[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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                 D'AMATO (AND COHEN) AMENDMENT NO. 1352

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. D'Amato for himself and Mr. Cohen) proposed an 
amendment to the bill S. 1281, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC.   . COORDINATOR FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be within the Dept. of 
     State a Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism (hereafter in the 
     section referred to as the ``Coordinator'') who shall be 
     appointed by the President.
       (b) Responsibilities.--(1) The Coordinator shall perform 
     such duties and exercise such power as the Secretary of State 
     shall prescribe.
       (2) The Coordinator shall have as his principal duty the 
     overall supervision (including oversight of policy and 
     resources) of counter-terrorism activities of the Department 
     of State. the Coordinator shall be the principal advisor to 
     the Secretary of State on counter-terrorism matters and 
     (after the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and the appropriate 
     Under Secretary) shall be the principal counter-terrorism 
     official within the senior management of the Department of 
     State.
       (c) Rank and Status.--The Coordinator shall have the rank 
     and status of an Assistant Secretary. The Coordinator shall 
     be compensated at the annual rate of basic pay in effect for 
     a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.

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