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b. Foreign Relations Persian Gulf Conflict Emergency
Supplemental Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991

Partial text of Public Law 102-20 [H.R. 1176], 105 Stat. 68, approved March 27,

1991

AN ACT To provide authorizations for supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the Department of State and the Agency for International Development for certain emergency costs associated with the Persian Gulf conflict, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "Foreign Relations Persian Gulf Conflict Emergency Supplemental Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991".

SEC. 2. SALARIES AND EXPENSES.

In addition to such amounts as are authorized to be appropriated in section 101(a)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 as emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for "Salaries and Expenses" for the Department of State. Funds authorized to be appropriated under this section are designated requirements emergency pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 3. EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE.

In addition to such amounts as are authorized to be appropriated in section 101(a)(4) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, there are authorized to be appropriated $9,300,000 as emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for "Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service" for the Department of State to be available only for costs associated with the evacuation of United States Government employees (including contractor employees) and their dependents and other United States citizens from diplomatic posts. Funds authorized to be appropriated under this section are designated emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 4.1 SPECIAL PURPOSE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES. *

SEC. 5. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCY EVACUATION EXPENSES.

There are authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 as emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the operating

1 Sec. 4 amended sec. 2 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669).

expenses of the Agency for International Development. Such funds shall be available only for the costs of evacuating United States Government employees and personal service contractors, and their dependents, and for subsistence allowance payments. Funds authorized to be appropriated under this section are designated emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 6.2 BURDENSHARING.

The Congress—

(1) takes note of the commendable efforts on the part of the President and the Secretary of State to encourage our allies to assist financially in the effort to liberate Kuwait; and

(2) calls on the President and the Secretary of State to take such actions as are necessary to ensure that the burdensharing promises made to the American people by our allies are fulfilled.

2 See also legislation relating to U.S policy toward Iraq, in Legislation on Foreign Relations

Through 1990, vol. I, beginning at page 738.

c. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and

1991

Partial text of Public Law 101-246 [H.R. 3792], 104 Stat. 15, approved February 16, 1990; amended by Public Law 101-302 [Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriation for Disaster Assistance, Food Stamps, Unemployment Compensation Administration, and Other Urgent Needs, and Transfers, and Reducing Funds Budgeted for Military Spending Act of 1990; H.R. 4404], 104 Stat. 213, approved May 25, 1990; and by Public Law 102-138 [Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993; H.R. 1415], 105 Stat. 647, approved October 28, 1991

NOTE.-Sections in this Act amend other State Department and foreign relations legislation and are incorporated elsewhere in this compilation.

AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the
Department of State, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1.1 SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991".

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Section 1. Short title and table of contents

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TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Part A—Authorization of Appropriations; Allocations of Funds; RestrICTIONS

Section 101. Administration of foreign affairs..

Section 102. International organizations and conferences..
Section 103. International commissions.

Section 104. Migration and refugee assistance

Section 105. Other programs

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Section 106. Reduction in earmarks if appropriations are less than authorizations [amends other legislation]

Section 107. Availability of funds [amends other legislation]

Section 108. Restriction on funds for negotiations with certain Palestine Liberation Organization representatives [amends other legislation]

Part B-Department of State AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES; FOREIGN MISSIONS Section 111. Authorization of certain operational activities [amends other legislation]

Section 112. Working capital fund for Office of Foreign Missions [amends other legislation]

122 U.S.C. 2651 note.

Section 113. Authority of Diplomatic Security Service [amends other legisla-
tion]

Section 114. Access to criminal records [amends other legislation]
Section 115. Enhancement of evacuation capability and procedures regard-
ing major disasters and incidents abroad affecting United States citizens....
Section 116. Acquisition of domestic property as interim step to acquiring
property abroad [amends other legislation]

Section 117. Debt collection [amends other legislation]

Section 118. Munitions control registration fees [amends other legislation]
Section 119. Fees and reimbursements [amends other legislation]

Section 120. International Center [amends other legislation]

Section 121. Closing of diplomatic and consular posts in Antigua and Barbuda (amends other legislation]

Section 122. Submission of annual country reports on terrorism [amends other legislation]

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Section 123. Consular officer duties [amends other legislation]
Section 124. Opening a United States consulate in Bratislava..
Section 125. Construction of United States embassy in Ottawa....
Section 126. Voluntary pilot program for increased participation by eco-
nomically and socially disadvantaged enterprises in foreign relations ac-
tivities.....

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Section 127. Report on reorganization of the Department of State
Section 128. Prohibition on exclusion or deportation of nonimmigrant aliens
on certain grounds [amends other legislation]

PART C-DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY, RECIPROCITY, AND SECURITY

Section 131. Exclusion of aliens previously involved in serious criminal of fenses committed in the United States.

Section 132. Modification of preference for United States contractors in dip-
lomatic construction program [amends other legislation]

Section 133. Use of cleared personnel to ensure secure maintenance and
repair of diplomatic facilities abroad [amends other legislation]
Section 134. United States-Soviet reciprocity in matters relating to embas-
sies.......

Section 135. Construction security certification [amends other legislation]
Section 136. Increased participation of United States contractors in local
guard contracts abroad under the diplomatic security program

PART D-PERSONNEL

Section 141. Authority to transfer retirement contributions for Foreign
Service nationals to local plans [amends other legislation]

Section 142. Disqualification for service on Foreign Service selection boards
[amends other legislation]

Section 143. Separation for cause; judicial review [amends other legislation] Section 144. Visiting scholars program for the Foreign Service Institute [amends other legislation]

Section 145. Credit for service at unhealthful posts [amends other legislation]

Section 146. Former spouses of United States Information Agency and Agency for International Development employees [amends other legislation]

Section 147. Child care facilities at certain posts abroad [amends other legis-
lation]

Section 148. Travel, leave, and other benefits [amends other legislation]
Section 149. Foreign Service internship program

Section 150. Grants for institutions and students for training in internation-
al affairs [amends other legislation]

Section 151. Danger pay allowance.

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Section 152. Judicial review of certain Foreign Service grievances......... Section 153. Broadening the cultural, geographic, and ethnic representation of the Foreign Service and the Department of State.....

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Section 154. Report to Congress concerning polygraph program
Section 155. Study of sexual harassment at the Department of State.
Section 156. Limitation on housing benefits.......

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PART E-FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE WITHIN THE FOREIGN SERVICE Section 161. Expansion of model foreign language competence posts....... Section 162. Report on foreign language entrance requirement for the Foreign Service.

Section 163. Foreign Service promotion panels

Section 164. Language proficiency in the Employee Evaluation Report

TITLE II—UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND
CULTURAL PROGRAMS

PART A-UNITed States INFORMATION AGENCY (SEE PAGE 803]

Section 201. Authorization of appropriations

Section 202. Dissemination of information within the United States

Section 203. Distribution within the United States of United States Informa

tion Agency film entitled "Long Journey Home"

Section 204. The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

Section 205. USIA satellite and television

Section 206. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
Section 207. Foreign language services

Section 208. Use of certain fees and payments

Section 209. Debt collection

Section 210. USIA network for dissemination of information concerning United States programs to combat narcotics and other controlled substances

Section 211. Afghanistan country plan

Section 212. General Accounting Office study of the National Endowment for Democracy

Section 213. Report to Congress on the acquisition and use of public programming materials

PART B-BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL Affairs [SEE PAGE 806] Section 221. Authorization of appropriations

Section 222. Citizen exchanges

Section 223. Programs to promote international youth understanding

Section 224. United States-Soviet exchanges

Section 225. Scholarships for Tibetans and Burmese

Section 226. Sense of Congress concerning the Humphrey Fellowship Pro

gram

PART C-VOICE OF AMERICA [SEE PAGE 808]

Section 231. Authorization of appropriations

Section 232. Voice of America hiring practices

Section 233. VOA public service announcements to promote child survival
Section 234. Voice of America broadcasts to Tibet

Section 235. Voice of America's Thailand radio facilities

Section 236. Voice of America broadcasts to the People's Republic of China
Section 237. Voice of America equipment abroad

PART D-TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA (SEE PAGE 976]

Section 241. Short title

Section 242. Findings and purposes

Section 243. Television broadcasting to Cuba

Section 244. Television Marti Service of the United States Information
Agency

Section 245. Amendments to the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act

Section 246. Assistance from other government agencies

Section 247. Authorization of appropriations

Section 248. Definitions

TITLE III-BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING (SEE PAGE 965]

Section 301. Authorizations of appropriations

Section 302. Requirement for authorization of appropriations

Section 303. Procurement of legal services

Section 304. Radio Free Afghanistan

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