $22,095,000 
                for the fiscal year 1999.
                    (C) For the activities of Radio Free Iran, 
                $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $2,000,000 for 
                the fiscal year 1999.
                    (D) For other ``International Broadcasting 
                Activities'', $331,168,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
                $331,168,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (4) ``Radio Construction'', $37,710,000 for the fiscal year 
        1998 and $31,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
            (5) ``Technology Fund'', $5,050,000 for the fiscal year 
        1998 and $5,050,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
    (b) Vietnam Fulbright Scholarships.--Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated in subsection (a)(2)(A), $5,000,000 is authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 1998 and $5,000,000 is authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the Vietnam scholarship program 
established by section 229 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-138).
    (c) Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and 
West.--There are authorized to be appropriated no more than $10,000,000 
for fiscal year 1998 and no more than $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.

SEC. 1302. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1998 and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 to carry out the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act (title V of Public Law 98-164), of 
which amount for each fiscal year not more than 55 percent shall be 
available only for the following organizations, in equal allotments:
            (1) The International Republican Institute (IRI).
            (2) The National Democratic Institute (NDI).
            (3) The Free Trade Union Institute (FTUI).
            (4) The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE).

    CHAPTER 2--USIA AND RELATED AGENCIES AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

SEC. 1311. AUTHORIZATION TO RECEIVE AND RECYCLE FEES.

    Section 810 of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) is hereby amended by adding 
``educational advising and counselling, Exchange Visitor Programs 
Services, advertising sold by the Voice of America, receipts from 
cooperating international organizations and from the privatization of 
VOA Europe'' after ``library services'' and before ``, and Agency-
produced publications,''.

SEC. 1312. APPROPRIATIONS TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    Section 701(f) of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1476(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, for the second fiscal 
        year of any 2-year authorization cycle may be appropriated for 
        such second fiscal year'' and inserting ``for a fiscal year may 
        be appropriated for such fiscal year''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (4).

SEC. 1313. EXPANSION OF MUSKIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

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

SEC. 1314. AU PAIR EXTENSION.

    Section 1(b) of Public Law 104-72 is amended by striking ``, 
through fiscal year 1997''.

SEC. 1315. RADIO BROADCASTING TO IRAN IN THE FARSI LANGUAGE.

    (a) Radio Free Iran.--Not more than $2,000,000 of the funds made 
available under section 1301(a)(3) for each of the fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 for grants to RFE/RL, Incorporated, shall be available only 
for surrogate radio broadcasting by RFE/RL, Incorporated, to the 
Iranian people in the Farsi language, such broadcasts to be designated 
as ``Radio Free Iran''.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors of the 
United States Information Agency shall submit a detailed report to 
Congress describing the costs, implementation, and plans for creation 
of the surrogate broadcasting service to be designated as Radio Free 
Iran.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--None of the funds made available under 
subsection (a) may be made available until submission of the report 
required under subsection (b).

SEC. 1316. VOICE OF AMERICA BROADCASTS.

    (a) In General.--The Voice of America shall devote programming time 
each day to broadcasting information on the individual States of the 
United States. The broadcasts shall include information on the 
products, and cultural and educational facilities of each State, 
potential trade with each State, and interactive discussions with State 
officials.
    (b) Report.--Not later than July 1, 1998, the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors of the United States Information Agency shall submit a report 
to Congress detailing the actions that have been taken to carry out 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1317. WORKING GROUP ON 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)(1) In order to carry out the purposes of subsection (f) and 
to improve the coordination, efficiency and effectiveness of 
Government-sponsored international exchanges and training, there is 
established within the United States Information Agency a senior-level 
inter-agency Working Group on Government-Sponsored International 
Exchanges and Training (in this section referred to as `the Working 
Group').
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `Government-sponsored 
international exchanges and training' refers to the movement of people 
between countries to promote the sharing of ideas, develop skills, and 
foster mutual understanding and cooperation, financed wholly or in 
part, directly or indirectly, with United States Government funds.
    ``(3) The Working Group shall consist of the Associate Director of 
the Bureau, who shall act as Chairperson of the Working Group, and 
comparable senior representatives appointed by the Secretaries of 
State, Defense, Justice, and Education, and by the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development. Other departments 
and agencies shall participate in the Working Group's meetings at the 
discretion of the Chairperson, and shall cooperate with the Working 
Group to help accomplish the purposes of the Working Group. The 
National Security Advisor and the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget may, at their discretion, each appoint a representative to 
participate in the Working Group. The Working Group shall be supported 
by an interagency staff office established in the Bureau.
    ``(4) The Working Group shall have the following authority:
            ``(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 of information on 
        international exchange and training activities in the 
        governmental and non-governmental 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.
            ``(D) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 
        1999, to submit a report on Government-sponsored international 
        exchange and training programs, along with the findings of the 
        Working Group made under subparagraph (c).
            ``(E) To develop strategies for expanding public and 
        private partnerships in, and leveraging private sector support 
        for, Government-sponsored international exchange and training 
        activities.
    ``(5) All reports prepared by the Working Group shall be made to 
the President through the Director of the United States Information 
Agency.
    ``(6) The Working Group shall meet at least on a quarterly basis.
    ``(7) 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.
    ``(8) The members of the Working Group shall serve without 
additional compensation for their service on the Working Group, and any 
expenses incurred by a member of the Working Group in connection with 
such member's service on the Working Group shall be borne by the 
member's respective department or agency.
    ``(9) If any member of the Working Group disagrees regarding to any 
matter in a report prepared pursuant to this subsection, the member may 
prepare a statement setting forth the reasons for such disagreement and 
such statement shall be appended to, and considered a part of, the 
report.''.

SEC. 1318. INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS.

    Section 704(c) of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477b(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Salaries and Expenses'' 
        and inserting ``the `International Information Programs' 
        appropriations account,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``the `Salaries and 
        Expenses' account'' and inserting ``the `International 
        Information Programs' appropriations account,''.

SEC. 1319. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SUMMER TRAVEL AND WORK PROGRAMS.

    The Director of the United States Information Agency is authorized 
to administer summer travel and work programs without regard to 
preplacement requirements.

                         TITLE XIV--PEACE CORPS

SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Peace Corps Act Amendments of 
1997''.

SEC. 1402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 3(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502(b)) is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
purposes of this Act $234,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, which are 
authorized to remain available until September 30, 1999 and 
$234,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.

SEC. 1403. AMENDMENTS TO THE PEACE CORPS ACT.

    (a) Terms and Conditions of Volunteer Service.--Section 5 of the 
Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by striking ``Civil Service 
        Commission'' and inserting ``Office of Personnel Management'';
            (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``the Federal Voting 
        Assistance Act of 1955'' and all that follows through the end 
        of the subsection and inserting ``sections 5584 and 5732 of 
        title 5, United States Code (and readjustment allowances paid 
        under this Act shall be considered as pay for purposes of such 
        section 5732), section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 
        214), and section 3342 of title 31, United States Code.''; and
            (3) in subsection (j), by striking ``section 1757 of the 
        Revised Statutes'' and all that follows through the end of the 
        subsection and inserting ``section 3331 of title 5, United 
        States Code.''.
    (b) General Powers and Authorities.--Section 10 of such Act (22 
U.S.C. 2509) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``31 U.S.C. 665(b)'' 
        and inserting ``section 1342 of title 31, United States Code''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``: Provided, That'' 
        and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
        inserting ``, except that such individuals shall not be deemed 
        employees for the purpose of any law administered by the Office 
        of Personnel Management.''.
    (c) Utilization of Funds.--Section 15 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2514) 
is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``Public Law 84-918 (7 U.S.C. 1881 
                et seq.)'' and inserting ``subchapter VI of chapter 33 
                of title 5, United States Code (5 U.S.C. 3371 et 
                seq.)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``specified in that Act'' and 
                inserting ``or other organizations specified in section 
                3372(b) of such title''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 9 of 
                Public Law 60-328 (31 U.S.C. 673)'' and inserting 
                ``section 1346 of title 31, United States Code'';
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``without regard 
                to section 3561 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 
                543)'';
                    (C) in paragraph (11)--
                            (i) by striking ``Foreign Service Act of 
                        1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),'' and 
                        inserting ``Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
                        U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (D) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 
                the end and by inserting ``; and''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) the transportation of Peace Corps employees, Peace 
        Corps volunteers, dependents of employees and volunteers, and 
        accompanying baggage, by a foreign air carrier when the 
        transportation is between 2 places outside the United States 
        without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States 
        Code.''.
    (d) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Abortions.--Section 15 of such 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2514) is amended, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Funds made available for the purposes of this Act may not be 
used to pay for abortions.''.

      TITLE XV--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

               CHAPTER 1--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 1501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes 
of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act $39,000,000 for fiscal year 
1998.

                         CHAPTER 2--AUTHORITIES

SEC. 1511. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

    Section 33 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2573) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Statutory Construction.--Nothing contained in this chapter 
shall be construed to authorize any policy or action by any Government 
agency which would interfere with, restrict, or prohibit the 
acquisition, possession, or use of firearms by an individual for the 
lawful purpose of personal defense, sport, recreation, education, or 
training.''.

                       TITLE XVI--FOREIGN POLICY

SEC. 1601. PAYMENT OF IRAQI CLAIMS.

    (a) Vesting of Assets.--All nondiplomatic accounts of the 
Government of Iraq in the United States that have been blocked pursuant 
to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) shall vest in the President, and the President, not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall liquidate such 
accounts. Amounts from such liquidation shall be transferred into the 
Iraq Claims Fund established under subsection (b).
    (b) Iraq Claims Fund.--Upon the vesting of accounts under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Iraq Claims 
Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Fund'') for 
payment of private claims or United States Government claims in 
accordance with subsection (c).
    (c) Payments.--
            (1) Payments on private claims.--Not later than 2 years 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        the Treasury shall make payment out of the Fund in ratable 
        proportions on private claims certified under subsection (e) 
        according to the proportions which the total amount of the 
        private claims so certified bear to the total amount in the 
        Fund that is available for distribution at the time such 
        payments are made.
            (2) Payments on united states government claims.--After 
        payment has been made in full out of the Fund on all private 
        claims certified under subsection (e), any funds remaining in 
        the Fund shall be made available to satisfy claims of the 
        United States Government against the Government of Iraq 
        determined under subsection (d).
    (d) Determination of Validity of United States Government Claims.--
The President shall determine the validity and amounts of claims of the 
Government of the United States against the Government of Iraq which 
the Secretary of State has determined are outside the jurisdiction of 
the United Nations Commission, and, to the extent that such claims are 
not satisfied from funds made available by the Fund, the President is 
authorized and requested to enter into a settlement agreement with the 
Government of Iraq which would provide for the payment of such 
unsatisfied claims.
    (e) Determination of Private Claims.--
            (1) Authority of the foreign claims settlement 
        commission.--The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the 
        United States is authorized to receive and determine, in 
        accordance with substantive law, including international law, 
        the validity and amounts of private claims. The Commission 
        shall complete its affairs in connection with the determination 
        of private claims under this section within such time as is 
        necessary to allow the payment of the claims under subsection 
        (c)(1).
            (2) Applicability.--Except to the extent inconsistent with 
        the provisions of this section, the provisions of title I of 
        the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1621 
        et seq.) shall apply with respect to private claims under this 
        section. Any reference in such provisions to ``this title'' 
        shall be deemed to refer to those provisions and to this 
        section.
            (3) Certification.--The Foreign Claims Settlement 
        Commission shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the 
        awards made in favor of each private claim under paragraph (1).
    (f) Unsatisfied Claims.--Payment of any award made pursuant to this 
section shall not extinguish any unsatisfied claim, or be construed to 
have divested any claimant, or the United States on his or her behalf, 
of any rights against the Government of Iraq with respect to any 
unsatisfied claim.
    (g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            (1) the term ``Government of Iraq'' includes agencies, 
        instrumentalities, and controlled entities (including public 
        sector enterprises) of that government;
            (2) the term ``private claims'' mean claims of United 
        States persons against the Government of Iraq that are 
        determined by the Secretary of State to be outside the 
        jurisdiction of the United Nations Commission;
            (3) the term ``United Nations Commission'' means the United 
        Nations Compensation Commission established pursuant to United 
        Nations Security Council Resolution 687, adopted in 1991; and
            (4) the term ``United States person''--
                    (A) includes--
                            (i) any person, wherever located, who is a 
                        citizen of the United States;
                            (ii) any corporation, partnership, 
                        association, or other legal entity organized 
                        under the laws of the United States or of any 
                        State, the District of Columbia, or any 
                        commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
                        United States; and
                            (iii) any corporation, partnership, 
                        association, or other organization, wherever 
                        organized or doing business, which is owned or 
                        controlled by persons described in clause (i) 
                        or (ii); and
                    (B) does not include the United States Government 
                or any officer or employee of the United States 
                Government acting in an official capacity.

SEC. 1602. UNITED NATIONS MEMBERSHIP FOR BELARUS.

    It is the sense of Congress that, if Belarus concludes a treaty of 
unification with another country, the United States Permanent 
Representative to the United Nations and the United States Head of 
Delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 
should introduce resolutions abrogating the sovereign status of Belarus 
within the United Nations and the OSCE.

SEC. 1603. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO JERUSALEM AS THE 
              CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by section 1101(3) for ``Security and Maintenance of 
Buildings Abroad'', $25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
$75,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be appropriated 
for the construction of a United States Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.
    (b) Limitation on Use of Funds for Consulate in Jerusalem.--None of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be expended for 
the operation of a United States consulate or diplomatic facility in 
Jerusalem unless such consulate or diplomatic facility is under the 
supervision of the United States Ambassador to Israel.
    (c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Publications.--None of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be available for the 
publication of any official government document which lists countries 
and their capital cities unless the publication identifies Jerusalem as 
the capital of Israel.
    (d) Record of Place of Birth as Israel for Passport Purposes.--For 
purposes of the registration of birth, certification of nationality, or 
issuance of a passport of a United States citizen born in the city of 
Jerusalem, the Secretary of State shall, upon the request of the 
citizen, record the place of birth as Israel.

SEC. 1604. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.

    (a) United States Special Envoy for Tibet.--The President shall 
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 shall--
            (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. 1605. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH STATE SPONSORS OF INTERNATIONAL 
              TERRORISM.

    (a) Prohibited Transactions.--Section 2332d(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Except as provided in regulations issued 
        by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of State, whoever'' and inserting ``(1) Except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), whoever'';
            (2) by inserting ``of 1979'' after ``Export Administration 
        Act''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any financial transaction--
            ``(A) engaged in by an officer or employee of the United 
        States acting within his or her official capacity;
            ``(B) for the sole purpose of providing humanitarian 
        assistance in a country designated under section 6(j) of the 
        Export Administration Act of 1979;
            ``(C) involving travel or other activity by any journalist 
        or other member of the news media in a country designated under 
        section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979; or
            ``(D) within a class of financial transactions, and with a 
        specified country, covered by a determination of the President 
        stating that it is vital to the national security interests of 
        the United States that financial transactions of that class and 
        with that country be permitted.
    ``(3) Each determination under paragraph (2)(D) shall be published 
in the Federal Register at least 15 days in advance of the transaction 
and shall include a statement of the determination, a detailed 
explanation of the types of financial transactions permitted, the 
estimated dollar amount of the financial transactions permitted, and an 
explanation of the manner in which those financial transactions would 
further the national interests of the United States.
    ``(4) The President shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees 
on International Relations and Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
containing any determination under paragraph (2)(D) at least 30 days 
before the determination is to take effect. Any such determination 
shall be effective only for a period of 12 months but may be extended 
for an additional period or periods of 12 months each.''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 2332d(b) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) the term `humanitarian assistance' includes, but is 
        not limited to, the provision of medicines and religious 
        materials; and''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to financial transactions entered into on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1606. 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 Senate 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. 1607. REPORTS ON THE SITUATION IN HAITI.

    Section 3 of Public Law 103-423 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 3. REPORTS.

    ``(a) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than January 1, 1998, and 
every six months thereafter, the President shall submit a report to 
Congress on the situation in Haiti, including--
            ``(1) a listing of the units of the United States Armed 
        Forces or Coast Guard and of the police and military units of 
        other nations participating in operations in and around Haiti;
            ``(2) armed incidents or the use of force in or around 
        Haiti involving United States Armed Forces or Coast Guard 
        personnel during the period covered by the report;
            ``(3) the estimated cumulative cost, including incremental 
        cost, of all United States activities in and around Haiti 
        during the period covered by the report, including--
                    ``(A) the cost of deployments of United States 
                Armed Forces and Coast Guard personnel training, 
                exercises, mobilization, and preparation activities, 
                including the preparation of police and military units 
                of other nations of any multilateral force involved in 
                activities in and around Haiti; and
                    ``(B) the costs of all other activities relating to 
                United States policy toward Haiti, including 
                humanitarian assistance, reconstruction assistance, 
                assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
                of 1961, and other financial assistance, and all other 
                costs to the United States Government; and
            ``(4) a detailed accounting of the source of funds 
        obligated or expended to meet the costs described in paragraph 
        (3), including--
                    ``(A) in the case of amounts expended out of funds 
                available to the Department of Defense budget, by 
                military service or defense agency, line item and 
                program; and
                    ``(B) in the case of amounts expended out of funds 
                available to departments and agencies other than the 
                Department of Defense, by department or agency and 
                program.
    ``(b) Definition.--The term `period covered by the report' means 
the six-month period prior to the date the report is required to be 
submitted, except that, in the case of the initial report, the term 
means the period since the date of enactment of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.''.

SEC. 1608. REPORT ON AN ALLIANCE AGAINST NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING IN THE 
              WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

    (a) Sense of Congress on Discussions for Alliance.--
            (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
        the President should discuss with the democratically-elected 
        governments of the Western Hemisphere, during the President's 
        trips in the region in 1997 and through other consultations, 
        the prospect of forming a multilateral alliance to address 
        problems relating to international drug trafficking in the 
        Western Hemisphere.
            (2) Consultations.--In the consultations on the prospect of 
        forming an alliance described in paragraph (1), the President 
        should seek the input of such governments on the possibility of 
        forming one or more structures within the alliance--
                    (A) to develop a regional, multilateral strategy to 
                address the threat posed to nations in the Western 
                Hemisphere by drug trafficking; and
                    (B) to establish a new mechanism for improving 
                multilateral coordination of drug interdiction and 
                drug-related law enforcement activities in the Western 
                Hemisphere.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than October 1, 1997, the 
        President shall submit to Congress a report on the proposal 
        discussed under subsection (a). The report shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) An analysis of the reactions of the governments 
                concerned to the proposal.
                    (B) An assessment of the proposal, including an 
                evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of 
                forming the alliance.
                    (C) A determination in light of the analysis and 
                assessment whether or not the formation of the alliance 
                is in the national interests of the United States.
                    (D) If the President determines that the formation 
                of the alliance is in the national interests of the 
                United States, a plan for encouraging and facilitating 
                the formation of the alliance.
                    (E) If the President determines that the formation 
                of the alliance is not in the national interests of the 
                United States, an alternative proposal to improve 
                significantly efforts against the threats posed by 
                narcotics trafficking in the Western Hemisphere, 
                including an explanation of how the alternative 
                proposal will--
                            (i) improve upon current cooperation and 
                        coordination of counter-drug efforts among 
                        nations in the Western Hemisphere;
                            (ii) provide for the allocation of the 
                        resources required to make significant progress 
                        in disrupting and disbanding the criminal 
                        organizations responsible for the trafficking 
                        of illegal drugs in the Western Hemisphere; and
                            (iii) differ from and improve upon past 
                        strategies adopted by the United States 
                        Government which have failed to make sufficient 
                        progress against the trafficking of illegal 
                        drugs in the Western Hemisphere.
            (2) Unclassified form.--The report under paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
        classified annex.

SEC. 1609. REPORT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AGREEMENT.

    (a) Assessment of Proposed Agreement.--
            (1) Assessment.--The President shall assess the effect on 
        the United States economy and environment of any quantified 
        objectives, targets, policies, or measures proposed for the 
        control, limitation, or reduction of greenhouse gas emissions 
        of Annex I Parties.
            (2) Elements.--The assessment under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) an assessment of the costs and benefits to the 
                United States economy and the environment of pursuing a 
                policy of reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
                    (B) an assessment of the schedules for achieving 
                reductions in greenhouse gas emissions;
                    (C) an assessment of the ability of Annex I Parties 
                to meet the schedules identified under subparagraph 
                (B);
                    (D) an assessment of the effect of increased 
                greenhouse gas emissions by non-Annex I Parties and all 
                nonparticipating nations on the overall effort to 
                reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
                    (E) an assessment of the long-term impact on the 
                global economy and the environment of increased 
                greenhouse gas emissions by Annex I Parties; and
                    (F) an assessment of consequences for employment, 
                trade, consumer activities, competitiveness, and the 
                environment in the United States of the requirements of 
                paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of Article 4 of the FCCC 
                regarding the transfer by Annex I Parties of financial 
                resources, technology, and other resources to non-Annex 
                I Parties.
    (b) Notification of Congress.--Not later than six months before any 
vote by the parties to the FCCC on the final negotiating text of a 
proposed agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the FCCC, 
the President shall submit to Congress a comprehensive analysis of the 
effect of the proposed agreement on the United States economy and the 
environment, including the assessments made under subsection (a). To 
the extent practicable, the analysis shall include the text and 
negotiating notes of the proposed agreement.
    (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
            (1) FCCC.--The term ``FCCC'' means the United Nations 
        Framework Convention on Climate Change, with annexes, done at 
        New York May 9, 1992.
            (2) Annex i parties.--The term ``Annex I Parties'' means 
        the Developed Country Parties of the FCCC, including the United 
        States, Canada, the Russian Federation, the European Union 
        Countries, Australia, Japan, and countries undergoing the 
        process of transition to a market economy, as listed in Annex I 
        of the FCCC.
            (3) Non-annex i parties.--The term ``Non-Annex I Parties'' 
        means the developing countries (including China, India, South 
        Korea, Malaysia, Brazil, Mexico, other trading partners of the 
        United States, and the Small Island Countries) that are parties 
        to the FCCC but not listed in Annex I of the FCCC.

SEC. 1610. 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 who enjoy full immunity from the criminal 
                jurisdiction of the United States under laws extending 
                diplomatic privileges and immunities.
                    (B) Each case involving an alien described in 
                subparagraph (A) in which the appropriate authorities 
                of a State, a political subdivision of a State, or the 
                United States reported to the Department of State that 
                the authority had reasonable cause to believe the alien 
                committed a serious criminal offense within the United 
                States.
                    (C) Each case in which the United States has 
                certified that a person enjoys full 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 enjoy full 
                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.--In this section, the 
        term ``serious criminal offense'' means--
                    (A) any felony under Federal, State, or local law;
                    (B) any Federal, State, or local offense punishable 
                by a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year;
                    (C) any crime of violence as defined for purposes 
                of section 16 of title 18, United States Code; or
                    (D) 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. 1611. ITALIAN CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY CASE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States and the Italian Republic signed the 
        Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation in 1948.
            (2) Article V, paragraph 2 of the Treaty states that 
        property owned by nationals of either treaty partner shall not 
        be taken without ``due process of law and without the prompt 
        payment of just and effective compensation.''.
            (3) The Italian Republic confiscated the property of an 
        American citizen, Mr. Pier Talenti, and has failed to 
        compensate Mr. Talenti for his property.
            (4) The failure of the Italian government to compensate Mr. 
        Talenti runs counter to its treaty obligations and accepted 
        international standards.
            (5) Mr. Talenti has exhausted all remedies available to him 
        within the Italian judicial system.
            (6) To date, Mr. Talenti has not received ``just and 
        effective compensation'' from the Italian government as called 
        for in the Treaty.
            (7) In view of the inability of Mr. Talenti to obtain any 
        recourse within the Italian judicial system, on August 5, 1996, 
        the Department of State agreed to espouse Mr. Talenti's claim 
        and formally urged the Italian government to reach a settlement 
        with Mr. Talenti.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Italian Republic must honor its Treaty obligations with regard to the 
confiscated property of Mr. Pier Talenti by negotiating a prompt 
resolution of Mr. Talenti's case, and that the Department of State 
should continue to press the Italian government to resolve Mr. 
Talenti's claim.

SEC. 1612. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR NATO 
              ENLARGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Designation of Additional Countries.--Effective 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, 
Lithuania, and Bulgaria are each designated as eligible to receive 
assistance under the program established under section 203(a) of the 
NATO Participation Act of 1994 and shall be deemed to have been so 
designated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) of such Act, except that any 
such country shall not be so designated if, prior to such effective 
date, the President certifies to the Committee on International 
Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate that the country fails to meet the criteria 
under section 203(d)(3) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--The designation of countries pursuant to 
subsection (a) as eligible to receive assistance under the program 
established under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 
1994--
            (1) is in addition to the designation of other countries by 
        law or pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of such Act as eligible to 
        receive assistance under the program established under section 
        203(a) of such Act; and
            (2) shall not preclude the designation by the President of 
        other emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe 
        pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of such Act as eligible to 
        receive assistance under the program established under section 
        203(a) of such Act.
    (c) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria--
            (1) are to be commended for their progress toward political 
        and economic reform and meeting the guidelines for prospective 
        NATO members;
            (2) would make an outstanding contribution to furthering 
        the goals of NATO and enhancing stability, freedom, and peace 
        in Europe should they become NATO members; and
            (3) upon complete satisfaction of all relevant criteria 
        should be invited to become full NATO members at the earliest 
        possible date.

SEC. 1613. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING UNITED STATES CITIZENS HELD IN 
              PRISONS IN PERU.

    It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) as a signatory of the International Covenant on Civil 
        and Political Rights, the Government of Peru is obligated to 
        grant prisoners timely legal proceedings pursuant to Article 9 
        of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 
        which requires that ``anyone arrested or detained on a criminal 
        charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other 
        officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall 
        be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release;'' 
        and that ``anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or 
        detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court, 
        in order that that court may decide without delay on the 
        lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the 
        detention is not lawful;''; and
            (2) the Government of Peru should take all necessary steps 
        to ensure that any United States citizen charged with 
        committing a crime in that country is accorded open and fair 
        proceedings in a civilian court.

SEC. 1614. EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF ALIENS WHO HAVE BEEN 
              INVOLVED IN EXTRAJUDICIAL AND POLITICAL KILLINGS IN 
              HAITI.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) At the time of the enactment of this Act, there have 
        been over eighty extrajudicial and political killing cases 
        assigned to the Haitian Special Investigative Unit (SIU) by the 
        Government of Haiti. Furthermore, the government has requested 
        that the SIU investigate on a ``priority basis'' close to two 
        dozen cases relating to extrajudicial and political killings.
            (2) President Jean-Bertrand Aristide lived in exile in the 
        United States after he was overthrown by a military coup on 
        September 30, 1991. During his exile, political and 
        extrajudicial killings occurred in Haiti including Aristide 
        financial supporter Antoine Izmery, who was killed on September 
        11, 1993; Guy Malary, Aristide's Minister of Justice, who was 
        killed on October 14, 1993; and Father Jean-Marie Vincent, a 
        supporter of Aristide, was killed on August 28, 1992.
            (3) President Aristide returned to Haiti on October 15, 
        1994, after some 20,000 United States troops, under the code 
        name Operation Uphold Democracy, entered Haiti as the lead 
        force in a multi-national force with the objective of restoring 
        democratic rule.
            (4) From June 25, 1995, through October 1995, elections 
        were held where pro-Aristide candidates won a large share of 
        the parliamentary and local government seats.
            (5) On March 28, 1995, a leading opposition leader to 
        Aristide, Attorney Mireille Durocher Bertin, and a client, 
        Eugene Baillergeau, were gunned down in Ms. Bertin's car.
            (6) On May 22, 1995, Michel Gonzalez, Haitian businessman 
        and Aristide's next door neighbor, was killed in a drive-by 
        shooting after alleged attempts by Aristide to acquire his 
        property.
            (7) After Aristide regained power, three former top Army 
        officers were assassinated: Colonel Max Mayard on March 10, 
        1995; Colonel Michelange Hermann on May 24, 1995; and Brigadier 
        General Romulus Dumarsais was killed on June 27, 1995.
            (8) Presidential elections were held on December 17, 1995. 
        Rene Preval, an Aristide supporter, won, with 89 percent of the 
        votes cast, but with a low voter turnout of only 28 percent, 
        and with many parties allegedly boycotting the election. Preval 
        took office on February 7, 1996.
            (9) On March 6,1996, police and ministerial security guards 
        killed at least six men during a raid in Cite Soleil, a Port-
        au-Prince slum.
            (10) On August 20,1996, two opposition politicians, Jacques 
        Fleurival and Baptist Pastor Antoine Leroy were gunned down 
        outside Fleurival's home.
            (11) Other alleged extrajudicial and political killings 
        include the deaths of Claude Yves Marie, Mario Beaubrun, Leslie 
        Grimar, Joseph Chilove, and Jean-Hubert Feuille.
            (12) Although the Haitian Government claims to have 
        terminated from employment several suspects in the killings, 
        some whom have received training from United States advisors, 
        there has been no substantial progress made in the 
        investigation that has led to the prosecution of any of the 
        above-referenced extrajudicial and political killings.
            (13) The expiration of the mandate of the United Nations 
        Support Mission in Haiti has been extended three times, the 
        last to July 31, 1997. The Administration has indicated that a 
        fourth extension through November 1997, may be necessary to 
        ensure the transition to a democratic government.
    (b) Grounds for Exclusion.--The Secretary of State shall deny a 
visa to, and the Attorney General shall exclude from the United States, 
any alien who the Secretary of State has reason to believe is a person 
who--
            (1) has been credibly alleged to have ordered, carried out, 
        or materially assisted, in the extrajudicial and political 
        killings of Antoine Izmery, Guy Malary, Father Jean-Marie 
        Vincent, Pastor Antoine Leroy, Jacques Fleurival, Mireille 
        Durocher Bertin, Eugene Baillergeau, Michelange Hermann, Max 
        Mayard, Romulus Dumarsais, Claude Yves Marie, Mario Beaubrun, 
        Leslie Grimar, Joseph Chilove, Michel Gonzalez, and Jean-Hubert 
        Feuille;
            (2) has been included in the list presented to former 
        president Jean-Bertrand Aristide by former National Security 
        Council Advisor Anthony Lake in December 1995, and acted upon 
        by President Rene Preval;
            (3) was a member of the Haitian presidential security unit 
        who has been credibly alleged to have ordered, carried out, or 
        materially assisted, in the extrajudicial and political 
        killings of Pastor Antoine Leroy and Jacques Fleurival, or who 
        was suspended by President Preval for his involvement in or 
        knowledge of the Leroy and Fleurival killings on August 20, 
        1996;
            (4) was sought for an interview by the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation as part of its inquiry into the March 28, 1995, 
        murder of Mireille Durocher Bertin and Eugene Baillergeau, Jr., 
        and were credibly alleged to have ordered, carried out, or 
        materially assisted, in those murders, per a June 28, 1995, 
        letter to the then Minister of Justice of the Government of 
        Haiti, Jean-Joseph Exume;
            (5) any member of the Haitian High Command during the 
        period 1991-1994, who has been credibly alleged to have 
        planned, ordered, or participated with members of the Haitian 
        Armed Forces in the September 1991 coup against the duly 
        elected government of Haiti (and his family members) or the 
        subsequent murders of as many as three thousand Haitians during 
        that period; or
            (6) any individual who has been credibly alleged to have 
        been a member of the paramilitary organization known as FRAPH 
        who planned, ordered, or participated in acts of violence 
        against the Haitian people.
    (c) Exemption.--This section shall not apply where the Secretary of 
State finds, on a case by case basis, that the entry into the United 
States of the person who would otherwise be excluded under this section 
is necessary for medical reasons, or such person has cooperated fully 
with the investigation of these political murders. If the Secretary of 
State exempts such a person, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate 
congressional committees in writing.
    (d) Reporting Requirement.--(1) The United States chief of mission 
in Haiti shall provide the Secretary of State a list of those who have 
been credibly alleged to have ordered or carried out the extrajudicial 
and political killings mentioned in paragraph (1) of subsection (b).
    (2) The Secretary of State shall submit the list provided under 
paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional committees not later 
than three months after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (3) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a list of aliens denied visas, and the 
Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a list of aliens refused entry to the United States as a 
result of this provision.
    (4) The Secretary shall submit a report under this subsection not 
later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act and not 
later than March 1 of each year thereafter as long as the Government of 
Haiti has not completed the investigation of the extrajudicial and 
political killings and has not prosecuted those implicated for the 
killings specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (b).
    (e) Definition.--In this section, 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.

SEC. 1615. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ENFORCEMENT OF THE IRAN-IRAQ ARMS 
              NON-PROLIFERATION ACT OF 1992 WITH RESPECT TO THE 
              ACQUISITION BY IRAN OF C-802 CRUISE MISSILES.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States escort vessel U.S.S. Stark was struck 
        by a cruise missile, causing the death of 37 United States 
        sailors.
            (2) The China National Precision Machinery Import Export 
        Corporation is marketing the C-802 model cruise missile for use 
        against escort vessels such as the U.S.S. Stark.
            (3) The China National Precision Machinery Import Export 
        Corporation has delivered 60 C-802 cruise missiles to Iran for 
        use by vessels of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy.
            (4) Iran is acquiring land batteries to launch C-802 cruise 
        missiles which will provide its armed forces with a weapon of 
        greater range, reliability, accuracy, and mobility than before.
            (5) Iran has acquired air launched C-802K cruise missiles 
        giving it a 360 degree attack capability.
            (6) 15,000 members of the United States Armed Forces are 
        stationed within range of the C-802 cruise missiles being 
        acquired by Iran.
            (7) The Department of State believes that ``[t]hese cruise 
        missiles pose new, direct threats to deployed United States 
        forces''.
            (8) The delivery of cruise missiles to Iran is a violation 
        of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 (50 U.S.C. 
        1701 note).
            (9) The Clinton Administration ``has concluded at present 
        that the known types [of C-802 cruise missiles] are not of a 
        destabilizing number and type''.
    (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate to urge the 
Clinton Administration to enforce the provisions of the Iran-Iraq Arms 
Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the acquisition by Iran 
of C-802 model cruise missiles.

SEC. 1616. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIAN MINORITIES 
              IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) The Senate finds that--
            (1) Chinese law requires all religious congregations, 
        including Christian congregations, to ``register'' with the 
        Bureau of Religious Affairs, and Christian congregations, 
        depending on denominational affiliation, to be monitored by 
        either the ``Three Self Patriotic Movement Committee of the 
        Protestant Churches of China'', the ``Chinese Christian 
        Council'', the ``Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association'', or 
        the ``Chinese Catholic Bishops College'';
            (2) the manner in which these registration requirements are 
        implemented and enforced allows the government to exercise 
        direct control over all congregations and their religious 
        activities, and also discourages congregants who fear 
        government persecution and harassment on account of their 
        religious beliefs;
            (3) in the past several years, unofficial Protestant and 
        Catholic communities have been targeted by the Chinese 
        government in an effort to force all churches to register with 
        the government or face forced dissolution;
            (4) this campaign has resulted in the beating and 
        harassment of congregants by Chinese public security forces, 
        the closure of churches, and numerous arrests, fines, and 
        criminal and administrative sentences. For example, as reported 
        by credible American and multinational nongovernmental 
        organizations--
                    (A) in February 1995, 500 to 600 evangelical 
                Christians from Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces met in 
                Huaian, Jiangsu Province. Public Security Bureau 
                personnel broke up the meeting, beat several 
                participants, imprisoned several of the organizers, and 
                levied severe fines on others;
                    (B) in April 1996 government authorities in 
                Shanghai closed more than 300 home churches or meeting 
                places;
                    (C) from January through May 1996, security forces 
                fanned out through northern Hebei Province, a Catholic 
                stronghold, in order to prevent an annual attendance at 
                a major Marian shrine by arresting clergy and lay 
                Catholics and confining prospective attendees to their 
                villages;
                    (D) a communist party document dated November 20, 
                1996 entitled ``The Legal Procedures for Implementing 
                the Eradication of the Illegal Activities of the 
                Underground Catholic Church'' details steps for 
                eliminating the Catholic movement in Chongren, Xian, 
                Fuzhou and Jiangxi Provinces and accuses believers of 
                ``seriously disturbing the social order and affecting 
                [the] political stability'' of the country; and
                    (E) in March 1997, public security officials raided 
                the home of the ``underground'' Bishop of Shanghai, 
                confiscating religious articles and $2,500 belonging to 
                the church.
    (b) It is, therefore, the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the government of the People's Republic of China be 
        urged to release from incarceration all those held for 
        participation in religious activities outside the aegis of the 
        official churches, and cease prosecuting or detaining those who 
        participate in such religious activities;
            (2) the government of the People's Republic of China be 
        urged to abolish its present church registration process;
            (3) the government of the People's Republic of China fully 
        adhere to the religious principles protected by the United 
        Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and
            (4) the Administration should raise the United States 
        concerns over the persecution of Protestant and Catholic 
        believers with the government of the People's Republic of 
        China, including at the proposed state visit by President Jiang 
        Zemin to the United States, and at other high-level meetings 
        which may take place.

SEC. 1617. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 
              ORGANIZATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The West's victory in the Cold War dramatically changed 
        the political and national security landscape in Europe.
            (2) The unity, resolve, and strength of the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization was the principal factor behind that 
        victory.
            (3) The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in April 1949 and 
        created the most successful defense alliance in history.
            (4) The President of the United States and leaders of other 
        NATO countries have indicated their intention to enlarge 
        alliance membership to include at least three new countries.
            (5) The Senate expressed its approval of the enlargement 
        process by voting 81-16 in favor of the NATO Enlargement 
        Facilitation Act of 1996.
            (6) The United States is bound by Article Five of the North 
        Atlantic Treaty to respond to an attack on any NATO member as 
        it would to an attack on the United States itself.
            (7) Although the prospect of NATO membership has provided 
        the impetus for several countries to resolve long standing 
        disputes, the North Atlantic Treaty does not provide for a 
        formal dispute resolution process by which members can resolve 
        differences among themselves without undermining Article Five 
        obligations.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization should consider a formal dispute 
resolution process within the Alliance prior to its December 1997 
ministerial meeting.

SEC. 1618. JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION.

    (a) Relief From Restriction of Interchangeability of Funds.--
            (1) Section 6(4) of the Japan-United States Friendship Act 
        (22 U.S.C. 2905(4)) is amended by striking ``needed, except'' 
        and all that follows through ``United States'' and inserting 
        ``needed''.
            (2) The second sentence of section 7(b) of the Japan-United 
        States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2906(b)) is amended to read as 
        follows: ``Such investment may be made only in interest-bearing 
        obligations of the United States, in obligations guaranteed as 
        to both principal and interest by the United States, in 
        interest-bearing obligations of Japan, or in obligations 
        guaranteed as to both principal and interest by Japan.''.
    (b) Revision of Name of Commission.--
            (1) The Japan-United States Friendship Commission is hereby 
        designated as the ``United States-Japan Commission''. Any 
        reference in any provision of law, Executive order, regulation, 
        delegation of authority, or other document to the Japan-United 
        States Friendship Commission shall be deemed to be a reference 
        to the United States-Japan Commission.
            (2) The Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2901 
        et seq.) is amended by striking ``Japan-United States 
        Friendship Commission'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``United States-Japan Commission''.
            (3) The heading of section 4 of the Japan-United States 
        Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903) is amended to read as follows:

                  ``united states-japan commission''.

    (c) Revision of Name of Trust Fund.--
            (1) The Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund is hereby 
        designated as the ``United States-Japan Trust Fund''. Any 
        reference in any provision of law, Executive order, regulation, 
        delegation of authority, or other document to the Japan-United 
        States Friendship Trust Fund shall be deemed to be a reference 
        to the United States-Japan Trust Fund.
            (2)(A) Subsection (a) of section 3 of the Japan-United 
        States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2902) is amended by striking 
        ``Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund'' and inserting 
        ``United States-Japan Trust Fund''.
            (B) The section heading of that section is amended to read 
        as follows:

                  ``united states-japan trust fund''.

SEC. 1619. AVIATION SAFETY.

    It is the sense of Congress that the need for cooperative efforts 
in transportation and aviation safety be placed on the agenda for the 
Summit of the Americas to be held in Santiago, Chile, in March 1998. 
Since April 1996, when ministers and transportation officials from 23 
countries in the Western Hemisphere met in Santiago, Chile, in order to 
develop the Hemispheric Transportation Initiative, aviation safety and 
transportation standardization has become an increasingly important 
issue. The adoption of comprehensive Hemisphere-wide measures to 
enhance transportation safety, including standards for equipment, 
infrastructure, and operations as well as harmonization of regulations 
relating to equipment, operations, and transportation safety are 
imperative. This initiative will increase the efficiency and safety of 
the current system and consequently facilitate trade.

SEC. 1620. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD THE 
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the followings findings:
            (1) As the world's leading democracy, the United States 
        cannot ignore the Government of the People's Republic of 
        China's record on human rights and religious persecution.
            (2) According to Amnesty International, ``A fifth of the 
        world's people are ruled by a government that treats 
        fundamental human rights with contempt. Human rights violations 
        continue on a massive scale.''.
            (3) According to Human Rights Watch/Asia reported that: 
        ``Unofficial Christian and Catholic communities were targeted 
        by the government during 1996. A renewed campaign aimed at 
        forcing all churches to register or face dissolution, resulted 
        in beating and harassment of congregants, closure of churches, 
        and numerous arrests, fines, and sentences. In Shanghai, for 
        example, more than 300 house churches or meeting points were 
        closed down by the security authorities in April alone.''.
            (4) The People's Republic of China's compulsory family 
        planning policies include forced abortions.
            (5) China's attempts to intimidate Taiwan and the 
        activities of its military, the People's Liberation Army, both 
        in the United States and abroad, are of major concern.
            (6) The Chinese government has threatened international 
        stability through its weapons sales to regimes, including Iran 
        and Iraq, that sponsor terrorism and pose a direct threat to 
        American military personnel and interests.
            (7) The efforts of two Chinese companies, the China North 
        Industries Group (NORINCO) and the China Poly Group (POLY), 
        deserve special rebuke for their involvement in the sale of AK-
        47 machine guns to California street gangs.
            (8) Allegations of the Chinese government's involvement in 
        our political system may involve both civil and criminal 
        violations of our laws.
            (9) The Senate is concerned that China may violate the 1984 
        Sino-British Joint Declaration transferring Hong Kong from 
        British to Chinese rule by limiting political and economic 
        freedom in Hong Kong.
            (10) The Senate strongly believes time has come to take 
        steps that would signal to Chinese leaders that religious 
        persecution, human rights abuses, forced abortions, military 
        threats and weapons proliferation, and attempts to influence 
        American elections are unacceptable to the American people.
            (11) The United States should signal its disapproval of 
        Chinese government actions through targeted sanctions, while at 
        the same time encouraging worthwhile economic and cultural 
        exchanges that can lead to positive change in China.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
United States should--
            (1) limit the granting of United States visas to Chinese 
        government offices who work in entities the implementation of 
        China's laws and directives on religious practices and coercive 
        family planning, and those officials materially involved in the 
        massacre of Chinese students in Tiananmen square;
            (2) limit United States taxpayer subsidies for the Chinese 
        government through multilateral development institutions such 
        as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the 
        International Monetary Fund;
            (3) publish a list of all companies owned in part or wholly 
        by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the Chinese government 
        who export to, or have an office in, the United States;
            (4) consider imposing targeted sanctions on NORINCO and 
        POLY by not allowing them to export to, nor to maintain a 
        physical presence in, the United States for a period of one 
        year; and
            (5) promote democratic values in China by increasing United 
        States Government funding of Radio Free Asia, the National 
        Endowment for Democracy's programs in China and existing 
        student, cultural, and legislative exchange programs between 
        the United States and the People's Republic of China.

SEC. 1621. SENSE OF THE SENATE ENCOURAGING PROGRAMS BY THE NATIONAL 
              ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY REGARDING THE RULE OF LAW IN 
              CHINA.

    (a) Findings.--
            (1) The establishment of the rule of law is a necessary 
        prerequisite for the success of democratic governance and the 
        respect for human rights.
            (2) In recent years efforts by the United States and United 
        States-based organizations, including the National Endowment 
        for Democracy, have been integral to legal training and the 
        promotion of the rule of law in China drawing upon both western 
        and Chinese experience and tradition.
            (3) The National Endowment for Democracy has already begun 
        to work on these issues, including funding a project to enable 
        independent scholars in China to conduct research on 
        constitutional reform issues and the Hong Kong-China Law 
        Database Network.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the Sense of the Senate to 
encourage the National Endowment for Democracy to expand its activities 
in China and Hong Kong on projects which encourage the rule of law, 
including the study and dissemination of information on comparative 
constitutions, federalism, civil codes of law, civil and penal code 
reform, legal education, freedom of the press, and contracts.

SEC. 1622. CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.

    (a) Congress finds that:
            (1) The Palestinian Authority Justice Minister Freih Abu 
        Medein announced in April 1997 that anyone selling land to Jews 
        was committing a crime punishable by death.
            (2) Since this announcement, three Palestinians were 
        allegedly murdered in the Jerusalem and Ramallah areas for 
        selling real estate to Jews.
            (3) Israeli police managed to foil the attempted abduction 
        of a fourth person.
            (4) Israeli security services have acquired evidence 
        indicating that the intelligence services of the Palestinian 
        Authority were directly involved in at least two of these 
        murders.
            (5) Subsequent statements by high-ranking Palestinian 
        Authority officials have justified these murders, further 
        encouraging this intolerable policy.
    (b) It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the Secretary of State should thoroughly investigate 
        the Palestinian Authority's role in any killings connected with 
        this policy and should immediately report its findings to the 
        Congress;
            (2) the Palestinian Authority, with Yasser Arafat as its 
        chairman, must immediately issue a public and unequivocal 
        statement denouncing these acts and reversing this policy;
            (3) this policy is an affront to all those who place high 
        value on peace and basic human rights; and
            (4) the United States should renew the provision of 
        assistance to the Palestinian Authority in light of this 
        policy.

SEC. 1623. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FACILITIES IN BEIJING 
              AND SHANGHAI.

    Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 
1101 in this Act, up to $90,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated 
for the renovation, acquisition and construction of housing and secure 
diplomatic facilities at the United States Embassy in Beijing and the 
United States Consulate in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

SEC. 1624. ELIGIBILITY FOR REFUGEE STATUS.

    Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208; 110 
Stat. 3009-171) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting 
                ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
                purposes''; and
                    (B) by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and inserting 
                ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Aliens Covered.--
            ``(1) In general.-- An alien described in this subsection 
        is an alien who--
                    ``(A) is the son or daughter of a qualified 
                national;
                    ``(B) is 21 years of age or older; and
                    ``(C) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance of 
                the alien's parent for resettlement under the Orderly 
                Departure Program.
            ``(2) Qualified national.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        the term `qualified national' means a national of Vietnam who--
                    ``(A)(i) was formerly interned in a reeducation 
                camp in Vietnam by the Government of the Socialist 
                Republic of Vietnam; or
                    ``(ii) is the widow or widower of an individual 
                described in clause (i); and
                    ``(B)(i) qualified for refugee processing under the 
                reeducation camp internees subprogram of the Orderly 
                Departure Program; and
                    ``(ii) on or after April 1, 1995, is accepted--
                            ``(I) for resettlement as a refugee; or
                            ``(II) for admission as an immigrant under 
                        the Orderly Departure Program.''.

                   DIVISION C--UNITED NATIONS REFORM

                      TITLE XX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``United Nations Reform Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS.

    In this division:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate and the Committee on International Relations and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Designated specialized agency defined.--In this 
        section, the term ``designated specialized agency'' refers to 
        the International Labor Organization, the World Health 
        Organization, and the Food and Agriculture Organization.
            (3) Secretary general.--The term ``Secretary General'' 
        means the Secretary General of the United Nations.
            (4) United nations member.--The term ``United Nations 
        member'' means any country that is a member of the United 
        Nations.
            (5) United nations peace operation.--The term ``United 
        Nations peace operation'' means any United Nations-led peace 
        operation paid for from the assessed peacekeeping budget and 
        authorized by the Security Council.

SEC. 2003. NONDELEGATION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    The Secretary of State may not delegate the authority in this 
division to make any certification.

               TITLE XXI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 2101. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND AFFILIATED 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated under the heading ``Assessed Contributions to 
International Organizations'' $938,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
$900,000,000 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 organizations and to carry out other authorities in law 
consistent with such purposes. Of the funds made available under this 
subsection $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.
    (b) No Growth Budget.--Of the funds made available under subsection 
(a), $80,000,000 may be made available during each fiscal year only on 
a semi-annual basis and only after the Secretary of State certifies on 
a semi-annual basis that the United Nations has taken no action during 
the preceding six months to increase funding for any United Nations 
program without identifying an offsetting decrease during that six 
month period elsewhere in the United Nations budget of $2,533,000,000 
and cause the United Nations to exceed its budget for the biennium 
1998-99 adopted in December 1997.
    (c) Inspector General of the United Nations.--
            (1) Withholding of funds.--Twenty percent of the funds made 
        available in each fiscal year under subsection (a) for the 
        assessed contribution of the United States to the United 
        Nations shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure until 
        a certification is made under paragraph (2).
            (2) Certification.--A certification under this paragraph is 
        a certification by the Secretary of State in the fiscal year 
        concerned that the following conditions are satisfied:
                    (A) Action by the united nations.--The United 
                Nations--
                            (i) has met the requirements of paragraphs 
                        (1) through (6) of section 401(b) of the 
                        Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
                        Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note); and
                            (ii) has established procedures that 
                        require the Under Secretary General of the 
                        Office of Internal Oversight Service to report 
                        directly to the Secretary General on the 
                        adequacy of the Office's resources to enable 
                        the Office to fulfill its mandate.
                    (B) Action by oios.--The Office of Internal 
                Oversight Services has authority to audit, inspect, or 
                investigate each program, project, or activity funded 
                by the United Nations, and each executive board created 
                under the United Nations has been notified, in writing, 
                of that authority.
    (d) Prohibition on Certain Global Conferences.--Funds made 
available under subsection (a) shall be withheld from disbursement 
until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the United 
States has not contributed any funds authorized to be appropriated in 
subsection (a) to pay for any expenses related to the holding of a 
United Nations Global Conference.
    (e) Reduction in Number of Posts.--
            (1) Fiscal year 1998.--Of the funds appropriated for fiscal 
        year 1998 for the United Nations pursuant to subsection (a), 
        $50,000,000 shall be withheld from disbursement until the 
        Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the number of 
        posts established under the 1998-99 regular budget of the 
        United Nations and authorized by the General Assembly has been 
        reduced by at least 1,000 posts from those authorized by the 
        1996-97 biennium, as a result of a suppression of that number 
        of posts.
            (2) Fiscal year 1999.--Of the funds appropriated for fiscal 
        year 1999 for the United Nations, pursuant to subsection (a), 
        $50,000,000 shall be withheld from disbursement until the 
        Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the 1998-99 
        United Nations budget contains a vacancy rate of not less than 
        5 percent for professional staff and not less than 2.5 percent 
        for general services staff.
    (f) Prohibition on Funding Organizations Other Than United 
Nations.--None of the funds made available under subsection (a) shall 
be available for disbursement until the Secretary of State certifies to 
Congress that no portion of the United States contribution will be used 
to fund any other organization other than the United Nations out of the 
United Nations regular budget, including the Framework Convention on 
Global Climate Change and the International Seabed Authority.
    (g) Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--The total amount of funds made available 
        for all United States memberships in international 
        organizations under the heading ``Assessed Contributions to 
        International Organizations'' may not exceed $900,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
    (h) Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
        amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), there 
        are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
        for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to offset adverse 
        fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
            (2) Availability of funds.--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.
    (i) Refund of Excess Contributions.--The United States shall 
continue to insist that the United Nations and its specialized and 
affiliated agencies shall establish and implement a procedure to credit 
or refund to each member of the agency concerned its proportionate 
share of the amount by which the total contributions to the agency 
exceed the expenditures of the regular assessed budgets of these 
agencies.

SEC. 2102. UNITED NATIONS POLICY ON ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS.

    (a) Congressional Statement.--It shall be the policy of the United 
States to promote an end to the persistent inequity experienced by 
Israel in the United Nations whereby Israel is the only longstanding 
member of the organization to be denied acceptance into any of the 
United Nation's regional blocs.
    (b) Policy on Abolition of Certain United Nations Groups.--It shall 
be the policy of the United States to seek abolition of certain United 
Nations groups the existence of which is inimical to the ongoing Middle 
East peace process, those groups being the Special Committee to 
Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the 
Palestinian People and other Arabs of the Occupied Territories; the 
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian 
People; the Division for the Palestinian Rights; and the Division on 
Public Information on the Question of Palestine.
    (c) Consultations with Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and on a semi-annual basis 
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees (in classified or unclassified form as 
appropriate) on--
            (1) actions taken by representatives of the United States 
        to encourage the nations of the Western Europe and Others Group 
        (WEOG) to accept Israel into their regional bloc;
            (2) specific responses received by the Secretary of State 
        from each of the nations of the Western Europe and Others Group 
        (WEOG) on their position concerning Israel's acceptance into 
        their organization;
            (3) other measures being undertaken, and which will be 
        undertaken, to ensure and promote Israel's full and equal 
        participation in the United Nations; and
            (4) steps taken by the United States to secure abolition by 
        the United Nations of groups under subsection (b).

SEC. 2103. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated under the heading ``Assessed Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities'' $200,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1998 and $205,000,000 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.
    (b) Codification of Required Notice of Proposed United Nations 
Peacekeeping Operations.--
            (1) Codification.--Section 4 of the United Nations 
        Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking the second 
                sentence;
                    (B) by striking subsection (e); and
                    (C) by adding after subsection (d) the following 
                new subsections:
    ``(e) Consultations and Reports on United Nations Peacekeeping 
Operations.--
            ``(1) Consultations.--Each month the President shall 
        consult with Congress on the status of United Nations 
        peacekeeping operations.
            ``(2) Information to be provided.--In connection with such 
        consultations, the following information shall be provided each 
        month to the designated congressional committees:
                    ``(A) With respect to ongoing United Nations 
                peacekeeping operations, the following:
                            ``(i) A list of all resolutions of the 
                        United Nations Security Council anticipated to 
                        be voted on during such month that would extend 
                        or change the mandate of any United Nations 
                        peacekeeping operation.
                            ``(ii) For each such operation, any changes 
                        in the duration, mandate, and command and 
                        control arrangements that are anticipated as a 
                        result of the adoption of the resolution.
                            ``(iii) An estimate of the total cost to 
                        the United Nations of each such operation for 
                        the period covered by the resolution, and an 
                        estimate of the amount of that cost that will 
                        be assessed to the United States.
                            ``(iv) Any anticipated significant changes 
                        in United States participation in or support 
                        for each such operation during the period 
                        covered by the resolution (including the 
                        provision of facilities, training, 
                        transportation, communication, and logistical 
                        support, but not including intelligence 
                        activities reportable under title V of the 
                        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et 
                        seq.)) and the estimated costs to the United 
                        States of such changes.
                    ``(B) With respect to each new United Nations 
                peacekeeping operation that is anticipated to be 
                authorized by a Security Council resolution during such 
                month, the following information for the period covered 
                by the resolution:
                            ``(i) The anticipated duration, mandate, 
                        the command and control arrangements of such 
                        operation, the planned exit strategy, and the 
                        vital national interest to be served.
                            ``(ii) An estimate of the total cost to the 
                        United Nations of the operation, an estimate of 
                        the amount of that cost that will be assessed 
                        to the United States, and a notice of intent to 
                        submit a reprogramming of funds to cover that 
                        cost.
                            ``(iii) A description of the functions that 
                        would be performed by any United States Armed 
                        Forces participating in or otherwise operating 
                        in support of the operation, an estimate of the 
                        number of members of the Armed Forces that will 
                        participate in or otherwise operate in support 
                        of the operation, and an estimate of the cost 
                        to the United States of such participation or 
                        support.
                            ``(iv) A description of any other United 
                        States assistance to or support for the 
                        operation (including the provision of 
                        facilities, training, transportation, 
                        communication, and logistical support, but not 
                        including intelligence activities reportable 
                        under title V of the National Security Act of 
                        1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.)) and an estimate 
                        of the cost to the United States of such 
                        assistance or support.
            ``(3) Form and timing of information.--
                    ``(A) Form.--The President shall submit information 
                under clauses (i) and (iii) of paragraph (2)(A) in 
                writing.
                    ``(B) Timing.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The information required 
                        under paragraph (2)(A) for a month shall be 
                        submitted not later than the 10th day of the 
                        month.
                            ``(ii) Particular information.--The 
                        information required under paragraph (2)(B) 
                        shall be submitted in writing not less than 15 
                        days before the anticipated date of the vote on 
                        the resolution concerned or, if a 15-day 
                        advance submission is not practicable, in as 
                        far advance of the vote as is practicable.
            ``(4) New united nations peacekeeping operation defined.--
        As used in paragraph (2), the term `new United Nations 
        peacekeeping operation' includes any existing or otherwise 
        ongoing United Nations peacekeeping operation--
                    ``(A) in the case of an operation in existence, 
                where the authorized force strength is to be expanded 
                by more than 15 percent in an operation of less than 
                200 military or police personnel, or 10 percent in an 
                operation of more than 200 military or police personnel 
                during the period covered by the Security Council 
                resolution;
                    ``(B) that is to be authorized to operate in a 
                country in which it was not previously authorized to 
                operate; or
                    ``(C) the mandate of which is to be changed so that 
                the operation would be engaged in significant 
                additional or different functions.
            ``(5) Notification and quarterly reports regarding united 
        states assistance.--
                    ``(A) Notification of certain assistance.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The President shall 
                        notify the designated congressional committees 
                        at least 15 days before the United States 
                        provides any assistance to the United Nations 
                        to support peacekeeping operations.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--This subparagraph does 
                        not apply to--
                                    ``(I) assistance having a value of 
                                less than $3,000,000 in the case of 
                                nonreimbursable assistance or less than 
                                $14,000,000 in the case of reimbursable 
                                assistance; or
                                    ``(II) assistance provided under 
                                the emergency drawdown authority of 
                                sections 506(a)(1) and 552(c)(2) of the 
                                Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
                                U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) and 2348a(c)(2)).
                    ``(B) Quarterly reports.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The President shall 
                        submit quarterly reports to the designated 
                        congressional committees on all assistance 
                        provided by the United States during the 
                        preceding calendar quarter to the United 
                        Nations to support peacekeeping operations.
                            ``(ii) Matters included.--Each report under 
                        this subparagraph shall describe the assistance 
                        provided for each such operation, listed by 
                        category of assistance.
                            ``(iii) Fourth quarter report.--The report 
                        under this subparagraph for the fourth calendar 
                        quarter of each year shall be submitted as part 
                        of the annual report required by subsection (d) 
                        and shall include cumulative information for 
                        the preceding calendar year.
    ``(f) Designated Congressional Committees.--In this section, the 
term `designated congressional committees' means the Committee on 
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
            (2) Conforming repeal.--Subsection (a) of section 407 of 
        the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
        1995 (Public Law 103-236; 22 U.S.C. 287b note; 108 Stat. 448) 
        is repealed.
    (c) Relationship to Other Notice Requirements.--Section 4 of the 
United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended by subsection (c), 
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Relationship to Other Notification Requirements.--Nothing in 
this section is intended to alter or supersede any notification 
requirement with respect to peacekeeping operations that is established 
under any other provision of law.''.

SEC. 2104. DATA ON COSTS INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS PEACE 
              AND SECURITY OPERATIONS.

    Chapter 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2348 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 555. DATA ON COSTS INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS PEACE 
              AND SECURITY OPERATIONS.

    ``(a) United States Costs.--The United States shall annually 
provide to the Secretary General of the United Nations data regarding 
all costs incurred by the United States in support of all United 
Nations authorized operations in support of international peace and 
security.
    ``(b) United Nations Member Costs.--The United States shall request 
that the United Nations compile and publish information concerning 
costs incurred by United Nations members in support of such 
operations.''.

SEC. 2105. REIMBURSEMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE UNITED 
              STATES TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

    (a) Requirement To Obtain Reimbursement.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        President shall seek and obtain a commitment from the United 
        Nations to provide reimbursement to the United States from the 
        United Nations in a timely fashion whenever the United States 
        Government furnishes assistance pursuant to the provisions of 
        law described in subsection (c)--
                    (A) to the United Nations;
                    (B) for any United Nations peacekeeping operation 
                that is authorized by the United Nations Security 
                Council under Chapter VI or Chapter VII of the United 
                Nations Charter and paid for by peacekeeping or regular 
                budget assessment of the United Nations members; or
                    (C) to any country participating in any operation 
                authorized by the United Nations Security Council under 
                Chapter VI or Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter 
                and paid for by peacekeeping assessments of United 
                Nations members when the assistance is designed to 
                facilitate or assist the participation of that country 
                in the operation.
            (2) Exception.--The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not 
        apply to--
                    (A) expenses incurred by the United States for the 
                direct benefit of the United States Armed Forces;
                    (B) assistance having a value of less than 
                $3,000,000 per fiscal year per operation; or
                    (C) assistance furnished before the date of 
                enactment of this Act.
            (3) Form and amount.--
                    (A) Amount.--The amount of any reimbursement under 
                this subsection shall be determined at the usual rate 
                established by the United Nations.
                    (B) Form.--Reimbursement under this subsection may 
                include credits against the United States assessed 
                contributions for United States peacekeeping 
                operations, if the expenses incurred by any United 
                States department or agency providing the assistance 
                have first been reimbursed.
    (b) Treatment of Reimbursements.--
            (1) Credit.--The amount of any reimbursement paid the 
        United States under subsection (a) shall be credited to the 
        current applicable appropriation, fund, or account of the 
        United States department or agency providing the assistance for 
        which the reimbursement is paid.
            (2) Availability.--Amounts credited under paragraph (1) 
        shall be merged with the appropriations, or with appropriations 
        in the fund or account, to which credited and shall be 
        available for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as the appropriations with which 
        merged.
    (c) Covered Assistance.--Subsection (a) assistance provided under 
the following provisions of law:
            (1) Sections 6 and 7 of the United Nations Participation 
        Act of 1945.
            (2) Sections 451, 506(a)(1), 516, 552(c), and 607 of the 
        Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
            (3) Any other provisions of law pursuant to which 
        assistance is provided by the United States to carry out the 
        mandate of an assessed United Nations peacekeeping operation.
    (d) Waiver.--
            (1) Authority.--
                    (A) In general.--The President may authorize the 
                furnishing assistance covered by this section without 
                regard to subsection (a) if the President determines, 
                and so notifies in writing the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives, that to do so is important to the 
                security interests of the United States.
                    (B) Congressional notification.--Before exercising 
                the authorities of subparagraph (A), the President 
                shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 
                in accordance with the procedures applicable to 
                reprogramming notifications under section 634A of the 
                Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
            (2) Congressional review.--Notwithstanding a notice under 
        paragraph (1) with respect to assistance covered by this 
        section, subsection (a) shall apply to the furnishing of the 
        assistance if, not later than 15 calendar days after receipt of 
        a notification under that paragraph, the Congress enacts a 
        joint resolution disapproving the determination of the 
        President contained in the notice.
            (3) Senate procedures.--Any joint resolution described in 
        paragraph (2) shall be considered in the Senate in accordance 
        with the provisions of section 601(b) of the International 
        Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
    (e) Relationship to Other Reimbursement Authority.--Nothing in this 
section shall preclude the President from seeking reimbursement for 
assistance covered by this section that is in addition to the 
reimbursement sought for the assistance under in subsection (a).
    (f) Definition.--In this section, the term ``assistance'' includes 
personnel, services, supplies, equipment, facilities, and other 
assistance, provided by the United States Department of Defense or any 
other United States Government agency.

SEC. 2106. RESTRICTION ON UNITED STATES FUNDING FOR UNITED NATIONS 
              PEACE OPERATIONS.

    The President shall withhold from disbursement for any United 
Nations peace operation established after the date of enactment of this 
Act the United States proportionate share of any amount made available 
to that operation out of the regular budget of the United Nations, 
unless the President determines, and so notifies the appropriate 
congressional committees, that funding such a United Nations peace 
operation serves an important national security interest of the United 
States.

SEC. 2107. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING 
              MISSIONS.

    It shall be the policy of the United States--
            (1) to ensure that major peacekeeping operations (in 
        general, those comprised of more than 10,000 troops) authorized 
        by the United Nations Security Council under Chapter VII of the 
        United Nations Charter (or missions such as the United Nations 
        Protection Force (UNPROFOR)) are undertaken by a competent 
        regional organization such as NATO or a multinational force, 
        and not established as a peacekeeping operation under United 
        Nations operational control which would be paid for by 
        assessment of United Nations members; and
            (2) to consider, on a case-by-case basis, whether it is in 
        the national interest of the United States to agree that 
        smaller peacekeeping operations authorized by the United 
        Nations Security Council under Chapter VII of the United 
        Nations Charter and paid for by assessment of United Nations 
        members (such as the United Nations Transitional Authority in 
        Slavonia (UNTAES)) should be established as peacekeeping 
        operations under United Nations operational control which would 
        be paid for by assessment of United Nations members.

SEC. 2108. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.

    Taking into consideration the long-term commitment by the United 
States to the affairs of this hemisphere and the need to build further 
upon the linkages between the United States and its neighbors, it is 
the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should make every 
effort to pay the United States assessed funding levels for the 
Organization of American States, which is uniquely dependent on United 
States contributions and is continuing fundamental reforms in its 
structure and its agenda.

                TITLE XXII--ARREARS PAYMENTS AND REFORM

              CHAPTER 1--ARREARAGES TO THE UNITED NATIONS

  Subchapter A--Authorization of Appropriations; Disbursement of Funds

SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of State for payment of arrearages owed by the United States 
to the United Nations and its specialized agencies as of September 30, 
1997--
            (1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
            (2) $475,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
            (3) $244,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
    (b) Limitation.--Amounts made available under subsection (a) are 
authorized to be available only--
            (1) to pay the United States share of assessments for the 
        regular budget of the United Nations (excluding the budgets of 
        the United Nations specialized agencies);
            (2) to pay the United States share of United Nations peace 
        operations;
            (3) to pay the United States share of United Nations 
        specialized agencies; and
            (4) to pay the United States share of other international 
        organizations.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.
    (d) Statutory Construction.--For purposes of payments made pursuant 
to subsection (a), section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) 
shall not apply to United Nations peace operation assessments received 
by the United States prior to October 1, 1995.

SEC. 2202. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Funds made available pursuant to section 2201 may 
be disbursed only if the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of 
this section are satisfied.
    (b) Disbursements Upon Satisfaction of Certification 
Requirements.--Funds made available pursuant to section 2201 may be 
disbursed only in the following allotments and upon the following 
certifications:
            (1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
        1998, upon the certification described in section 2211.
            (2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
        1999, upon the certification described in section 2221.
            (3) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
        2000, upon the certification described in section 2231.
    (c) Advance Congressional Notification.--Funds made available 
pursuant to section 2201 may be disbursed only if the appropriate 
certification has been submitted to Congress 30 days prior to the 
payment of funds to the United Nations or its specialized agencies.
    (d) Transmittal of Certifications.--Certifications made under this 
chapter shall be transmitted by the Secretary of State to the 
appropriate congressional committees.

                Subchapter B--United States Sovereignty

SEC. 2211. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Contents of certification.--A certification described in this 
section is a certification by the Secretary of State that the following 
conditions are satisfied:
            (1) Contested arrearages.--The United Nations has 
        established an account or other appropriate mechanism with 
        respect to all United States arrearages incurred before the 
        date of enactment of this Act with respect to which payments 
        are not authorized by this Act, and the failure to pay amounts 
        specified in the account do not affect the application of 
        Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations. The account 
        established under this paragraph may be referred to as the 
        ``contested arrearages account''.
            (2) Supremacy of the united states constitution.--No action 
        has been taken on or after October 1, 1996, by the United 
        Nations or any of its specialized or affiliated agencies that 
        requires the United States to violate the United States 
        Constitution or any law of the United States.
            (3) No united nations sovereignty.--Neither the United 
        Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated agencies--
                    (A) has exercised sovereignty over the United 
                States; or
                    (B) has taken any steps that require the United 
                States to cede sovereignty.
            (4) No united nations taxation.--
                    (A) No legal authority.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (D), neither the United Nations nor any of 
                its specialized or affiliated agencies has the 
                authority under United States law to impose taxes or 
                fees on United States nationals.
                    (B) No taxes or fees.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (D), a tax or fee has not been imposed on 
                any United States national by the United Nations or any 
                of its specialized or affiliated agencies.
                    (C) No taxation proposals.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (D), neither the United Nations nor any of 
                its specialized or affiliated agencies has officially 
                approved any formal effort to develop, advocate, or 
                promote any proposal concerning the imposition of a tax 
                or fee on any United States national in order to raise 
                revenue for the United Nations or any such agency.
                    (D) Exception.--This paragraph does not apply to--
                            (i) fees for publications or other kinds of 
                        fees that are not tantamount to a tax on United 
                        States citizens; or
                            (ii) the World Intellectual Property 
                        Organization.
            (5) No standing army.--The United Nations has not budgeted 
        any funds for, nor taken any official steps to develop, create, 
        or establish any special agreement under Article 43 of the 
        United Nations Charter to make available to the United Nations, 
        on its call, the armed forces of any member of the United 
        Nations.
            (6) No interest fees.--The United Nations has not levied 
        interest penalties against the United States or any interest on 
        arrearages on the annual assessment of the United States, and 
        from the date of enactment of this Act, neither the United 
        Nations nor its specialized agencies have amended their 
        financial regulations or taken any other action that would 
        permit interest penalties to be levied against or otherwise 
        charge the United States any interest on arrearages on its 
        annual assessment.
            (7) United states property rights.--Neither the United 
        Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated agencies has 
        exercised authority or control over any United States national 
        park, wildlife preserve, monument, or property, nor has the 
        United Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated 
        agencies implemented plans, regulations, programs, or 
        agreements that exercise control or authority over the private 
        property of United States citizens.
            (8) Termination of borrowing authority.--
                    (A) Prohibition on authorization of external 
                borrowing.--On or after the date of enactment of this 
                Act, neither the United Nations nor any specialized 
                agency of the United Nations has amended its financial 
                regulations to permit external borrowing.
                    (B) Prohibition of united states payment of 
                interest costs.--The United States has not paid its 
                share of any interest costs made known to or identified 
                by the United States Government for loans incurred by 
                the United Nations or any specialized agency of the 
                United Nations through external borrowing.
    (b) Transmittal.--The Secretary of State may transmit a 
certification under subsection (a) at any time during fiscal year 1998 
or thereafter if the requirements of the certification are satisfied.

Subchapter C--Reform of Assessments and United Nations Peace Operations

SEC. 2221. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--A certification described in this section is a 
certification by the Secretary of State that the conditions in 
subsection (b) are satisfied. Such certification shall not be made by 
the Secretary if the Secretary determines that any of the conditions 
set forth in section 2211 are no longer valid.
    (b) Conditions.--The conditions under this subsection are the 
following:
            (1) Limitation on assessed share of regular budget.--The 
        share of the total of all assessed contributions for the 
        regular budget of the United Nations, or any designated 
        specialized agency of the United Nations, does not exceed 22 
        percent for any single United Nations member.
            (2) Limitation on assessed share of budget for peace 
        operations.--The assessed share of the budget for each assessed 
        United Nations peace operation does not exceed 25 percent for 
        any single United Nations member.
            (3) Transfer of regular budget-funded peace operations.--
        The mandates of the United Nations Truce Supervision 
        Organization (UNTSO) and the United Nations Military Observer 
        Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) are subject to annual 
        review by members of the Security Council, and are subject to 
        the notification requirements pursuant to section 2103(c).

               Subchapter D--Budget and Personnel Reform

SEC. 2231. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--A certification described in this section is a 
certification by the Secretary of State that the following conditions 
in subsection (b) are satisfied. Such certification shall not be made 
by the Secretary if the Secretary determines that any of the conditions 
set forth in sections 2211 and 2221 are no longer valid.
    (b) Conditions.--The conditions under this subsection are the 
following:
            (1) Limitation on assessed share of regular budget.--The 
        share of the total of all assessed contributions for the 
        regular budget of the United Nations, or any specialized agency 
        of the United Nations, does not exceed 20 percent for any 
        single United Nations member.
            (2) Inspectors general for certain organizations.--
                    (A) Establishment of offices.--Each designated 
                specialized agency has established an independent 
                office of inspector general to conduct and supervise 
                objective audits, inspections, and investigations 
                relating to the programs and operations of the 
                organization.
                    (B) Appointment of inspectors general.--The 
                Director General of each designated specialized agency 
                has appointed an inspector general, with the approval 
                of the member states, and that appointment was made 
                principally on the basis of the appointee's integrity 
                and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, 
                financial analysis, law, management analysis, public 
                administration, or investigations.
                    (C) Assigned functions.--Each inspector general 
                appointed under subparagraph (A) is authorized to--
                            (i) make investigations and reports 
                        relating to the administration of the programs 
                        and operations of the agency concerned;
                            (ii) have access to all records, documents, 
                        and other available materials relating to those 
                        programs and operations of the agency 
                        concerned; and
                            (iii) have direct and prompt access to any 
                        official of the agency concerned.
                    (D) Complaints.--Each designated specialized agency 
                has procedures in place designed to protect the 
                identity of, and to prevent reprisals against, any 
                staff member making a complaint or disclosing 
                information to, or cooperating in any investigation or 
                inspection by, the inspector general of the agency.
                    (E) Compliance with recommendations.--Each 
                designated specialized agency has in place procedures 
                designed to ensure compliance with the recommendations 
                of the inspector general of the agency.
                    (F) Availability of reports.--Each designated 
                specialized agency has in place procedures to ensure 
                that all annual and other relevant reports submitted by 
                the inspector general to the agency are made available 
                to the member states without modification.
            (3) New budget procedures for the united nations.--The 
        United Nations has established and is implementing budget 
        procedures that--
                    (A) require the maintenance of a budget not in 
                excess of the level agreed to by the General Assembly 
                at the beginning of each United Nations budgetary 
                biennium, unless increases are agreed to by consensus; 
                and
                    (B) require the systemwide identification of 
                expenditures by functional categories such as 
                personnel, travel, and equipment.
            (4) Sunset policy for certain united nations programs.--
                    (A) Existing authority.--The Secretary General and 
                the Director General of each designated specialized 
                agency have used their existing authorities to require 
                program managers within the United Nations Secretariat 
                and the Secretariats of the designated specialized 
                agencies to conduct evaluations of United Nations 
                programs approved by the General Assembly and of 
                programs of the designated specialized agencies in 
                accordance with the standardized methodology referred 
                to in subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Development of evaluation criteria.--
                            (i) United Nations.--The Office of Internal 
                        Oversight Services has developed a standardized 
                        methodology for the evaluation of United 
                        Nations programs approved by the General 
                        Assembly, including specific criteria for 
                        determining the continuing relevance and 
                        effectiveness of the programs.
                            (ii) Designated specialized agencies.--
                        Patterned on the work of the Office of Internal 
                        Oversight Services of the United Nations, the 
                        inspector general office equivalent of each 
                        designated specialized agency has developed a 
                        standardized methodology for the evaluation of 
                        programs of designated specialized agencies, 
                        including specific criteria for determining the 
                        continuing relevance and effectiveness of the 
                        programs.
                    (C) Procedures.--The United Nations and each 
                designated specialized agency has established and is 
                implementing procedures--
                            (i) requiring the Secretary General and the 
                        Director General of the agency, as the case may 
                        be, to report on the results of evaluations 
                        referred to in this paragraph, including the 
                        identification of programs that have met 
                        criteria for continuing relevance and 
                        effectiveness and proposals to terminate or 
                        modify programs that have not met such 
                        criteria; and
                            (ii) authorizing an appropriate body within 
                        the United Nations or the agency, as the case 
                        may be, to review each evaluation referred to 
                        in this paragraph and report to the General 
                        Assembly on means of improving the program 
                        concerned or on terminating the program.
                    (D) United states policy.--It shall be the policy 
                of the United States to seek adoption by the United 
                Nations of a resolution requiring that each United 
                Nations program approved by the General Assembly, and 
                to seek adoption by each designated specialized agency 
                of a resolution requiring that each program of the 
                agency, be subject to an evaluation referred to in this 
                paragraph and have a specific termination date so that 
                the program will not be renewed unless the evaluation 
                demonstrates the continuing relevance and effectiveness 
                of the program.
                    (E) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                the term ``United Nations program approved by the 
                General Assembly'' means a program approved by the 
                General Assembly of the United Nations that is 
                administered or funded by the United Nations.
            (5) United nations advisory committee on administrative and 
        budgetary questions.--
                    (A) In general.--The United States has a seat on 
                the United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative 
                and Budgetary Questions or the five largest member 
                contributors each have a seat on the Advisory 
                Committee.
                    (B) Definition.--As used in this paragraph the term 
                ``5 largest member state contributors'' means the 5 
                United Nations member states that, during a United 
                Nations budgetary biennium, have more total assessed 
                contributions than any other United Nations member 
                states to the aggregate of the United Nations regular 
                budget and the budget (or budgets) for United Nations 
                peace operations.
            (6) National audits.--The United Nations has in effect 
        procedures providing access by the United States General 
        Accounting Office to United Nations financial data so that the 
        Office may perform nationally mandated reviews of United 
        Nations operations.
            (7) Personnel.--
                    (A) Appointment and service of personnel.--The 
                Secretary General--
                            (i) has established and is implementing 
                        procedures that ensure that staff employed by 
                        the United Nations is appointed on the basis of 
                        merit consistent with Article 101 of the United 
                        Nations charter; and
                            (ii) is enforcing those contractual 
                        obligations requiring worldwide availability of 
                        all professional staff of the United Nations to 
                        serve and be relocated based on the needs of 
                        the United Nations.
                    (B) Code of conduct.--The General Assembly has 
                adopted, and the Secretary General has the authority to 
                enforce and is effectively enforcing, a code of conduct 
                binding on all United Nations personnel, including the 
                requirement of financial disclosure statements binding 
                on senior United Nations personnel and the 
                establishment of rules against nepotism that are 
                binding on all United Nations officials.
                    (C) Personnel evaluation system.--The United 
                Nations has adopted and is enforcing a personnel 
                evaluation system.
                    (D) Periodic assessments.--The United Nations has 
                established and is implementing a mechanism to conduct 
                periodic assessments of the United Nations payroll to 
                determine total staffing, and the results of such 
                assessments are reported in an unabridged form to the 
                General Assembly.
                    (E) Review of united nations allowance system.--The 
                United States has completed a thorough review of the 
                United Nations personnel allowance system. The review 
                shall include a comparison to the United States civil 
                service, and shall make recommendations to reduce 
                entitlements to allowances and allowance funding levels 
                from the levels in effect on January 1, 1998.
            (8) Reduction in budget authorities and personnel levels.--
        The designated specialized agencies have achieved a negative 
        growth budget in the budget for 2000-01 from the 1998-99 
        biennium levels of the respective agencies.
            (9) New budget procedures and financial regulations.--Each 
        designated specialized agency has established procedures to--
                    (A) require the maintenance of a budget that does 
                not exceed the level agreed to by the member states of 
                the organization at the beginning of each budgetary 
                biennium, unless increases are agreed to by consensus;
                    (B) require the identification of expenditures by 
                functional categories such as personnel, travel, and 
                equipment; and
                    (C) require approval by the member states of the 
                organization of supplemental budget requests to the 
                Secretariat in advance of expenditures under those 
                requests.

                  CHAPTER 2--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 2241. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION ON RELATION TO EXISTING LAWS.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this title 
may be construed to make available funds in violation of any provision 
of law containing a specific prohibition or restriction on the use of 
the funds, including section 114 of the Department of State 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) and 
section 151 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 287e note), and section 404 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e 
note).

SEC. 2242. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS RELATING TO UNIDO AND OTHER 
              ORGANIZATIONS FROM WHICH THE UNITED STATES HAS WITHDRAWN 
              OR RESCINDED FUNDING.

    None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this title shall 
be used to pay any arrearage for--
            (1) the United Nations Industrial Development Organization;
            (2) any costs to merge that organization into the United 
        Nations;
            (3) the costs associated with any other organization of the 
        United Nations from which the United States has withdrawn 
        including the costs of the merger of such organization into the 
        United Nations; or
            (4) the World Tourism Organization, or any other 
        organization with respect to which Congress has rescinded 
        funding.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1757

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