(b) Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended.

TRANSFER AUTHORITY

SEC. 102. Funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1977 by any paragraph of section 101(a) (other than paragraph (6)) may be appropriated for such fiscal year for a purpose for which appropriations are authorized by any other paragraph of such section (other than paragraph (6)), except that the total amount appropriated for a purpose described in any paragraph of section 101(a) (other than paragraph (6)) may not exceed the amount specifically authorized for such purpose by section 101(a) by more than 10 per

centum.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

SEC. 103. Notwithstanding the limitation contained in the proviso in the paragraph under the subheading "Contributions to International Organizations" in title I of the Act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1110), and notwithstanding the requirements of section 302(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $3,545,453 of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 101(a)(2) of this Act may be used to complete the fiscal year 1975 United States contribution to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

RUSSIAN REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

SEC. 105. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 1977 not to exceed $20,000,000 3 to carry out the provisions of section 101(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorizations Act of 1972 4 (relating to Russian refugee assistance) and to furnish similar assistance to refugees from Communist countries in Eastern Europe. None of the funds appropriated under this section may be used to resettle refugees in any country other than Israel. Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended.

UNITED STATES PASSPORT OFFICE

SEC. 106. In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, there is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1977, $1,000,000, to be used for miniaturization of the files of the

3 The Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act, 1977, provided: "For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 101(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972 and the provisions of section 105 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1977, $15,000,000.".

Sec. 101(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorizations Act of 1972 read as follows: "The Secretary of State is authorized to furnish, on terms and conditions he considers appropriate, assistance to Israel or another suitable country, including assistance for the resettlement in Israel or such country of Jewish or other similar refugees from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary not to exceed $85,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this subsection.".

United States Passport Office. Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended.

PAYMENT TO LADY CATHERINE HELEN SHAW

SEC. 108. Of the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) of section 101(a) of this Act for salaries and expenses, $10,000 shall be available for payment ex gratia to Lady Catherine Helen Shaw, wife of the former Australian Ambassador to the United States, as an expression of the concern of the United States Government for the injuries which she sustained as a result of an attack on her in the District of Columbia.

PAN AMERICAN GAMES

SEC. 110. (a) The Congress finds that

(1) the Eighth Pan American Games to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1979 will provide an opportunity for more than six thousand young men and women, representing thirty-three countries in the Western Hemisphere, to participate in friendly athletic competition;

(2) international sporting events such as the Eighth Pan American Games make a unique contribution in promoting common understanding and mutual respect among people of different cultural backgrounds; and

(3) the President has the authority under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 to provide financing, when he considers that it would strengthen international cooperative relations, for (A) tours abroad by American athletes, (B) United States representation in international sports competitions, and (C) participation by groups and individuals from other countries in tours and in sports competitions in the United States.

(b) In order to strengthen international cooperative relations and promote the purposes of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961,5 the Secretary of State shall use funds appropriated to carry out this section to provide financial assistance for the Eighth Pan American Games to be held in Puerto Rico in 1979. Such funds shall be transferred by the Secretary to the Recreation Development Company of Puerto Rico (a government corporation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) for expenses directly related to the Eighth Pan American Games, including expenses for

(1) promoting, organizing, and conducting such games;

(2) constructing new and repairing existing athletic and recreational facilities;

(3) providing lodging, food, and transportation for participants in such games and for related personnel; and

The Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (Public Law 95-26; 91 Stat. 89), appropriated $10,000,000, "to remain available until expended.".

(4) acquiring necessary material and equipment for such games. Such expenditures shall be subject to such controls and audits as the Comptroller General may prescribe.

(c) To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $12,000,000.5

MEMBERSHIP AUTHORITY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 113. The President is authorized to maintain United States membership in the International Cotton Advisory Committee, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group, the International Rubber Study Group, and the International Seed Testing Association.

PANAMA CANAL

SEC. 114. Any new Panama Canal treaty or agreement negotiated with funds appropriated under this title must protect the vital interests of the United States in the Canal Zone and in the operation, maintenance, property, and defense of the Panama Canal.

INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION

SEC. 115. After the date of enactment of this Act, any commissioner of the International Joint Commission appointed on the part of the United States, pursuant to article VII of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain relating to boundary waters between the United States and Canada, signed at Washington on January 11, 1909 (36 Stat. 2448, TS 548, III Redmond 2607), shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

SEC. 121.8 Information should not be disseminated about opportunities for, and there should be no participation or other assistance by any officer or employee of the Department of State (including the Agency for International Development) in, the negotiation of

6 Sec. 117 was repealed by sec. 2205(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465; 94 Stat. 2160).

7 Sec. 120 was repealed by sec. 2205(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465; 94 Stat. 2160).

8 22 U.S.C. 2661a.

any contract or arrangement with a foreign country, individual, or entity, if—

(1) any United States person (as defined in section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) is prohibited from entering into such contract or arrangement, or

(2) such contract or arrangement requires that any such person be excluded from participating in the implementation of such contract or arrangement,

on account of the race, religion, national origin, or sex of such person in the case of an individual or, in the case of a partnership, corporation, association, or other entity, any officer, employee, agent, director, or owner thereof.

TITLE II-UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY 9

TITLE IV-MISCELLANEOUS

REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

SEC. 403.10 *

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[Repealed-1982]

9 For text of this title, see page 841.

10 Sec. 403, which had required a report from the President concerning international broadcasting, was repealed by sec. 505(a)(4) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 299). The President submitted this report on March 22, 1977.

1. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1976

Partial text of Public Law 94-141 [S. 1517], 89 Stat. 756, approved November 29, 1975; as amended by Public Law 97-241 [Department of State Authorization, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983; S. 1193], 96 Stat. 273 at 299, approved August 24, 1982

AN ACT To authorize appropriations for the administration of foreign affairs; international organizations, conferences, and commissions; information and cultural exchange; and for other purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1976".

TITLE I-ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

PART 1-DEPARTMENT OF STATE

TRAVEL DOCUMENT AND ISSUANCE SYSTEM

SEC. 102. No part of any funds authorized to be appropriated by this title may be used for the development or implementation of the Travel Document and Issuance System which has been proposed by the United States Passport Office (and which involves a restructuring of the passport issuance function and the issuance of machine readable passport books), or of any other new passport system.

REOPENING OF UNITED STATES CONSULATE AT GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN SEC. 105. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Consulate at Gothenburg, Sweden, should be reopened as soon as possible after the date of enactment of this Act.

(b)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal year 1976, in addition to amounts authorized under section 101 of this Act, such sums as may be necessary for the operation of such consulate.

(2) Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended.

1 Sec. 505(a)(5) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 299) repealed subsec. (b) of this section which had authorized $100,000 to conduct a study on the desirability and cost implications of the Travel Document and Issuance System. Congress received this study on February 5, 1976.