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HR 1777 - 100

Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989

Became Public Law No: 100-204.

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48 Conference report filed in House Apr 3, 2004

(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 100-475) Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 - Title I: The Department of State - Part A: Authorization of Appropriations; Allocations of Funds; Restrictions - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of State (the Department) for: (1) administration of foreign affairs (including diplomatic and ongoing operations, the diplomatic security program, and diplomatic security program capital construction); (2) international organizations; (3)) international peacekeeping activities; (4) international conferences and contingencies; (5) international commissions; (6) migration and refugee assistance; and (7) other programs, including bilateral science and technology agreements and Soviet-East European research and training. Provides for reduction in earmarked amounts if appropriations are less than authorizations. Provides, with specified limitations, for transfers of funds to salaries and expenses from certain capital program funds. Requires compliance with the presidential-congressional summit agreement on deficit reduction. Prohibits use of foreign affairs funds for political purposes. Directs the Secretary of State (the Secretary) to use specified funds for FY 1988 and 1989 to establish a Latin America and Caribbean Data Base. Part B: Department of State Authorities and Activities; Foreign Missions - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to prohibit the reprogramming of appropriated State Department funds during the last 15 days in which such funds are available (unless notice of such reprogramming is made before such period). Prohibits the use of funds authorized by this or any other Act to pay expenses related to: (1) the closing of any U.S. mission or consulate abroad; or (2) the Bureau of Administration of the Department or any of its functions if any U.S. consulate or mission is closed after January 1, 1987, and not reopened. Provides for exceptions from such prohibition when: (1) a host government will not allow the post to be reopened; (2) a post is closed because of a break or downgrading of diplomatic relations; (3) there is a threat to personnel; or (4) it is reported that a new higher priority post is to receive the funds for the post proposed to be closed. Authorizes the Secretary to submit a report proposing a list of posts to be downgraded or closed in the event of a sequestration order under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Allocates specified funds for FY 1988 and 1989 to operate certain consulates. Prohibits the use of Department funds for the expenses of maintaining a diplomatic or consular post in Antigua and Barbuda. Allows a presidential waiver of such prohibition on national security grounds. Directs the Secretary to provide a quarterly report to specified congressional committees on expenditures made from the appropriations for Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service. Prohibits the expenditures of gift funds for representational purposes at U.S. missions except in accordance with the conditions that apply to appropriated funds. Directs the Secretary to administer the historic and artistic furnishings of the reception areas of the Department of State Building by such means and measures as to conform to the fundamental purpose of such museum areas. Authorizes the Secretary, with the advice and concurrence of the Director of the National Gallery of Art, to sell items which are not needed and to trade or purchase articles for such museum areas. Authorizes the Secretary to obtain insurance for such historic and artistic furnishings. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that the Secretary's annual report on human rights practices in foreign countries includes information on coercive population control. Requires that such information be provided wherever applicable. Prohibits a foreign mission from allowing an unaffiliated alien to use its premises for any purpose, including residence, incompatible with its status as a foreign mission. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such prohibition after notifying specified congressional committees. Directs the Secretary, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on implementation of this prohibition, and to submit other reports on such implementation as necessary. Authorizes the Secretary to delay this prohibition in hardship cases. Directs the Secretary to review, and revise if necessary, the allocation procedures under which agencies reimburse the Department of State for shared administrative costs at U.S. missions abroad. Directs the Secretary to report on such review and any revision to specified congressional committees within three months after enactment of this Act. Prohibits the use of funds under this title for site acquisition, development, or construction of any new facility in Israel, Jerusalem, or the West Bank. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department should include in its FY 1989 congressional budget presentations information on the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing rather than leasing residential properties. Directs the Department to make recommendations to the Congress on such purchasing and leasing. Prohibits the Department from soliciting or receiving funds or gifts to provide living quarters for the Secretary. Prohibits the Department from declaring itself to be a foreign diplomatic mission for purposes of denying freedom of speech to American citizens. Amends the Diplomatic Security Act to repeal provisions establishing the Office of Policy and Program Review. Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 to authorize the Secretary to transfer up to a specified amount of funds to the Administrator of General Services for studies, site preparation, and planning for a consolidated training facility for the Foreign Service Institute. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to restrict the supervisory authority of the Chief of Mission to a foreign country to employees of the executive branch. Directs the Secretary to study the minimum liability insurance coverage required for members of foreign missions and their families and the feasibility of requiring an increase in such coverage. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on the problem arising from diplomatic immunity from criminal prosecution and from civil suit. Requires the findings and recommendations of such study and report to be submitted to specified congressional committees within 90 days after enactment of this Act. Allows Federal jurisdiction over direct actions against insurers of diplomatic agents or their families who had diplomatic immunity at the time of an alleged tortious act, but who no longer have such immunity. (Current law limits such jurisdiction to insurers of agents, for their families, who have such immunity at the time of the filing of the lawsuit.) Prohibits any authorized funds from being used to implement any international agreement, if a Case-Zablocki Act requirement to submit the text of the agreement to the Congress within a 60-day period has not been met, until such text is submitted. Makes such prohibition applicable during FY 1988 and 1989. Directs the Secretary to transmit to a specified congressional officer and committee an annual report containing specified information on terrorism in each foreign country and on certain international terrorist groups. Prohibits the use of authorized funds for certain specified "public diplomacy" efforts, with certain exceptions and limitations. Amends the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to invest funds paid by foreign governments in claims settlement cases, pending disbursal to U.S. citizens. Amends the Department of State Appropriation Act of 1937 to authorize the Department of State to accept reimbursement from corporations, firms, and individuals for expenses incurred in pursuing a claim on their behalf against a foreign government or other foreign entity. Part C: Diplomatic Reciprocity and Security - Requires, if the President is unable to make specified determinations regarding the security of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow and the presence of the Soviet Embassy on Mount Alto in Washington, D.C., and to thereby waive this requirement, that the United States withdraw from the United States-Soviet Embassy Agreement. Directs the Secretary, if such waiver does not occur, to notify the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics that the Mount Alto site will cease to be available to it after a specified period. Prohibits, if such requirement takes effect, the Mount Alto site from being made available for use thereafter by any foreign mission. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the arbitration process concerning damages from construction delays on the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow should include Soviet reimbursement of the full costs incurred by the United States as a result of Soviet intelligence activities directed at such Embassy. Requires the Secretary to ensure that: (1) diplomatic and consular posts in the Soviet Union do not pay more than fair value for goods and services; (2) U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in the Soviet Union have full access to goods and services; and (3) the real property used by U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in the Soviet Union is equivalent in quantity and quality to the real property used by diplomatic and consular posts of the Soviet mission to the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to assist the Secretary with respect to determining the payment of fair value. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on such requirements for embassy reciprocity within 60 days after enactment of this Act and annually thereafter. Prohibits the Secretary from allowing the Soviet mission to the United States to occupy any new consulate until the U.S. mission in Kiev can occupy secure permanent facilities. Includes financial and currency exchange services under the definition of benefit under the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress a report discussing whether the number of Soviet trading enterprise personnel in the United States should be reduced. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a special personnel security program for State Department personnel assigned to U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in high intelligence threat countries. Directs the Secretary to report on such program to the Congress within six months after the enactment of this Act. Amends the Diplomatic Security Act to direct the Secretary to convene an Accountability Review Board when a serious breach of security involving intelligence activities of a foreign government directed at a U.S. mission abroad occurs. Authorizes the Secretary to delay establishing such a board if intelligence sources and methods would be compromised. Requires the Secretary to consult with the chairman of specified congressional committees before such a determination of delay and to promptly advise them of such determinations. Prohibits, after September 30, 1990, the employment of any national of a Communist country as a foreign national employee in any area of a U.S. diplomatic or consular facility in any Communist country where classified materials are maintained. Expresses congressional willingness to provide additional funds to employ U.S. nationals to replace such individuals. Directs the Secretary, as part of the FY 1990-1991 budget request, to report on the feasibility and budget impact of such requirement and to request funds necessary for its implementation. Authorizes the President to waive such requirement under specified circumstances and to notify the appropriate congressional committees of such waivers. Directs the Secretary to terminate retirement benefits for foreign nationals (who are or were Department employees) engaging in intelligence activities directed against the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirement under specified circumstances and to notify the appropriate congressional committees of such waivers. Directs the Secretary, within six months after enactment of this Act, to submit a report to the Congress discussing the advisability of employing foreign nationals at foreign service posts abroad. Directs the Secretary to consult with specified Federal officials and to include information on the access of such employees to automatic data processing systems and networks. Directs the Secretary to certify to the Congress, before undertaking any new construction project, that: (1) appropriate steps have been taken to secure the project; and (2) the resulting facility will incorporate adequate security measures for protection of classified information, national security activities, and all personnel. Requires that certification documentation be made available to the chairmen of specified congressional committees in appropriate classified form. Requires the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to assist the Secretary in such security certification and to submit disagreeing views to the Secretary. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act to 1956 to provide certain restrictions on the sale or lease of real property to unfriendly foreign countries. Prohibits the acquisition of real property in the United States by or on behalf of a foreign mission of such a foreign country if either the Secretary of Defense or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) judges that such acquisition might substantially improve that country's ability to engage in intelligence activities hostile to U..S. national security interests. Provides that such prohibition shall not prevent the establishment of a foreign mission by a country which does not have a mission in the United States or the opening of a consular mission in a city which currently does not have such a mission. Imposes travel restrictions on certain individuals connected with a foreign government that engages in intelligence activities in the United States that are harmful to U.S. national security interests, if such individuals are: (1) personnel of an international organization and nationals of such a foreign country; or (2) personnel of a mission to an international organization, if that is the mission of such a foreign government. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such restrictions, in consultation with the Director of the CIA and FBI. Directs the Secretary to report every six months on implementation of such restrictions to specified congressional committees. Directs the Secretary to: (1) implement a program of counterintelligence polygraph examinations for members of the Diplomatic Security Service during FY 1988 and 1989; and (2) issue regulations to govern such program. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of State should conclude an agreement with Hungary to: (1) allow for the construction of new chancery facilities in Budapest which would totally segregate sensitive activities from those of an unclassified and public-oriented character and (2) ensure the U.S. Government's right to employ only American construction personnel and to have complete control over access to the chancery site from the inception of construction. Part D: Personnel Matters - Directs the Secretary, in consultation with specified congressional committees, to appoint a commission to study the Foreign Service personnel system with a view toward developing a system that provides adequate career stability to the members of the Service. Directs the Commission to report to the Secretary and specified congressional committees within one year after enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to take all appropriate steps to assure that the burden of budget cuts for the Department is not imposed disproportionately or inequitably upon its Civil Service employees. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of State the position of Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees. Makes such position one of the Senior Executive Service positions in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. Sets forth the rate of compensation for the Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy and for the Director of the Office of Foreign Missions. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct an audit and inspection of the operation of the merit personnel system in the Foreign Service, with particular attention to reports of discriminatory practices, and to report to the Congress within one year after the enactment of this Act. Directs the Inspector General of the Department of State to review the performance award system of the Department and to report to the Secretary and the Congress by May 1, 1988. Suspends performance awards for the Senior Foreign Service until the review is completed and the Congress receives such report. Directs the Secretary, within 60 days after receiving such report, to report to the Congress with comments and on actions taken or proposed. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide for a carry-over of Senior Foreign Service performance pay by allowing that portion of a performance pay award which cannot be paid because of a pay cap limitation to remain available for the individual in the following year. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide for extension of certain limited appointments. Limits the maximum total compensation, exclusive of danger pay, for any chief of mission to the executive level II rate. Provides that a Senior Foreign Service member who accepts a presidential appointment may receive only the pay and benefits of such appointment, and is no longer eligible to receive performance pay. Reduces the salary of future Ambassadors-at-Large from executive level II to level IV, or from the equivalent of the Deputy Secretary to that of an Assistant Secretary. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to prohibit Foreign Service employees from representing to the income tax authorities of the District of Columbia or any State or locality that they are exempt from income taxes on the basis of holding a presidential appointment or serving an appointment whose tenure is at the pleasure of the President. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary should assure that those who direct and conduct negotiations on behalf of management of the Department are not also beneficiaries of the agreements made with the exclusive representative of the Foreign Service employees. Directs the Secretary, upon determination that a Foreign Service Grievance Board (the Board) recommendation is contrary to law, to request, within 30 days of receiving such recommendation, that the Board reconsider the recommendation. Directs the Board, within 30 days of receiving such request, to confirm, modify, or vacate its original recommendation. Provides that this new recommendation shall be considered a final action to be implemented by the Secretary. Specifies that the Board has the authority to recommend granting tenure to remedy harm. Provides that specified provisions do not limit the authority of the Secretary and the Board to provide for the alternative remedy of extending limited appointments where necessary to afford candidates a full and fair opportunity to demonstrate fitness and aptitude for career appointment. Authorizes the Board to direct the Department to pay attorneys fees in certain separation for cause cases. Requires the Board to maintain records of all grievances awarded in favor of the grievant which concern gross misconduct by a supervisor. Directs the Board to provide a copy of the grievance decision, and to make the entire record of proceedings available, upon a member's request, to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations whenever such a supervisor is nominated for any position requiring the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the Board to provide to the supervisor a copy of all material provided to the Committee or its members. Gives the supervisor the right to review such record and provide comments to the Committee. Makes all such decisions, proceedings, records, and comments confidential. Directs the Secretary and the heads of each Federal agency utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system to increase their efforts to implement specified plans to make the Foreign Service at all levels representative of the American people and to promote increased numbers of qualified women and minority group members into the senior levels of the Foreign Service. Directs the Secretary, in a required annual report, to also report on the progress made at the Assistant Secretary and Bureau level in increasing the presence of minorities and women at all levels in the Foreign Service and Civil Service work forces of the Department and on specific actions taken to address the lack of Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans in the Senior Executive Service and the Senior Foreign Service of the Department. Directs the Secretary, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to specified congressional committees a report complying with a 1984 request for a listing and description of all policy and supporting positions in the Department and related agencies. Directs the Secretary to respond in a timely manner whenever specified congressional committees request information for inclusion in the publication "U.S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions." Directs the Secretary to transmit to specified congressional officers the Department's reports on its equal employment opportunity and affirmative action programs. Directs the Secretary to report annually to a specified congressional officer and committee on the use of Foreign Service personnel by Federal agencies. Makes other changes in specified reporting requirements under the Foreign Service Act of 1980. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to set forth limitations on the disposition of personal property abroad. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations to ensure that Department employees and their family members do not personally profit from transactions with persons not entitled to exemptions from import restrictions, duties, or taxes. Amends the Fascell Fellowship Act to allow Fascell Fellows to be employed: (1) under a temporary appointment in the Civil Service; (2) under a limited appointment in the Foreign Service; or (3) by contract under specific provisions of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide retirement and survivor annuities and access to health insurance to former spouses who were divorced from Foreign Service members before the effective date of such Act. Title II: The United States Information Agency - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) to carry out international information activities and other purposes under specified laws, allocating amounts for: (1) salaries and expenses; (2) television and film service; and (3) the East-West Center. Amends the United States Information and Education Exchange Act of 1948 to make permanent the existing grant notification requirement for certain USIA grants. Prohibits the reprogramming of any USIA funds during the last 15 days in which such funds are available, unless notice of such reprogramming is made before that period. Authorizes the USIA to retain receipts from the rental of English-teaching tapes and programs and from the provision of library services. Prohibits the use of funds authorized by this or any other Act to pay any expense associated with: (1) the closing of any USIA post abroad; or (2) the USIA Bureau of Management or the television or film service if any USIA post abroad is closed after April 1, 1987, and not reopened within 180 days after enactment of this Act. Prohibits reductions in the number of positions filled by USIA American employees stationed abroad until the ratio of the number of such positions to the total number of USIA American employees returns to the 1981 level. Extends from 25 to 40 years the period for which real property associated with facilities for radio transmission and reception may be leased. Requires the Director of the USIA to implement a formal comprehensive country plan on Afghanistan based on specified guidelines and to provide the proposed plan to the Congress within 60 days after enactment of this Act. Requires the USIA television and film service, including Worldnet broadcasts, to operate under the same criteria and conditions specified under law for the Voice of America (VOA). Prohibits the reprogramming or transfer of funds in FY 1988 and 1989 from any program, project, or activity for the Worldnet Program. Earmarks certain Worldnet Program funds for 1988 to conduct a market survey in Europe of Worldnet programming. Sets forth qualifications of the surveyor and requires notification of the selected surveyor to be given to the Congress. Requires the Director of the USIA to report to specified congressional committees within nine months after enactment of this Act on the surveyor's report and estimates. Prohibits the USIA after October 1, 1988, from funding Worldnet passive (noninteractive) television programs unless such survey has been completed, such report has been submitted, and the survey shows with a high degree of reliability that the average daily European audience for such programs is at least 2,000,000 viewers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to the USIA for a grant to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to carry out its purposes. Earmarks a specified portion of such funds for FY 1988 to support elements of the free press, including free radio, and the democratic oppositions inside Nicaragua which espouse democratic principles and objectives. Prohibits any U.S. Government employee from participating, directly or indirectly, in controlling and directing the use of such funds. Amends the National Endowment for Democracy Act to require the NED to ensure that grantees keep NED assistance in separate accounts. Allows the NED to make grants to independent labor unions. Amends the United States Information and Education Exchange Act of 1948 to redesignate the United States Advisory Commission on International Communication, Cultural and Educational Affairs as the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (thus updating the statutory authority for the Commission). Provides that members shall serve at the pleasure of the President. Repeals a prohibition limiting membership of individuals from the same political party. Authorizes distribution of the USIA film "America the Way I See It" within the United States. Requires the Director of the USIA to make available, upon request, photographs of military operations and related activities that occurred in the Republic of Vietnam to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments concerned to develop and publish military histories. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the USIA should provide increased funding for students in the Caribbean region (including Aruba) under the scholarship program for developing countries under the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987. Title III: Educational and Cultural Affairs - Authorizes appropriations (in addition to those under title II) for FY 1988 and 1989 to the USIA for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (the Bureau) to carry out the purposes of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchanges Act of 1961. Earmarks portions of such funds for: (1) the Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs; (2) the International Visitors Program; (3) the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program; (4) the Congress-Bundestag Exchange; (5) the Seattle Goodwill Games Organizing Committee for Cultural Exchange and other exchange-related activities associated with the 1990 Goodwill Games; (6) the Arts America Program; (7) books and materials for the Edward Zorinsky Memorial Library In Jakarta, Indonesia; and (8) grants for exchange of persons programs between the United States and the Soviet Union. Amends the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (MECEA) to establish the Samantha Smith Memorial Exchange Program which advances understanding between the United States and the Soviet Union and between the United States and Eastern European countries through the exchange of persons under the age of 21 years and of students at an institution of higher education who have not received their initial baccalaureate degree. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for such program. Amends MECEA to transfer under the Bureau's control the USIA's Arts America program which promotes a greater appreciation and understanding of American art abroad by supporting exhibitions and tours by American artists in other countries. Directs the President to support a professorship in constitutional democracy at the Santo Tomas University in the Republic of the Philippines. Encourages American war veterans to contribute funds to support such professorship under MECEA. Amends the United States-India Fund for Cultural Educational and Scientific Cooperation Act to permit certain funds set aside for such Fund to be used in accordance with a specified agreement. Names the USIA library in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Edward Zorinsky Memorial Library. Amends the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to revise the terms of service of members of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee. Title IV: Voice of America - Authorizes appropriations (in addition to those under title II) for FY 1988 and 1989 to the USIA for the Voice of America (VOA) to carry out specified provisions of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 and the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act. Allocates such funds for: (1) salaries and expenses; (2) VOA/Europe; and (3) radio broadcasting to Cuba. Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to require VOA/Europe to: (1) target news and features in accordance with the findings and recommendations of the Young European Survey; (2) conduct periodic audience evaluations and measurements; and (3) promote and advertise its programs. Requires bidders for contracts under the facilities modernization program of VOA to establish that the U.S. goods and services content is a specified portion of their bid in order for it to be considered a responsive bid. Provides a preference for U.S. contractor bidding on the projects of the facilities modernization program. Provides for exceptions from such preference, including whenever the Secretary of Commerce certifies to the Director of the USIA that the foreign bidder is not receiving any direct subsidy from any government the effect of which would be to disadvantage the competitive position of U.S. persons who also bid on such projects. Title V: The Board for International Broadcasting - Amends the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Board for International Broadcasting. Earmarks a portion of such funds for radio transmitter construction and modernization. Revises provisions relating to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to provide for a reserve fund for offsetting downward fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Provides for certification of creditable service with respect to the Asia Foundation and the Armed Forces Network, Europe. Title VI: Asia Foundation - Amends the Asia Foundation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for grants to the Asia Foundation. Title VII: International Organizations - Part A: United Nations - Expresses certain findings concerning a current hiring freeze within the United Nations Secretariat, including the following: (1) that the Secretary-General of the UN is considering the hiring of a specified number of exceptions to such hiring freeze; (2) that the majority of such exceptions would be Soviet Nationals who are current members of the UN and would be replaced by highly-trained members of the Soviet KGB or GRU; (3) that to allow such hiring-freeze exemptions would violate the UN Charter, which calls for the establishment of an international civil service whose members are loyal only to the UN; and (4) that the UN's hiring of such individuals would be inconsistent with the terms of the UN's self-imposed reform program. Directs the Secretary of State, no later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, to report to the Congress as to the status of secondment (employees serving on short, fixed-term contracts) within the Soviet and Soviet-bloc-member nations of the UN. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should take all necessary action to enforce compliance with the hiring-freeze rule; (2) the Secretary-General of the UN should revoke all exceptions to the hiring-freeze rule; and (3) member-nations of the UN should not be permitted to have more than 50 percent of its UN employees employed under secondment contracts. Condemns the Soviet Union for its actions in violating the principles of the UN Charter. Expresses findings favoring a concensus-based budget decision-making procedure for the UN and its specialized agencies. Directs that 40 percent of the U.S.-assessed contribution toward the yearly UN budget be paid on October 1 of each calendar year, and that the remainder should be paid only after certain action occurs, including: (1) adoption of the consensus-based budget decision-making process, above; (2) progress is made toward implementation of the 50 percent secondment employee rule, above; and (3) an equally-applied reduction in the staff of the Secretariat is implemented. Requires the President to make the above determinations and report them to the Congress, after which time (30 days after) the final 20 percent of the U.S. contribution toward the UN budget shall be paid. Limits the amount to be paid to specialized agencies of the UN by the United States as its assessed portion unless the President has certified to the Congress that such agency has made substantial progress in achieving the decision-making procedures on budgetary matters referred to above. Allows the Congress to stop payment of the final 20 percent of the U.S.-assessed share of the UN contribution if a joint resolution prohibiting such payment is adopted. Outlines procedures for the adoption of such joint resolution. Expresses as the policy of the United States implementation of a certain procedure which deducts from the pay of an international civil servant a specified amount for a housing allowance, and directs the U.S. Ambassador to the UN to seek adoption of such procedure. Amends the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 to suspend U.S. participation in the UN if Israel is illegally expelled or otherwise denied the right to participate in any organization of the UN. Amends such Act to authorize the withholding of 25 percent of the amount for the UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should support access by interested individuals and organizations to the files of the United Nations War Crimes Commission. Expresses congressional findings regarding the importance of the archaeological value of ancient Tyre and the threat posed to such site by civil strife in Lebanon. Directs the Secretary of State to request the Secretary General of the UN to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to include protection of Tyre and to seek an order prohibiting the purchase of any artifacts from Tyre by any person associated with the UN. Directs the Secretary of State, no later than six months after the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, to report to specified congressional committees on the progress made in implementing this provision. Part B: United States Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United Nations - Establishes the United States Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United Nations (the Commission), whose purposes shall be to: (1) identify the UN system as a whole and identify its strengths and weaknesses; and (2) prepare and submit to the President and the Congress recommendations on ways to improve the effectiveness of the UN system and the U.S. role in the UN system, including the feasibility of and means for implementing such recommendations. Outlines membership, powers, staffing, and funding requirements for such Commission, and requires the recommendations report of the Commission to be submitted by the Commission no later than 18 months after the members of the Commission are appointed. Terminates the Commission 60 days after receipt of its report. Part C: Other International Organizations - Authorizes the President to extend diplomatic privileges and immunities to other offices of the Mission to the United States of the Commission of the European Communities. Directs the Secretary of State to make a contribution to the regular budget of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) equal to not less than ten percent of the ICRC's regular budget. Provides that such contribution shall not exceed or be less than that made in FY 1987. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Red Shield of David should be given a status of recognition identical to that granted to the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. Amends the International Organizations Immunities Act to provide that the ICRC be granted the same privileges and immunities as are granted to public international organizations in which the United States participates. Amends specified Federal law to provide that the secretaries to the House and Senate delegations to the North Atlantic Assembly shall be appointed by the chairmen of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees. Increases the authorization for U.S. participation in NATO parliamentary conferences. Authorizes the President to continue membership for the United States in the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration under the amended name International Organization for Migration (IOM). Authorizes such funds as necessary for periodic payments by the United States of salaries and expenses incident to such membership. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should consider recognizing the Caribbean Community and Common Market as a regional planning organization in the Caribbean. Directs the Secretary of State, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the nature and extent in the Asian-Pacific region and on the willingness of countries in the region to negotiate a regional human rights convention. Title VIII: International Narcotics Control - Provides that if the Secretary authorizes the assignment of any Drug Enforcement Administration agent to a particular U.S. mission abroad, he shall authorize the assignment of at least two such agents to that mission. Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 to include information on the detention and torture of DEA agents in quarterly reports required on progress made in investigating and prosecuting those responsible for the murders of DEA agent Camarena and his pilot. Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that the extradition of narcotic traffickers to the United States be included as a primary objective in the country plan for the U.S. mission in each major drug-producing or drug-transit country. Directs that necessary steps be taken to implement existing treaties which provide for the extradition of drug traffickers. Directs the Secretary of State, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the comprehensive information-sharing system on drug arrests of foreign nationals established under the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require, within certain reports required under such Act, specific comments and recommendations by appropriate Federal agencies involved in drug enforcement. Extends from 30 to 45 days the period for congressional disapproval of Presidential certifications on major drug-producing and transit countries. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to add to the current list of tariff sanctions against any country which the President has determined is not fully cooperating in anti-narcotics efforts the following: (1) authorizing the President to take certain steps to curtail air transportation between the United States and that country; and (2) mandating the withdrawal of personnel and resources of the United States from participation in any arrangement with that country for the preclearance of customs by visitors between the United States and that country. Requires the President, when determining the extent of drug enforcement cooperation by a country, to consider whether such government has taken legal and law enforcement steps to eliminate, to the maximum extent possible, corruption by government officials, with particular emphasis on the elimination of bribery. Outlines action to be taken by the President in the event of an air transportation sanction undertaken against a country. Repeals a specified provision of Federal law which authorizes the President to reduce by one-half the number of nonimmigrant visas to noncooperative countries. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to specify that individuals convicted of violations of drug law statutes or are known or are believed to be drug traffickers may be barred from entry into the United States. Title IX: Immigration and Refugee Provisions - Prohibits any alien from being denied a visa or excluded from admission into the United States, being subject to conditions on entry into the United States, or being subject to deportation because of any past, current, or expected beliefs, statements, or associations which would be protected under the Constitution if engaged in by a U.S. citizen in the United States. Provides rules of construction for the determination of those aliens who may be excludible for other reasons (such as national security purposes, or criminal or terrorist activity). Adjusts to lawful resident alien the status of any alien who is a national of a foreign country which has been provided extended voluntary departure privileges by the Attorney General during the last five-year period ending on November 1, 1987, as long as certain procedures are followed. Requires the Attorney General to provide for such acceptance and application process within 90 days after the enactment of this Act. Directs the State Department and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to begin the normal visas processing and entry application process for entry into the United States of any Cuban who has been imprisoned in Cuba for political reasons since 1959, in light of a statement by the Government of Cuba that it would reestablish normal migration procedures between the United States and Cuba. Directs the State Department to process immigrant visa applications by nationals of Cuba located in third countries on the same basis as immigrant visa applications by nationals of other countries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States continues to be committed to playing a major role in responding to the Indochinese refugee problem. Commends the government of Thailand for recently allowing the United States to begin processing certain refugees and for its cooperation in creating a more effective antipiracy campaign. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the State Department should urge the Government of Thailand to allow full access to the Lao Screening Program for all Lao refugees. Directs the State Department and responsible international organizations to address the protection problems of the Khmer along the Thai-Cambodian border. Requires the President, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the respective roles of the INS and the State Department on the refugee problem, with appropriate recommendations. States that the President should continue to recommend generous and sufficient numbers of admissions from East Asia first asylum camps and from the Orderly Departure Program consistent with worldwide refugee requirements. Earmarks a specified amount for educational programs for the protection, health care, nutrition, education, and skills training programs for refugees in Thailand. Provides certain congressional findings and declarations regarding Amerasian children still in Vietnam. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should continue their commitment to receive the Amerasian children in Vietnam and their families; and (2) the Socialist Republic of Vietnam should cooperate fully in facilitating the processing of all Amerasians who wish to resettle in the United States, and in the processing of Amerasians for emigration. States certain congressional findings regarding the plight of refugees from Southeast Asia. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) any Cambodians who are or were in Khao I Dang camp should be interviewed for eligibility for the U.S. refugee program, regardless of when they entered Thailand or that camp; (2) any Cambodian previously rejected for admission into the United States, having new or additional evidence relating to his or her claim, should have his or her case reviewed; (3) the United States should work with specified international organizations and the Government of Thailand to improve the security for all refugee facilities in Thailand and to prevent the forced repatriation of Cambodian refugees; (4) the United States should treat seriously reports of the forced repatriation of would-be asylum seekers to Laos and should protest the Thai Government to end such repatriations; and (5) within the Orderly Departure Program the United States will give high priority consideration to determining the eligibility of serious health cases and cases involving children separated from both parents. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the People's Republic of China should immediately release Yang Wei, a student of the University of Arizona, who has been imprisoned without charge since January 11, 1987, and that the United States should consider sympathetically applications for asylum from Chinese students in the United States who can demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution. Title X: Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 - Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 - Makes certain congressional findings with respect to Middle East terrorism, in particular, terrorism effected by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Determines that the PLO is a terrorist organization and a threat to the interests of the United States, and should not benefit from operating in the United States. Establishes certain prohibitions regarding the PLO and actions involving them in the United States. Provides enforcement of such prohibitions through the Attorney General, and relief through any district court in the United States. Terminates such prohibitions if a certain certification is made that the PLO no longer practices or supports terrorist action anywhere in the world. Title XI; Global Climate Protection - Global Climate Protection Act of 1987 - Expresses certain congressional findings regarding global climate protection, including the following: (1) there is evidence that manmade pollution may be producing a long-term and substantial increase in the average temperature on the surface of the Earth, a phenomenon known as the "greenhouse" effect; and (2) vigorous research is required in order to prevent such pollution from altering the global climate, and affecting agriculture and habitability over large portions of the Earth's surface within the next century. Provides that U.S. policy should seek to: (1) increase worldwide understanding of the greenhouse effect and its consequences; (2) foster cooperation among nations to coordinate research efforts with respect to such effect; and (3) identify technologies and activities that limit mankind's adverse effect on the global climate. Directs the President, through the Environmental Protection Agency, to develop and propose to the Congress a coordinated national policy on global climate change. Directs the Secretary of State to coordinate such U.S. policy in the international arena. Directs the Secretary and the administrator of the EPA, within 24 months after enactment of this Act, to jointly report to the appropriate congressional committees an analysis, description, and strategy of the United States with respect to the greenhouse effect and its effect on global climate change. Directs the Secretary to promote an International Year of Global Climate Protection. Urges the President to accord the problem of climate protection a high priority on the agenda of U.S.-Soviet relations. Title XII: Regional Foreign Relations Matters - Part A: Soviet Union and Eastern Europe - Expresses certain congressional findings regarding Soviet ballistic missile tests near Hawaii. Expresses the sense of the Congress that such tests were provocative and unnecessary, that the United States should protest such tests and seek assurances that they will not occur again, and that the President should report to the Congress on the details of such tests and on steps taken to be sure that no such further tests occur. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should permit the emigration of Jews and other who wish to emigrate from the Soviet Union, and remove restrictions and cease harassment of individuals for reasons based solely on their cultural or religious heritage. Expresses the sense of the Congress disapproving of the systematic nondelivery of international mail addressed to certain persons residing within the Soviet Union. Expresses the sense of the Congress disapproving of the policy of persecution of Christians in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, and calls upon such countries to cease such action. Deplores the activity of the Government of Romania in restricting the internationally recognized human rights of Hungarians and other nationalities in Transylvania and elsewhere in Romania. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the right of freedom and independence of the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from the Soviet Union should be recognized; and (2) the President should take specified action to provide for such self-determination. Expresses congressional support for the Solidarity movement for democracy in Poland, and earmarks funds for such activities in Poland. Part B: Latin America and Cuba - Expresses certain findings regarding the violation of human rights in Cuba, and the failure of the United Nations to place Cuba on its human rights agenda. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Government of Cuba should respect such internationally recognized human rights; and (2) the U.S. delegation to the UN should continue its efforts to place Cuban human rights abuses on the agenda of the United Nations Human Rights Commission. Expresses the sense of the Congress approving a partial lifting of the trade embargo against Nicaragua, disapproving the harboring of a certain terrorist by the Government of Mexico, and disapproving of the violation of internationally recognized human rights of the citizens of the Government of Paraguay. Part C: Africa - Expresses congressional disapproval of certain human rights violations in Ethiopia. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue to work toward a peaceful settlement of the Angolan conflict, and should provide humanitarian assistance to the Angolan people. Directs the Secretary of State, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on discussions between the United States and the Soviet Union on the conflict in Angola. Directs the Secretary, no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the existence of certain forced detentions in South Africa since the South African Government enacted a state of emergency in June of 1986. Expresses certain congressional findings concerning the detention of children in South Africa, and calls for the cessation of the practice of detaining children under 18 years of age without charge or trial in South Africa. Calls upon the Government of South Africa to either release such children or bring them to a fair trial. Part D: Middle East - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should not actively encourage the participation of the Soviet Union in any conference or summit on the Arab-Israeli conflict which includes nations other than the Middle East unless the Government of the Soviet Union has undertaken certain action regarding its formal relations with Israel. Expresses certain congressional findings approving of the recognition of the territorial integrity of the country of Lebanon, calling for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from such country, and providing certain humanitarian assistance (wheat donations) to overcome such country's hunger problems. Expresses the policy of the Congress that the use of force by the United States to terminate illegal Iranian mine-laying activities in the Persian Gulf is justified by international law. Expresses congressional policy calling for a peaceful resolution to the Iran-Iraq war, and calling for the withdrawal of troops from both countries to internationally-recognized boundaries. Expresses congressional policy disapproving of human rights violations in Iran under the Khomeini regime, and supports the official U.S. policy of halting any arms shipments to Iran until such violations cease. Urges the President to take every action necessary to help bring about an end to government-sponsored torture in Iranian prisons. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President shall take all necessary steps to help bring about an end to the persecution by the Government of Iran of the Baha'i community. Part E: Asia - Makes certain congressional findings concerning Soviet actions in Afghanistan and the Afghan Resistance. Declares the policy of the United States to be providing assistance to the Afghan Resistance, and supporting a negotiated settlement to the Afghanistan war and the withdrawal of all Soviet forces from Afghanistan. Directs the Secretary of State, within 60 days after enactment of this Act, to provide to the chairmen of the Senate and House Foreign Relations Committees specified reports containing information on the official U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, including sanctions imposed against the Soviet Union for their participation in the Afghanistan war, and the disposition of Soviet forces in Afghanistan. Expresses congressional findings regarding certain human rights violations in Tibet by the People's Republic of China. States that the policy of the United States should be to: (1) express sympathy for those Tibetans who have suffered and died as the result of fighting, persecution, or famine over the past four decades; (2) have the People's Republic of China respect internationally-recognized human rights and end such violations against the Tibetan people; (3) commend the efforts of the Dalai Lama to bring about an end to such human rights violations in Tibet; and (4) have the President instruct all appropriate U.S. officials, including the Ambassadors to China and India, to bring about an end to such human rights violations and work toward the release of all political prisoners in Tibet. Directs the Secretary of State, within 60 days after enactment of this Act, to determine whether the needs of displaced Tibetans are similar to the needs of other displaced refugees, and, if so, to make amounts available for assistance to such displaced Tibetans during FY 1988 and 1989, including the availability of scholarships to Tibetan students. Expresses certain congressional findings in support of the right of self-determination for the Cambodian people. States that the policy of the United States should be to: (1) deplore the continued violation of the sovereignty and territorial independence of Cambodia by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; (2) call upon the Government of Vietnam to withdraw all its occupation forces from Cambodia and negotiate a settlement that restores self-determination to the Cambodian people; and (3) support all efforts to restore free and fair elections to Cambodia, and ensure that there will be no return to the genocidal policies of the Pol Pot regime. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the leadership of the People's Republic of China should take necessary steps toward establishing a more democratic society, with a free and open political system. Expresses the sense of the Congress welcoming the democratic trends emerging in Taiwan and the lifting of martial law there, and encouraging Taiwanese leaders to continue such progress. Part F: Miscellaneous - Directs the Secretary of State, no later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, to report to appropriate congressional committees on investigations regarding illegal technology transfers to the Soviet Union by the Toshiba Corporation of Japan and the Kongsberg Vappenfabrik Corporation of Norway. Directs the Secretary to enter into discussions with such countries regarding compensation for damages suffered as the result of such illegal technology transfers. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should convene a summit of Western world leaders to adopt a unified effective program against international terrorism. Urges the President to enter into discussions with other countries regarding the feasibility of deleting the place of birth as a required item of information on passports. Expresses certain findings of the Congress regarding support of the mutual defense alliances. States that the President should enter into discussions, especially with NATO-member nations and Japan, to reach an agreement on a more equitable distribution of the burden of financial support for the alliances. Directs the President, within one year of enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the progress of such discussions. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to direct the President to develop mechanisms to identify, in connection with the export licensing process, persons indicted for or convicted of violations of specified provisions of Federal law relating to espionage, sabotage, or the otherwise illegal dissemination of classified information, communication, or data. Directs the President to require each applicant for a license to export an item on the United States Munitions List to identify all consignees and freight forwarders involved in the proposed export. Authorizes the President to disapprove of such license applications for reasonable cause, and prohibits such licenses to be issued to known violators of the Federal provisions referred to, above. Directs the President to develop standards for identifying high-risk exports for regular end-use verification. Revises provisions concerning the review of munitions control registrations, and specified uses of munitions control registration fees. Title XIII: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date for provisions of this Act.

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(Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1394, roll call #315 (85-8)) Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1988 - Title I: The Department of State - Part A: Authorization of Appropriations; Allocation of Funds; Restrictions - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for the Department of State for: (1) administration of foreign affairs; (2) contributions to international organizations, conferences, and peacekeeping activities; (3) international commissions; (4) migration and refugee assistance; (5) the Asia Foundation; (6) bilateral science and technology agreements; and, (7) Soviet-East European research and training. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for diplomatic security construction, acquisition, and operations pursuant to the Department of State's Supplemental Diplomatic Security Program. Prohibits the use of authorized funds to pay for the closing of any U.S. consulate or mission abroad. Authorizes the Secretary of State to make a contribution to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Limits the amount which may be contributed to the amount contributed in FY 1987. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a diplomatic conference of governments should grant identical status of recognition to the Red Shield of David as that to the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. Prohibits the use of authorized funds for certain specified "public diplomacy" efforts. Earmarks a specified amount of appropriated funds for the review and analysis of international parental child abduction cases on a case-by-case basis to enable the Department of State to provide appropriate legal or diplomatic support for parents seeking to recover abducted children. Part B: Administrative and Personnel Provisions - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to limit the supervisory authority of the Chief of Mission to a foreign country to employees of the executive branch. Reduces the salary of future Ambassadors-at-Large from executive level II to level IV. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act to establish the pay level for the Director of the International Communications Policy Bureau and for the Director of the Office of Foreign Missions at the executive IV level. Authorizes the extending of non-career candidate appointments to: (1) consular agents; (2) family members; (3) career employees of other agencies serving abroad on reimbursable detail in Foreign Service positions; and (4) career candidates if continued service is determined appropriate in order to remedy a problem recognizable under the Foreign Service grievance system. Amends the Diplomatic Security Act to repeal provisions establishing the Office of Policy and Program Review. Allows the carry-over of senior Foreign Service performance pay. Provides for survivor benefits, health insurance benefits, and retirement benefits for former spouses of Foreign Service officers who were divorced prior to the effective date of the Foreign Service Act of 1980. Eliminates certain reporting requirements concerning personnel actions in the Foreign Service and the use of Foreign Service personnel by Federal agencies. Specifies that any recommendation of the Foreign Service Grievance Board which is not rejected by the Secretary on the basis that it would adversely affect the foreign policy or national security of the United States shall be considered to be a final action for the purposes of judical review. Requires the Secretary to take all appropriate steps to assure that the burden of budget cuts for the Department of State is not imposed disproportionately or inequitably upon its Civil Service employees. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of State the position of Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees. Specifies that Fascell Fellows shall be deemed to be Federal employees for purposes of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and all other laws governing Federal employment, except for compensation purposes. Provides that Fascell Fellows may be compensated through contractual agreement under the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should have as a fundamental national goal the strengthing of competence and professionalism in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy; and (2) the Secretary of State should proceed with plans for the national training center in foreign affairs. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to prohibit Foreign Service employees from representing to the income tax authorities of the District of Columbia or any other State or locality that they are exempt from income taxation on the basis of holding a Presidential appointment. Part C: Buildings and Facilities - Directs the Secretary to administer and regulate the museum areas of the Department of State building by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purpose of the museum areas. Authorizes the Secretary, with the advice and concurrence of the Director of the National Gallery of Art, to sell items which are not needed and to trade or purchase articles for such museum areas. Authorizes the Secretary to obtain insurance for the furnishings of the Department of State Reception Rooms. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress concerning the extent to which the costs of U.S. operating diplomatic consular posts in the Soviet Union and in Warsaw Pact countries does not bear a reasonable relationship to the cost of establishing and operating institutional activities by other entities in that country or to the free market value of currency. Prohibits the Soviet Union from occupying the new chancery building at the Mount Alto site, or any other new facility in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, until the Secretary and Director of Central Intelligence certify to the Congress that there is a new U.S. Chancery building in Moscow which is secure and suitable for U.S. embassy operations, including operations involving classified information. Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress concerning the disposition of the partially constructed U.S. chancery building in Moscow. Establishes a Task Force on Management of Security and Foreign Buildings by the Department of State. Requires such Task Force to submit a report to the Congress setting forth a program to improve the management of the security function and the Foreign Buildings Office. Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress concerning the status of the Soviet diplomatic enclave on Mount Alto in Washington, D.C., including an assessment as to whether it would be in the U.S. national interest to vitiate the agreement by which the Soviets will occupy such enclave. Requires the Secretary to establish an Accountability Review Board (as described by the Diplomatic Security Act) to review all government actions, procedures, and policies relating to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and the Soviet Embassy in Washington. Prohibits the use of funds for the construction or major renovation of any diplomatic facility that is intended to be secure for the purpose of transmitting, storing, or receiving classified information unless the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Director of Central Intelligence, certifies to the Congress that the proposed project includes adequate safeguards for classified information and for the conducting of sensitive government activity. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the security of all diplomatic facilities and personnel would be significantly enhanced by periodic unannounced security inspections conducted by an appropriate agency of the U.S. Government. Requires the Secretary and the Director of Central Intelligence to certify to the Congress that all U.S. foreign missions in the Soviet Union and all Eastern European countries provide: (1) adequate protection for classified information and national security-related activities; and (2) adequate protection for the personnel working in the diplomatic facility. Requires a similar certification for all U.S. foreign missions in countries designated as "high threat" posts, including terrorist and intelligence threats. Prohibits the use of authorized funds for site acquisition, development, or construction of any facility in Israel, Jerusalem, or the West Bank. Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 to authorize the Secretary of State to transfer up to a specified amount of authorized funds to the Administrator of General Services for studies and planning for a consolidated training facility for the Foreign Service Institute. Part D: International Organizations - States that the President should continue vigorous efforts to secure implementation by the United Nations of decision making procedures on budgetary matters which assures sufficient attention is paid to the views of the United States and other major member states who are major financial contributors to such assessed budgets. Limits the amount of authorized funds which may be used to make financial contributions to the United Nations' based on whether such budget decision-making procedures are being implemented by the United Nations. Amends the International Organizations Immunities Act to provide that the International Committee of the Red Cross shall be considered a public international organization for purposes of the diplomatic privileges and immunities provided by such Act. Prohibits United States participation in the Economic and Social Council of the United States until Israel is permitted to participate in such Council. Requires the appointment of a Secretary to both the House of Representative's and the Senate's delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly. Directs the Secretary to request the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Security Council to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to include protection of the archaeological site of the ancient city of Tyre. Authorizes the President to extend diplomatic privileges and immunities to officers of the Commission of the European Communities. Title II: The United States Information Agency - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1988 for salaries and expenses of the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Specifies a limit for the funds made available for the Television and Film Service and for exhibits. Authorizes appropriations for the Voice of America (VOA) for fiscal year 1988. Allocates a specific amount of funds for the Voice of America: Cuba Service. Authorizes the VOA to use such funds as may be necessary in order to provide, on a daily basis, broadcasts in the Slovenian language. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1988 for the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Earmarks specified amounts of such funds for specific programs. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1988 for the National Endowment for Democracy. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1988 to carry out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for the payment of expenses for the closing of any diplomatic post abroad. Prohibits the USIA from reducing overseas American positions until a percentage of American employees stationed in the United States has been reduced to the 1981 level. Transfers the USIA's Arts America Program into the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to extend the congressional grant notification requirements for two years from 1987 and 1989. Authorizes the VOA to enter into 40-year leases for real property. (Present law limits such authority to 25-year leases.) Authorizes the USIA to retain receipts from the rental of English training tapes and program, library services, television program, and motion pictures. Directs the President to support, under provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, a professorship on the subject of constitutional democracy at the Santo Tomas University in the Philippines. Amends the United States-India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation Act to allow the principal set aside for the United States-India Fund and the interest earnings to be used in accordance with the Education and Scientific Cooperation Agreement between the United States and India. Authorizes the Director of the USIA to enter into an agreement with the government of Pakistan for the establishment of the United State-Pakistan Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation (Fund) for which the United States will provide a one-time only grant for English language training or other cultural, educational, and scientific program of mutual interest. Authorizes the use of up to a specified amount of foreign currencies to finance such Fund. Requires the Director of the USIA to implement a formal, comprehensive country plan on Afghanistan based on guidelines set forth in the USIA country plan instructions for fiscal year 1988. Revises the authority and the membership of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Names the USIA Library in Jakarta, Indonesia as the Edward Zorinsky Memorial Library. Requires that preference be given to U.S. contractors for any bids on projects of the facilities modernization program of the Voice of America. Allows certain specified exceptions to such requirement. Authorizes the Bureau of Educational to: (1) provide for educational exchanges, visits, or interchanges between the Soviet Union and the United States of America and Soviet youths under the age of 21; and (2) award scholarships to exceptional students who are enrolled in institutions of higher education and who are studying in the Soviet Union in programs approved by such institutions. Authorizes appropriations for such program. Designates such program as the "Samantha Smith Memorial Exchange Program." Amends the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to revise provisions concerning membership on the Cultural Property Advisory Committee. Authorizes the use of appropriated funds for the purpose of conducting a survey of the number of viewers in Europe who watch the daily passive (noninteractive) shows of USIA's Worldnet Program. Requires that a report concerning the results of such survey be submitted to specified committees of the Congress. Title III: The Board for International Broadcasting - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for the Board for International Broadcasting. Allocates a certain amount of authorized funds for radio transmitter construction and modernization. Requires that any gains realized by the Board of International Broadcasting Act of 1973 resulting from upward fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates shall be certified to the Congress and placed in reserve for the exclusive purpose of offsetting future downward fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Specifies that the Board for International Broadcasting does not have to certify employee service records where it does not have access to such records. Title IV: The Global Climate Protection Act of 1987 - Global Climate Protection Act of 1987 - Requires the President to establish a Task Force on the Global Climate (Task Force) to determine and supervise the research necessary for a coordinated national strategy on the global climate, to develop such a strategy, and to initiate implementation of such strategy domestically and in the international arena. Sets forth membership and administrative requirements concerning such Task Force. Requires the President to appoint an Ambassador-at-Large to coordinate and lead the participation of the United State in planning for the International Geosphere-Bisophere Program. Directs the Secretary to undertake all necessary steps to promote, within the United Nations system, the early designation of an International Year of Global Climate Protection. Urges the President to accord the problem of climate protection a high priority on the agenda of United States-Soviet relations. Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Specifies that no authorized funds may be used to implement any international agreement until the text of such agreement in submitted to the Congress within a required 60-day period. Allows Federal jurisdiction over direct actions against insurers of diplomatic agents who had diplomatic immunity at the time of an alleged tortious act. (Present law limits such jurisdiction to diplomatic agents who have diplomatic immunity at the time of the filing of a lawsuit.) Prohibits the use of authorized funds for publicity purposes designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress, to influence in any way the outcome of a political election, or for publicity purposes not authorized by Congress. Prohibits the exclusion of aliens from admission into the United States because of political beliefs. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to invest funds paid by foreign governments in claims settlement cases pending disbursal to U.S. citizens. Requires a five percent deduction from the amount of an international claims settlement to cover the costs of obtaining the settlement and processing claims. Authorizes the payment of a claim to a named private individual from the Czechoslovakian claim fund. Prohibits the use of authorized funds for international first class air travel by Congressional staff. Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. policy should be to support access by interested individuals and organizations to the files of the United Nations War Crimes Commission. Declares it to be the policy of the United States to: (1) provide assistance to the Afghan people to help resist the invasion by the Soviet Union; (2) support a negotiated settlement to the Afghanistan war; and (3) communicate to the Soviet Union the necessity of a Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan as a condition for better relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Declares it to be the policy of the United States to: (1) support the total, unconditional withdrawal of both Iran and Iraq to internationally recognized boundaries; (2) support an immediate cease-fire in the Iran-Iraq War; and (3) endorse a peaceful resolution of the Iran-Iraq war. Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning the persecution of the Baha'i community in Iran. Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning Cambodian refugees in Thailand, the Orderly Departure Program from Vietnam, and the processing of Amerasians from Vietnam. Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning the current political situation and the electoral process in South Korea. Expresses the sense of the Congress that North Korea should: (1) take steps to end its denial of human rights; (2) end its support for international terrorism; (3) accept South Korea's call for negotiations aimed at easing tensions on the Korean peninsula; and (4) consider other steps to ease tensions and reduce North Korea's international isolation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should continue to express to the Governments of the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries the deep concern and opposition of the United States with respect to the harassment of Christians in those countries; (2) those governments should comply with human rights agreements; and (3) those Governments should cease persecuting individuals on the basis of their adherence to their Christian faiths and should afford them their fundamental human rights of religious expression. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the government of Romania should end the denial of the rights of the Hungarians and the people of other nationalities in Transylvania. Authorizes the President to continue membership for the United States in the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration and to continue membership in the organization under the name International Organization for Migration. Authorizes appropriations for U.S. contributions to the Committee and all necessary salaries and expenses incidental to U.S. participation in the Committee. Declares that the Congress: (1) recognizes the continuing desire and right of the people of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania for independence from the Soviet Union; (2) calls upon the President to direct world attention to the Baltic States' right of self-determination by issuing a statement that informs U.N. member nations of U.S. support for such self-determination and nonrecognition of the Soviet incorporation of the Baltic States; and (3) calls upon the President to promote Soviet compliance with the Helsinki Final Act. Amends the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983 to impose a maximum limit of $1,500 per month on housing expenses for U.S. employees at the United Nations. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union's test of ballistic missiles near Hawaii has increased rather than decreased the risk of nuclear war. Condemns the Soviet Union for its actions regarding such test. Declares that the U.S. Government should officially protest such actions. States that the President should report to the Congress concerning the details of such test, the Soviet explanations offered, steps that will be taken to ensure that such a test will not happen in the future, and what effect an SDI system could have against a missile launched in similar proximity to the United States. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should review its foreign policy toward and its relationship with the Government of China in light of the continued violation of human rights in Tibet. Requires any certification to the Congress pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act with respect to the sale of arms to China to be accompanied by a presidential determination that the Government of China is acting in good faith and in a timely manner to resolve human rights issues in Tibet. Requires the Secretary of State to submit a report to the Congress on the human rights situation in Tibet. Provides financial assistance for Tibetan refugees for FY 1988 and 1989. Provides scholarships for Tibetan exiles for FY 1988 and 1989. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should, at the earliest date possible, invite the President of Israel to make a state visit. Declares that the Senate: (1) calls for the cessation of the practice of detaining children under 18 years of age without charge or trial in South Africa; (2) calls upon the Government of South Africa to either release such children or charge them and allow them to a fair and public trial; (3) pending the release of such children, calls upon the Government of South Africa to permit parental access to the children, make public their names and their location, provide them with adequate food, clothing, and protection, and permit an international organization to verify the above and make sure that such children are not abused or tortured; and (4) calls for the apprehension and trial of all those individuals who execute children by violent activities. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) by mining the Persian Gulf the Government of Iran violated international law; (2) the use of force by the U.S. Navy to terminate the Iranian mining was justified under international law; and (3) international law offers a framework for such positive action, and fostering broader adherence to law promotes the security interests of the United States. Prohibits the employment of nationals of a Communist country at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions in any country designated as a "Communist country" in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Allows specified exceptions. Authorizes the Secretary of State to waive such prohibition on a case-by case basis. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) United States should continue to work toward a peaceful resolution to the conflict Angola; (2) the United States should consider responding to the humanitarian needs of the Angolan people; (3) any such assistance should be distributed through political agencies, private and voluntary organizations, and non-governmental organizations; and (4) the Secretary of State should report to the Congress concerning discussions between the Soviet Union and the United States. Polish Permanent Resident Adjustment Act of 1987 - Requires the Attorney General to adjust the status to permanent resident for certain Polish nationals who have continuously resided in the United States since July 21, 1984, and who apply for such status adjustment within two years of enactment of this Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning the Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia. Earmarks a specified amount of authorized funds for FY 1988 and 1989 for the support of the independent Polish trade union "Solidarity." Makes unlawful to abduction, concealment, or detaining of a child by a parent outside the jurisdiction of the United States. Sets forth criminal penalties for international parental child abductions. Prohibits the obligation of 50 percent of the funds made available for payment of the U.S. contribution to the United Nations until the President certifies to the Congress that the Secretary General of the United Nations has investigated: (1) the excessive use of secondment by member states in a way that prevents nationals of such states from becoming regular career employees of the United Nations; and (2) the blatant control of nationals of member states serving as employees of the United Nations Secretariat or the specialized agencies. Amends the Foreign Missions Act to apply to each foreign mission in the United States of the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and Cuba the same terms, limitations, and conditions which are applied to the foreign missions of the Soviet Union. Authorizes the President to waive such restrictions in specific circumstances. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should exempt from the trade embargo against Nicaragua those items which would benefit Nicaragua's independent print and broadcast media, private sector and trade union groups, nongovernmental service organizations, and the democratic civic opposition. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) countries which directly benefit from the U.S. policy of providing military protection to re-flagged Kuwaiti vessels and maintaining freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf should share in the costs incurred by the United States Armed Forces in providing such protection; and (2) the President should enter into negotiations with such countries to secure reimbursements based on a pro-rata share of such costs. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should enter into negotiations with countries which participate in mutual defense alliances with the United States, especially the member nations of NATO and Japan, for the purpose of reaching an agreement on a more equitable distribution of the burden of financial support for the alliances. Authorizes the Secretary of State to maintain data bases on the Latin American and Caribbean region. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for additional construction activity on any project planned or underway in any Communist-controlled country until 30 days after the Congress receives reports concerning security at such projects. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of State should determine whether the purchasing rather than the leasing of the residences of the principal officers of the U.S. Government's overseas missions is in the best economic interest of the U.S. Government. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the State Department should employ a minimum amount of display when arranging the visits of foreign dignitaries. Requires that annual reports concerning the policies pursued by other countries in international organizations must contain information concerning the amount and type of foreign assistance made available by the United States for the preceding fiscal year to each country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act, the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, and the Peace Corps Act. Requires the Secretary of State to make annual reports to the Congress concerning the status of secondment within the United Nations by the Soviet Union and Soviet-bloc member nations. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should take all necessary actions to ensure compliance with the present U.N. hiring freeze rule. Condemns the Soviet Union for its refusal to adhere to the principles of the U.N. Charter calling for an international civil service and its abuse of secondment. Establishes in the Department of State the position of Ambassador-at-Large on Afghanistan to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the responsibilities of such Ambassador. Expesses the sense of the Congress concerning U.S. policy towards Lebanon and that the United States should supply certain amounts of wheat and rice to the Government of Lebanon. United States Department of State Freedom of Expression Act of 1987 - Prohibits the Department of State from declaring itself to be a foreign diplomatic mission. Establishes within the Department of State the position of Under Secretary of State for Security, Construction, and Foreign Missions. Sets forth the responsibilities and authorities for such Under Secretary. Expresses the sense of the Congress welcoming the democratic trends emerging in Taiwan and commending the progress that has been made in advancing democratic institutions and values. Waives certain naturalization requirements for certain former Cuban-political prisoners. Requires the President to void the current embassy agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union and to enter into negotiations for a new agreement under which the Soviet Union will move its embassy in Washington, D.C. to a site that is not more than 90 feet above sea level. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide that a Chief of Mission shall not be eligible for additional compensation in the form of hardship differential or other incentive or performance pay supplements (other than danger pay). Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to impose additional trade and other sanctions against countries designated as uncooperative major drug-producing or drug-transiting countries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should not be considered as a possible participant in any conference concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict unless the Soviet Union has first: (1) re-established diplomatic relations with Israel at the ambassadorial level; (2) publicity re-affirmed its acceptance of specified United Nations resolutions concerning the recognition of Israel; and (3) substantially increased and maintaining the number of exit visas granted to Jewish individuals and families within the Soviet Union who have applied for emigration to Israel. States that if such conditions are met, Soviet participation shall require the approval and joint invitation of the Governments of Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. Requires the U.S. Ambassadors to the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Cuba, the People's Republic of China, Laos, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, and Yugoslavia to submit an annual report the Under Secretary of State for Management concerning the security of U.S. diplomatic or official facilities in those countries,. Establishes a Commission to study the Foreign Service Personnel system with a view toward developing a system that provides adequate career stability to the members of the Service. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to conduct an audit and inspection of the operation of the merit personnel system in the Foreign Service. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require the Foreign Service Grievance Board to maintain records of all grievances awarded in favor of the grievant in which the grievance concerns gross misconduct by the supervisor of the grievant. Requires that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee shall be provided with a copy of such a grievance decision whenever such a supervisor is nominated for any position requiring the advice and consent of the Senate. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the People's Republic of China should immediately release Yang Wei; and (2) the United States should offer extended voluntary departure status to those Chinese students studying in the United States who can, on a case-by-case basis, demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution. Requires the Department of State to submit to specified Committees of the Congress a report complying with the 1980 and 1984 requests of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs for a listing and description of all policy and supporting positions in the Department of State and related agencies. Allows the reprogramming a certain funds authorized by the Omnibus Diplomatic Security Antiterrorism Act of 1986. Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) to provide for the distribution within the United States of the USIA film "America The Way I See It." Changes the notification date for the submission of the Presidential certification required for major drug-producing and drug-transit countries from March 1 to February 15 of each year. Requires that such certifications shall include specific comments and recommendations by Federal agencies involved in drug enforcement. Extends the Congressional review period from 30 to 60 days. Amends the Foreign Missions Act (title II of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956) to prohibit a foreign mission from allowing the use of its premises by an unaffiliated alien for any purpose which is incompatible with its status as a foreign mission, including use as a residence. Allows the Secretary to waive such restrictions with respect to all foreign missions of a country 30 days after providing written notification of such a waiver to certain committees of the Congress. Requires the Secretary of State to report to the Congress concerning specified aspects of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan. Declares that the Congress: (1) expresses concern for the citizens of Iran; (2) supports an official U.S. policy of completely halting the shipment of arms to the Government Of Iran; (3) urges the President to cooperate with the United Nations to bring about an end to government-sponsored torture in Iranian prisons and to pressure Iran to permit inspection of Iranian prisons by an international delegation; and (4) expresses support for all efforts made through the U.N. Security Council to pressure the Khomeini Government to end the Iran-Iraq war. Expresses the sense of the Senate concerning terrorist bombings in Honduras and the granting of asylum in Mexico of suspects in such bombings. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for the expenses of maintaining a U.S. diplomatic or consular post in Antigua and Barbuda. Requires the President to report to the Congress concerning Soviet violations of the ABM treaty. Prohibits the Department of State from acquiring a residence for the Secretary of State. Miroslaw Medvid Memorial Act of 1987 - Requires the suspension for one year without pay of any U.S. national employed by the U.S. Government who orders the expulsion from the United States or its territories or its territories any person seeking political asylum from a communist country without the review rejection of the person's claim by the Secretary of State and the Attorney General. Title VI: United States Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United Nations - Establishes the United States Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United Nations to examine and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the United Nations system and to submit to the President and the Congress recommendations on ways to improve its effectivenss and the role of the United States in such system. Sets forth specified items which the Commission should focus on in carrying out its duties. Requires the Commission to transmit to the President and the Congress a report containing a detailed statement of its findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Authorizes the Commission to receive private contributions. Terminates the Commission 60 days after the submission of its report. Title VII: Indochinese Refuge Resettlement and Protection Act of 1987 - Indochinese Refugee Resettlement and Protection Act of 1987 - Requires the President to submit a report to the Congress assessing the merit of transferring the authority to admit all refugees under the Immigration and Nationality Act from the Attorney General to the Secretary of State. Expresses the sense of the Congress that within worldwide refugee admissions ceilings the President should allocate specified numbers of admissions for: (1) East Asia; (2) the Orderly Departure Program for each of FY 1988, 1989, and 1990; and (3) Amerasians and their immediate family members. Expresses the sense of the Congress that under the leadership of the United States renewed efforts should be made to settle Indochinese refugees who have lived in camps for at least three years. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to allocate specific amounts from FY 1988 and 1989 authorizations for education, economic, and military training border projects in Thailand. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the international community should increase efforts to protect Indochinese refugee camps in Thailand from cross-border attacks, and that international personnel should be present on a 24-hour-a-day basis at camp "site 2" in Thailand. Title VIII: Munitions Control Act of 1987 - Arms Export Control Enforcement and Coordination Act of 1987 - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to require the development of appropriate mechanisms to identify in connection with the export licensing process persons: (1) who have been indicted or convicted of violations of the Arms Export Control Act, the Export Administration Act of 1979, the Espionage Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act or the Foreign Assets Control Act; and (2) who are ineligible to contract with or receive export or import licenses from any agency of the United States Government. Allows the denial of a munitions export license if reasonable cause exists that the applicant has been indicted or has violated any such statutes. Prohibits the issuance of a munitions export license to any applicant who has been convicted of violations of such statutes or who is ineligible to contract with or receive export or import licenses, except as may be determined on a case-by-case basis. Title IX: International Child Abduction Act - International Child Abduction Act - Grants State courts, the courts of the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States, and U.S. district courts original jurisdiction with regard to actions arising under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention) and this Act. Sets forth requirements with regard to notice and burden of proof for such actions. Allows any court exercising jurisdiction over a petition filed pursuant to the Convention or this Act to take provisional measures under Federal or State law to protect the well-being of child or prevent the child's removal or concealment. Prohibits any court from ordering the provisional removal of a child from the person having physical control unless the applicable requirements of State law are satisfied. States that any application submitted to the Central Authority for the United States or petition submitted in accordance with the terms of the convention shall be admissible in court without regard to the need for legalization or authentication. Directs the President to designate a Federal agency to serve as Central Authority for the United States for the purpose of: (1) issuing regulations to implement the Convention and this Act; (2) obtaining information from the Federal Parent Locator Service; and (3) collecting, maintaining, and disseminating information for purposes relating to the Convention and this Act. Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General to designate Federal employees and private citizens to serve as an interagency coordinating group to monitor the operation of the convention and provide advice on its implementation. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of the Convention and this Act. Amends the Social Security Act to provide the Central Authority for the United States access to the services of the Parent Locator Service. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the disclosure of tax returns and return information to Federal, State, and local child support enforcement agencies the purpose of locating individuals in connection with the abduction or wrongful restraint or retention of a child. Title X: Diplomatic Immunity Abuse Prevention Act - Diplomatic Immunity Abuse Prevention Act - Amends the Foreign Missions Act (Title II of the State Department Basic Authorities of 1956 to require the Director of Foreign Missions to maintain records on each incident in which an individual with diplomatic immunity is reasonably believed to have committed a serious criminal offense within the United States. Prohibits any officer or employee of the Department of State from seeking to influence any investigation, charge, or prosecution by a State or local government not covered by diplomatic immunity. Requires the Director to notify the members of each foreign mission of U.S. policies relating to criminal offenses. Requires the Director to to develop and implement registration and departure procedures for individuals with diplomatic immunity. Requires the Secretary of State to request a waiver of immunity when a person with diplomatic immunity is charged with a serious crime. Requires the Secretary to declare such a person persona nongrata if such request for waiver of immunity is denied. Amends the Diplomatic Relations Act to revise the authority to institute and maintain criminal prosecutions provided no measure is taken in derrogation of an individual's diplomatic immunity. Requires the Secretary of State and the Comptroller General to separately review U.S. policy of providing diplomatic immunities which result in treatment required to be provided under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Requires the Attorney General to review procedures for issuing visas to diplomats to the United States and the United Nations. Requires minimum liability insurance coverage to be carried by foreign missions to the United States. Requires the Director of Foreign Missions to ensure compliance with such insurance coverage requirments. Revises procedures for certifying diplomatic immunities. Requires the President to take such steps as may be necessary to prevent the use of diplomatic pouches for the transportation of narcotics, weapons, and materials used to foster terrorism in the United States. Title XI: Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 - Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 - Expresses the determination of the Congress that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): (1) is a terrorist organization; (2) is a threat to the interests of the United States, its allies, and to international law; and (3) should not benefit from operating in the United States. Prohibits, if the purpose is to further the interests of the PLO: (1) the receipt of anything of value except informational material from the PLO; (2) the expenditure of funds from the PLO; or (3) the establishment or maintenance of a PLO office within the jurisdiction of the United States. Provides that the provisions of this Act shall cease to have effect if the President certifies to the Congress that the PLO no longer practices or supports terrorist actions. Title XII: Effective Date - Sets forth effective date for provisions of this Act.

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(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #209 (303-111)) Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 - Title I: Department of State - Part A: Authorizations of Appropriations - Authorizes Appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Department of State for: (1) diplomatic operations; (2) international organizations and conferences; (3) contributions to international peacekeeping operations; (4) international commissions; and (5) other programs (including migration and refugee assistance). Part B: Department of State - Increases the funding level for U.S. participation in parliamentary conferences associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Directs the Comptroller General to submit a study to specified congressional committees on the organizaton of the regional and functional bureaus of the Department of State. Prohibits the reprogramming of appropriated State Department funds during the last 15 days in which such funds are available (unless notice of such reprogramming is made before such period). Reduces the salary levels of Ambassadors-at-Large. States that such reductions shall not apply to incumbents. Reaffirms the congressional commitment under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to use U.S. products at diplomatic functions. Sets forth the responsibilities of a diplomatic security officer at a diplomatic mission. Prohibits any unaffiliated alien from using a foreign mission for any purpose which is incompatible with its status as a foreign mission. Allows the Secretary of State to waive such prohibition. Directs the Secretary to review, and revise if necessary, the allocation procedures under which agencies reimburse the Department of State for shared administrative costs at U.S. missions abroad. Directs the Secretary to transmit to the Congress an annual report on global patterns of international terrorism. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to ensure that the Secretary's annual report on human rights practices in foreign countries includes information on coercive population control. Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress concerning current U.S. policies regarding the granting of entry visas and political asylum to former and current political prisoners in Cuba. Establishes in the Department of State the position of Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to revise the pay levels of the Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, and the Director of the Office of Foreign Missions. Establishes notice requirements for certain contracts for public diplomacy activities entered into by, or on behalf of, the Office of Public Diplomacy or the Office of the Coordinator for Public Diplomacy for Latin America and the Caribbean during FY 1988 and 1989. Earmarks specified amounts of FY 1988 and 1989 authorizations for the establishment of a Latin American and Caribbean Data Base. Grants the Assistant Secretary of State for Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations responsibility for all activities within the Department involving congressional relations. Directs the Secretary to include in his annual report to the Congress a report on the progress made in increasing the presence of minorities and women within the Department of State. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on the implementation of the Grace Commission recommendations which apply to the Department of State. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to maintain diplomatic or consular posts in Antigua and Barbuda. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of State should conclude an agreement with Hungary to allow for the construction of new chancery facilities in Budapest. Earmarks a specified amount of FY 1987 appropriations for such construction. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts for collection services to recover indebtedness owed by a person to the United States which arises out of department activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to the Department of State to maintain consulates in Austria, Germany, France, Italy, and Sweden. Directs the Secretary to establish and implement a controlled substance testing program for certain State Department employees. Requires the Secretary to submit annual reports concerning such program. Provides travel restrictions for certain foreign mission and foreign organization personnel. Allows the Secretary to waive such restrictions. Part C: Foreign Service - Permits certain exceptions to the five-year limitation on the duration of limited appointments under the Foreign Service Act. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide survivor annuities and access to health insurance to certain former spouses of members of the Foreign Service. Provides that Fascell Fellows may be appointed either to limited Foreign Service appointments, or on a contractual basis. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to grant the Foreign Service Grievance Board authority to grant tenure as a remedy. Limits the authority of agency heads to reject Board recommendations. Eliminates the requirement that the Inspector General of the Department of State inspect overseas posts every five years. Prohibits ambassadors from taking an active part in political campaigns. Directs the Secretary to increase efforts in promoting qualified women and minority members. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Foreign Service Act of 1980 requires the establishment of a health care program, but does not require the Department of State to be the primary insurer under such program. Prohibits members of Foreign Service unions from negotiating on behalf of the Department of State. Directs the Inspector General of the Department of State to review the criteria used in making performance pay awards under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and determine whether each award was warranted. Requires the Secretary to submit a report on such review to the Congress no earlier than October 1, 1988. Suspends awards during the review period. Expresses the sense of the Congress that it was inappropriate for the Secretary to award merit bonuses to individuals responsible for security at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Directs the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress which sets forth the basis on which such bonuses were awarded. Part D: International Narcotics Control - Requires at least two Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents to be assigned to any foreign mission where the assignment of DEA agents is authorized. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the Country Plan for the U.S. diplomatic mission in major drug-producing and drug-trafficking countries includes an effective extradition treaty. Requires the Secretary to submit a status report on the establishment of the information-sharing system (on drug arrests of foreign nationals) which was required to be established by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987. Amends such Act to require quarterly reports on the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the murder and torture of certain DEA agents in Mexico. Part E: International Organizations and Relations - Requires the suspension of U.S. participation in any United Nations organ or agency which illegally denies Israel's right to participate. Urges the International Committee of the Red Cross to grant full recognition to the Red Shield of David (Magen David Adom) as the symbol of the International Red Cross Societies in Israel. Directs the President to submit a report to the Congress on progress toward a world summit on terrorism. Urges the President to enter into discussions with other countries regarding the deletion of the place of birth as a required item of information on passports. Directs the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress on the need of a regional Asian-Pacific convention to promote and protect human rights. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) U.S. policy should be to support access to the files of the United Nations War Crimes Commission; (2) the Secretary should consider recognizing the Carribean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) as a regional planning organization in the Caribbean; (3) the leaders of the Soviet Union should permit the emigration of Jews and other individuals, remove restrictions on the practice of religion, and remove restrictions on individual scientific and intellectual endeavors; (4) action should be taken concerning the systematic nondelivery of international mail to certain persons residing within the Soviet Union; and (5) the rights of Hungarians and others living in Transylvania should be protected by Romania. Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 to limit U.S. contributions to the United Nations unless certain reforms in the budget decision making procedures are taken. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should maintain its strong commitment to receive the Amerasian children in Vietnam and their families; (2) the interviewing process is essential to the emigration of such children and their families; and (3) Vietnam should resume the processing of Amerasians for emigration. Limits the number of Soviet nationals serving at the Soviet, Byelorussian, and Ukrainian missions to the United Nations. Provides exceptions to such limitations. Part F: Diplomatic Reciprocity and Security - Chapter 1: Soviet Embassy in the United States and United States Embassy in the Soviet Union - Withdraws the United States from the U.S.-Soviet Embassy Agreement. Directs the Secretary to notify the Soviet Government that the Mount Alto site will cease to be available to that Government. Prohibits the use of the Mount Alto site by foreign missions. Allows the President to waive such withdrawal if: (1) it is vital to the security of the United States; (2) steps are taken to ensure that the U.S. Embassy in Moscow can be safely and securely occupied; and (3) steps are taken to eliminate the damage to U.S. security due to surveillance from Soviet facilities on Mount Alto and elsewhere. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the arbitration process with respect to damages arising from the delays in the construction of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow should be expanded to include reimbursement for costs incurred by the United States as a result of Soviet intelligence activities directed at the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Requires the Secretary to ensure that: (1) diplomatic and consular posts in the Soviet Union do not pay more than fair value for goods and services; (2) U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in the Soviet Union have full access to goods and services; and (3) the real property used by U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in the Soviet Union is equivalent in quantity and quality to the real property used by diplomatic and consular posts of the Soviet mission to the United States. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress a report discussing whether the number of Soviet trading enterprise personnel in the United States should be reduced. Chapter 2: Improving State Department Personnel Practices and Organization to Counter Hostile Intelligence Threats - Directs the Secretary to: (1) implement a program of counterintelligence polygraph examinations for members of the Diplomatic Security Service during FY 1988 and 1989; and (2) issue regulations to govern such program. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a special personnel security program for State Department personnel assigned to U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in high intelligence threat countries. Directs the Secretary to convene an Accountability Review Board when a serious breach of security involving intelligence activities of a foreign government directed at a U.S. mission abroad occurs. Prohibits the employment of communist country nationals at U.S. missions in communist countries. Expresses the willingness of the Congress to provide additional funds for employing U.S. citizens to replace such individuals. Directs the Secretary to terminate retirement benefits for foreign nationals (who are State Department employees) engaging in intelligence activities directed against the United States. Directs the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress discussing the advisability of employing foreign nationals at foreign service posts abroad. Establishes the positions of: (1) Under Secretary of State for Budget, Personnel, and Administration; (2) Under Secretary of State for Security, Communications, Construction, and Missions; and (3) Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Missions. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Under Secretary of State for Security, Communications, Construction, and Missions. Eliminates the position of Under Secretary of State for Management. Chapter 3: Additional Measures to Protect Against Hostile Intelligence Threats - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to carry out the diplomatic security program. Directs the Secretary to conduct periodic surveys to determine weaknesses in the programs, practices, and procedures for protecting classified information at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts. Requires the Secretary to submit annual reports to the U.S. diplomatic consular posts. Requires the Secretary to submit annual reports to the Congress with respect to such surveys. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide certain restrictions on the sale or lease of real property to unfriendly foreign countries. Part G: Miscellaneous - Sets forth the policy of the United States to seek implementation by the United Nations of a recommendation to deduct housing allowances from the pay of international civil servants. Reduces U.S. contributions to the U.N. by an amount equal to such housing allowances. Requires the Department of State to ensure that applications of Cuban political prisoners for refugee status will be processed without regard to the duration of their imprisonment. Expresses the disapproval of the Congress of the failure of the U.N. General Assembly and the U.N. Human Rights Commission to place Cuba on its human rights agenda. Applauds the efforts of the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. to place Cuba on the human rights agenda of the U.N. and urges him to continue such efforts. Expresses the outrage of the Congress at the human rights abuses of Paraguay and Ethiopia. Directs the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress with respect to the transfer of: (1) milling machines to the Soviet Union by Toshiba Machine Company; and (2) numerical controllers by Kongsberg Vappenfabrik (KV) to the Soviet Union. Directs the Secretary to enter into discussions with Japan and Norway regarding compensation for damage to U.S. national security resulting from such transfers. Provides tour-of-duty limitations for security guards at certain diplomatic and consular posts. Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the hiring of Soviet and Soviet-bloc nationals for U.N. Secretariat positions. Directs the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress on detention camps maintained by the African National Congress and on detention in South Africa since South Africa enacted a State of Emergency in June 1986. Expresses the concern of the Congress over international disturbances in Panama. Supports free and constitutional elections in Panama. Restricts the use of U.S. assessed contributions; (1) for the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Occupied Territories; and (2) to provide benefits for the African National Congress. Directs the President to review whether the United States should introduce a resolution to cease the recognition of Byelorussia and the Ukraine as members of the United Nations. Title II: United States Information Agency - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the United States Information Agency (USIA). Prohibits the reprogramming of USIA funds during the last 15 days in which such funds are available (unless notice of such reprogramming is made before such period). Earmarks a specified portion of FY 1988 and 1989 appropriations for the 1990 Goodwill Games to be held in Seattle, Washington. Authorizes the distribution of certain USIA photographs of military operations in Vietnam. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the USIA should provide increased funding for Caribbean students under the USIA undergraduate scholarship program. Amends the United States Information and Education Exchange Act of 1948 to provide a charter for WORLDNET (the television service of the USIA). Prohibits the transfer to or reprogramming of any funds for WORLDNET activities during FY 1988 and 1989. Requires National Endowment for Democracy (NED) grant recipients to keep separate accounts with respect to NED assistance. Allows the NED to make grants to independent labor unions. Directs the President to support a professorship on constitutional democracy at the Santo Thomas University in the Philippines. Earmarks specified amounts of FY 1988 and 1989 authorizations for student exchanges between the Soviet Union and the United States. Requires the Director of the USIA to enter into contracts for collection services to recover indebtedness owed by a person to the United States which arises out of activities of the USIA. Title III: Voice of America - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Voice of America. Requires the Voice of America/Europe to: (1) target news and features in accordance with the findings of the Young European Survey; (2) conduct periodic audience evaluations and measurements; and (3) promote and advertise Voice of America/Europe. Expresses a preference for U.S. contractors for project contracts for the modernization of the Voice of America. Title IV: Board for International Broadcasting - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Board for International Broadcasting. Allows the Board to maintain a separate account in the Treasury for the purpose of offsetting future downward fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Requires the Secretary of State (with respect to the Asia Foundation) and the Secretary of Defense (with respect to the Armed Forces Network, Europe) to be responsible for certifying to the Office of Personnel Management creditable service toward retirement of former employees. Title V: Asia Foundation - Amends the Asia Foundation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Asia Foundation. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth the effective date of this Act. Title VII: Earmarks - Permits a reduction in funds earmarked for specified purposes if appropriations are less than authorizations. Title VIII: Self-Determination of the People from the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania - Recognizes the desire and right of the people of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania for freedom and independence from the Soviet Union. Calls upon the President to: (1) direct world attention to the right of self-determination of the people of the Baltic States; and (2) promote compliance with the Helsinki Final Act in the Baltic States. Title IX: Human Rights Violations by the Government of Cuba - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Fidel Castro's actions in limiting the free flow of information, and in limiting the right of Cubans to travel, are violations of human rights and a major obstacle to improved U.S.-Cuban relations; and (2) Cuba should implement the 1984 Mariel migration agreement. Title X: Disposition of Personal Property Abroad - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide limitations on the dispostion of certain personal property of foreign mission employees. Title XI: Democracy in Taiwan - Commends Taiwan for the recent progress in building a framework for full democracy. Urges the authorities on Taiwan to continue and accelerate such progress. Title XII: Human Rights in the People's Republic of China - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the leadership of China should take necessary steps toward establishing a more democratic society. Title XIII: Human Rights Violations in Tibet by the People's Republic of China - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should express sympathy for Tibetans who have suffered and died as a result of fighting, persecution, or famine over the past four decades; (2) China should respect internationally recognized human rights and end human rights violations against Tibetans; (3) the United States should urge China to reciprocate the Dalai Lama's efforts to establish a constructive dialogue; (4) Tibetan culture and religion should be preserved; (5) the President should instruct U.S. officials to pay greater attention to the concerns of the Tibetan people; and (6) the United states should urge China to release all political prisoners in Tibet. Directs the Secretary to determine whether the needs of displaced Tibetans are similar to those of displaced persons elsewhere. Earmarks (if the Secretary determines that such needs are similar) FY 1988 and 1989 authorizations for the assistance of displaced Tibetans. Requires the Director of the USIA to provide scholarships for Tibetan students. Title XIV: Limitation on Funding of United Nations - Limits U.S. funding of the United Nations and affiliated agencies. Provides that such limitations shall not apply to payments for peacekeeping activities. Title XV: Conflict In Central America - Applauds the peace initiative of President Arias of Costa Rica. Urges Nicaragua to endorse the Arias peace process. Expresses congressional support of such initiative. Title XVI: Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan - Directs the Secretary to seek to enter into negotiations with Japan for the purpose of increasing the amount Japan spends on defense. Title XVII: State Department Action to Restrict Travel in Support of Communism in Central America - Requires the Secretary to designate all U.S. passports as restricted for travel to and use in: (1) Nicaragua if the purpose of the travel is to assist the military operations of Nicaragua; and (2) Central America if the purpose of the travel is to assist any communist guerilla group or guerilla group which receives Soviet, Cuban, or Nicaraguan assistance.

17 Reported to House with amendment(s) Apr 3, 2004

(Reported to House from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 100-34) Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 - Title I: Department of State - Part A: Authorizations of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Department of State for: (1) diplomatic operations; (2) international organizations and conferences; (3) contributions to international peacekeeping operations; (4) international commissions; and (5) other programs (including migration and refugee assistance). Part B: Department of State - Increases the funding level for U.S. participation in parliamentary conferences associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Directs the Comptroller General to submit a study to specified congressional committees on the organizaton of the regional and functional bureaus of the Department of State. Prohibits the reprogramming of appropriated State Department funds during the last 15 days in which such funds are available (unless notice of such reprogramming is made before such period). Reduces the salary levels of Ambassadors-at-Large. States that such reductions shall not apply to incumbents. Reaffirms the congressional commitment under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to use U.S. products at diplomatic functions. Sets forth the responsibilities of a diplomatic security officer at a diplomatic mission. Prohibits any unaffiliated alien from using a foreign mission for any purpose which is incompatible with its status as a foreign mission. Allows the Secretary of State to waive such prohibition. Directs the Secretary to review, and revise if necessary, the allocation procedures under which agencies reimburse the Department of State for shared administrative costs at U.S. missions abroad. Allows the Department of State to acquire a permanent residence within the Washington, D.C., area for the Secretary of State. Directs the Secretary to transmit to the Congress an annual report on global patterns of international terrorism. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to ensure that the Secretary's annual report on human rights practices in foreign countries includes information on coercive population control. Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress concerning current U.S. policies regarding the granting of entry visas and political asylum to former and current political prisoners in Cuba. Establishes in the Department of State the position of Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to revise the pay levels of the Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, and the Director of the Office of Foreign Missions. Part C: Foreign Service - Permits certain exceptions to the five-year limitation on the duration of limited appointments under the Foreign Service Act. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide survivor annuities and access to health insurance to certain former spouses of members of the Foreign Service. Provides that Fascell Fellows may be appointed either to limited Foreign Service appointments, or on a contractual basis. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to grant the Foreign Service Grievance Board authority to grant tenure as a remedy. Limits the authority of agency heads to reject board recommendations. Eliminates the requirement that the Inspector General of the Department of State inspect overseas posts every five years. Prohibits ambassadors from taking an active part in political campaigns. Part D: International Narcotics Control - Requires at least two Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents to be assigned to any foreign mission where the assignment of DEA agents is authorized. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the Country Plan for the U.S. diplomatic mission in major drug-producing and drug-trafficking countries includes an effective extradition treaty. Requires the Secretary to submit a status report on the establishment of the information-sharing system (on drug arrests of foreign nationals) which was required to be established by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987. Part E: International Organizations and Relations - Requires the suspension of U.S. participation in any United Nations organ or agency which illegally denies Israel's right to participate. Urges the International Committee of the Red Cross to grant full recognition to the Red Shield of David (Magen David Adom) as the symbol of the International Red Cross Societies in Israel. Directs the President to submit a report to the Congress on progress toward a world summit on terrorism. Urges the President to enter into discussions with other countries regarding the deletion of the place of birth as a required item of information on passports. Directs the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress on the need of a regional Asian-Pacific convention to promote and protect human rights. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) U.S. policy should be to support access to the files of the United Nations War Crimes Commission; (2) the Secretary should consider recognizing the Carribean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) as a regional planning organization in the Caribbean; (3) the leaders of the Soviet Union should permit the emigration of Jews and other individuals, remove restrictions on the practice of religion, and remove restrictions on individual scientific and intellectual endeavors; (4) action should be taken concerning the systematic nondelivery of international mail to certain persons residing within the Soviet Union; and (5) the rights of Hungarians and others living in Transylvania should be protected by Romania. Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 to limit U.S. contributions to the United Nations unless certain reforms in the budget decision making procedures are taken. Title II: United States Information Agency - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the United States Information Agency (USIA). Prohibits the reprogramming of USIA funds during the last 15 days in which such funds are available (unless notice of such reprogramming is made before such period). Earmarks a specified portion of FY 1988 and 1989 appropriations for the 1990 Goodwill Games to be held in Seattle, Washington. Authorizes the distribution of certain USIA photographs of military operations in Vietnam. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the USIA should provide increased funding for Caribbean students under the USIA undergraduate scholarship program. Amends the United States Information and Education Exchange Act of 1948 to provide a charter for WORLDNET (the television service of the USIA). Prohibits the transfer to or reprogramming of any funds for WORLDNET activities during FY 1988 and 1989. Requires National Endowment for Democracy (NED) grant recipients to keep separate accounts with respect to NED assistance. Allows the NED to make grants to independent labor unions. Directs the President to support a professorship on constitutional democracy at the Santo Thomas University in the Philippines. Title III: Voice of America - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Voice of America. Requires the Voice of America/Europe to: (1) target news and features in accordance with the findings of the Young European Survey; (2) conduct periodic audience evaluations and measurements; and (3) promote and advertise Voice of America/Europe. Expresses a preference for U.S. contractors for project contracts for the modernization of the Voice of America. Title IV: Board for International Broadcasting - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Board for International Broadcasting. Allows the Board to maintain a separate account in the Treasury for the purpose of offsetting future downward fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Requires the Secretary of State (with respect to the Asia Foundation) and the Secretary of Defense (with respect to the Armed Forces Network, Europe) to be responsible for certifying to the Office of Personnel Management creditable service toward retirement of former employees. Title V: Asia Foundation - Amends the Asia Foundation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Asia Foundation. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth the effective date of this Act.

00 Introduced in House Apr 3, 2004

Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Department of State for: (1) administration of foreign affairs; (2) international organizations and conferences; (3) international commissions; and (4) other activities. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the use of funds available to an agency for administrative expenses for diplomatic officials abroad. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act to revise the authority of special agents of the Department of State and the Foreign Service to allow such agents to make felony arrests without warrant if such agent has reasonable grounds to believe that a suspect has committed or is committing a felony violation. (Present law requires that there must be reasonable cause and that the suspect must be in or fleeing the immediate area of such a violation.) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to allow the carry-over into the following fiscal year of senior foreign service (SFS) performance pay. Provides that Fascell Fellows may be: (1) deemed to be Federal employees for purposes of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and all other laws governing Federal employment; or (2) compensated through a contractual agreement under specified provisions of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. Requires the Secretary of State to administer and regulate specified areas of the Department of State Building in Washington, D.C., so as to preserve the museum character of such areas. Outlines certain authorities of the Secretary to acquire, sell, and lend articles of furniture, fixtures, and decorative objects of the areas which the Secretary declares to be of historic or artistic interest. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act to authorize the Secretary of State to obtain insurance on the contents of the Diplomatic Rooms of the Department of State. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to eliminate and revise certain reporting requirements of the Department of State concerning equal employment opportunity programs and professional development programs. Amends the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to invest amounts held in claims settlement funds in public debt securities. Requires that interest earned on such investments be used to pay claims. Requires the Secretary of State to deduct from funds received from foreign governments and other sources as a result of an international arbitration or other international dispute settlements up to five percent of moneys due a private U.S. claimant as reimbursement for expenses incurred. Authorizes the Secretary of State to accept reimbursement for certain extraordinary expenses incurred in pursuing a claim on behalf of corporations, firms, and individuals against a foreign government or other foreign entity. Amends the United States-India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation Act to permit the use of funds appropriated for the initial capitalization of the U.S.-India Fund as well as interest earnings generated there from for the purposes of such Fund. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize limited appointments in the Foreign Service to be extended for continued service as: (1) consular agents; (2) family members; (3) career candidates when appropriate in order to remedy a matter cognizable under the Foreign Service grievance system; or (4) career employees of another Federal agency serving in a Foreign Service position on detail from that agency. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act to establish a pay authority for the director of the International Communications Policy Bureau and for the Director of the Office of Foreign Missions at the Executive IV level. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide survivor annuities to former spouses of Foreign Service employees who were divorced from Foreign Service employees prior to February 15, 1981. Allows health insurance benefits to former spouses of Foreign Service employees who were divorced prior to May 7, 1985. Reduces the salary levels of Ambassadors at large from Executive level II to Executive level IV. Provides that such reduction shall not apply to incumbents in such positions. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the Department of State to construct, or acquire by purchase or gift, a permanent residence within the Washington, D.C., area for future Secretaries of State. Prohibits the Department from using any appropriated funds to finance such contruction or acquisition. Authorizes the Department to insure such residence and its related real or personal property. Expresses the findings of the Congress that, with the adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 41/213, the United Nations has taken a step toward fundamental reform of its decisionmaking procedures on program budget matters. Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 to urge the President to seek the adoption and implementation by the United Nations specialized agencies of decisionmaking procedures on budgetary matters which assure that sufficient attention in paid to the views of the United States and other member states who are major financial contributors to the United Nations' assessed budgets. Provides that no payment may be made for an assessed contribution to a specialized agency of the United Nations in excess of 20 percent of the total budget of the agency unless the President determines that such agency has adopted or has made substantial progress toward adopting procedures which assure that attention is paid to the views of major financial contributors. Provides that no payment may be made for assessed contributions to the United Nations in excess of 20 percent of its total annual budget unless the President determines that the consensus based on decisionmaking procedure established by General Assembly Resolution 41/213 is being implemented and its results respected by the General Assembly. Authorizes appropriations for such additional sums as may be necessary to pay the full United States assessed contributions for calendar years 1987 and 1988 to the United Nations, its specialized agencies, and other international organizations. Title III: United States Information Agency - United States Information Agency Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the United States Information Agency (USIA). Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to increase from 25 to 40 years the authorized duration of USIA leases of real property. Authorizes the USIA to lease, maintain, and operate aircraft. Provides that payments received by the USIA in connection with English teaching, motion picture, and television programs may be credited to the USIA's applicable appropriation. Amends the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 to authorize the Director of the USIA to facilitate the placement in the United States and other countries of educational and cultural television programs and motion pictures produced as cooperative ventures between the USIA and foreign governmental institutions, individuals, or public or private organizations. Authorizes the Director of the USIA to enter into an agreement with the Government of Pakistan for the establishment of a fund for which the United States will provide a one time only grant for English language training or other cultural, educational, and scientific programs of mutual interest. Authorizes the Director to make available to the fund up to the equivalent of $598,176 in foreign currencies owned by the United States in Pakistan or owed to the United States by the Government of Pakistan. Title IV: Board for International Broadcasting - Authorizes appropriations for the Board for International Broadcasting for FY 1988 and 1989.

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Timeline

Dec 22, 1987

Measure Signed in Senate.

Dec 22, 1987

Presented to President.

Dec 22, 1987

Presented to President.

Dec 22, 1987

Signed by President.

Dec 22, 1987

Signed by President.

Dec 22, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-204.

Dec 22, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-204.

Dec 16, 1987

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Dec 16, 1987

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Dec 16, 1987

Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Dec 16, 1987

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 15, 1987

Conference Report Considered in House Under Suspension of Rules.

Dec 15, 1987

Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 366 - 49 (Record Vote No: 481).

Dec 15, 1987

House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 366 - 49 (Record Vote No: 481).

Dec 15, 1987

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.

Dec 14, 1987

Conference report filed: Conference Report 100-475 Filed in House.

Dec 14, 1987

Conference Report 100-475 Filed in House.

Dec 8, 1987

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Dec 8, 1987

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Dec 3, 1987

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Dec 3, 1987

Conference held.

Dec 2, 1987

Conference committee actions: Conference held.

Dec 2, 1987

Conference held.

Oct 20, 1987

Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

Oct 20, 1987

House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

Oct 20, 1987

House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Fascell, Mica, Yatron, Dymally, Kostmayer, Smith (FL), Atkins, Broomfield, Snowe, Gilman, Mack, DeWine, Solarz, Bonker, Ford (MI), Schroeder, Horton, Rodino, Mazzoli, Hughes.

Oct 20, 1987

House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Frank, Fish, McCollum, Swindall, Byron, Bustamante, Bateman, Rostenkowski, Gibbons, Rangel, Downey (NY), Dingell, Waxman, Sharp, Lent, Madigan, Roe, Scheuer.

Oct 20, 1987

House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Hall (TX), Lujan, Sensenbrenner, Mineta, de Lugo, Hammerschmidt.

Oct 19, 1987

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Oct 8, 1987

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Oct 8, 1987

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1394 amended.

Oct 8, 1987

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1394 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-8. Record Vote No: 315.

Oct 8, 1987

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1394 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-8. Record Vote No: 315.

Oct 8, 1987

Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Pell; Biden; Sarbanes; Helms; Lugar.

Jul 8, 1987

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 229.

Jun 23, 1987

Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.

Jun 23, 1987

House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

Jun 23, 1987

Separate Vote Demanded on Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

Jun 23, 1987

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 303 - 111 (Record Vote No: 209).

Jun 23, 1987

Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 303 - 111 (Record Vote No: 209).

Jun 23, 1987

Motion to Recommit Failed in House by Voice Vote.

Jun 18, 1987

Considered by House Unfinished Business.

Jun 16, 1987

Considered by House Unfinished Business.

Jun 11, 1987

Rule Passed House.

Jun 11, 1987

Called up by House by Rule.

Jun 11, 1987

Considered by House Unfinished Business.

Jun 10, 1987

Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.190 Reported to House.

Jun 9, 1987

Committee on Rules Granted a Modified Open Rule Providing One Hour of General Debate; Waiving all Points of Order.

Mar 27, 1987

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Report No: 100-34.

Mar 27, 1987

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Report No: 100-34.

Mar 27, 1987

Placed on Union Calendar No: 26.

Mar 25, 1987

Introduced in House

Mar 25, 1987

Introduced in House

Mar 25, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mar 25, 1987

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 25, 1987

Committee on Foreign Affairs Incorporated Provisions of Related Measures H.R.1466, H.R.1773, H.R.1749, H.R.59, H.Res.56, H.Res.81, H.Res.83 in Reported Measure.

Mar 25, 1987

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

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