than October 1, 1991, in the case of non-hard language posts, and October 1, 1992, in the case of hard language posts, each Government employee permanently assigned to those posts shall possess an appropriate level of competence in the language common to the country where the post is located. The Secretary of State shall determine appropriate levels of language competence for employees assigned to those posts by reference to the nature of their functions and the standards employed by the Foreign Service Institute. (b) "HARD LANGUAGE COUNTRY" POST TO BE DESIGNATED.-At least one of the posts designated under subsection (a) shall be in a "hard language" country, as identified in the report to the Under Secretary of State for Management of May 12, 1986, entitled "Hard Language Proficiency in the Foreign Service". Such post shall be in one of the countries where the official or principal language is Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, or Russian. (c) TERMINATION DATE.-The posts designated under subsection (a) shall continue as model foreign language posts at least until September 30, 1993, in the case of non-hard language posts, and September 30, 1994, in the case of hard language posts. Not later than January 31, 1995, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report describing the operation of such posts and the costs, advantages, and disadvantages associated with meeting the foreign language competence requirements of this section. (d) EXEMPTION AUTHORITY.-The Secretary of State may authorize exceptions to the requirements of this section if (1) he determines that unanticipated exigencies so require; and (2) he immediately reports such exceptions to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (e) EXCLUDED POSTS.-The posts designated under subsection (a) may not include Dakar, Senegal, or Montevideo, Uruguay. The report required under subsection (c) shall include progress made in these posts in maintaining the high foreign language standards achieved under the initial pilot program. (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. SEC. 162. REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE. Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act,47 the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives a report evaluating an entrance requirement for the Foreign Service of at least one world language at the General Professional Speaking Proficiency level, as defined by the Foreign 7 Sec. 320(n)4) of Public Law 101-302 (104 Stat. 247) struck out "December 31, 1989" and inserted in lieu thereof "120 days after the date of enactment of this Act". Service Institute, or one nonworld language at the next lowest proficiency level. Such report shall also describe (1) the amount of time necessary to implement such a requirement; (2) the use of bonus points on the Foreign Service candidate scoring system for candidates with foreign language ability; and (3) the adjustments necessary to raise otherwise qualified candidates, especially including affirmative action applicants, to the levels required for entrance as evaluated in the report required by this section. SEC. 163.48 FOREIGN SERVICE PROMOTION PANELS. It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent possible, Foreign Service promotion panels should (1) only promote candidates to the Senior Foreign Service who have demonstrated foreign language proficiency in at least one language at the General Professional Speaking Proficiency level, as defined by the Foreign Service Institute; (2) strive for the objective stipulated in the Foreign Service Manual "to be able to use two foreign languages at a minimum professional level of proficiency of S-3/R-3, which is the general professional speaking proficiency level"; and (3) have at least one person on each Foreign Service promotion panel who has attained at least the General Professional Speaking Proficiency level in one language level. SEC. 164.49 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN THE EMPLOYEE EVALUATION REPORT. (a) ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE.-The Department of State and the Agency for International Development shall revise the Employee Evaluation Report for Foreign Service officers, and the United States Information Agency shall revise the Officer Evaluation Report for its Foreign Service officers, to require in a separate entry, an assessment of the employee's effectiveness in using, in his or her work, a foreign language or languages tested at the general professional speaking proficiency level or above, in cases where the supervisor is capable of making such an assessment. (b) PRECEDENCE IN PROMOTION.-The directors of personnel of the Department of State, the Agency for International Development, and the United States Information Agency shall instruct promotion panels to take account of language ability and, all matters being otherwise equal, to give precedence in promotions to officers who have achieved at least the General Professional Speaking Proficiency level in one or more foreign languages over officers who lack that level of proficiency. 48 22 U.S.C. 4001 note. 49 22 U.S.C. 4001 note. TITLE II-UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, PART A-UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY 50 PART B-BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 51 PART C-VOICE OF AMERICA 52 * PART D-TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA 53 TITLE III-BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS 55 SEC. 401. UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL SUGAR ORGANIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION. (a) UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP.-The President is authorized to maintain membership of the United States in the International Sugar Organization and the International Tropical Timber Organization. (b) PAYMENT OF ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS.-For the fiscal year 1991 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the United States assessed contributions to such organizations may be paid from funds appropriated for "Contributions to International Organizations". SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES. The President is authorized to maintain membership of the United States in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 50 For text of freestanding provisions in this part relating to the United State Information Agency, see page 803. $1 For text of freestanding provisions in this part relating to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, see page 806. 52 For text of freestanding provisions in this part relating to the Voice of America, see page 808. 53 For text of freestanding provisions in this part, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, see page 976. 54 For text of freestanding provisions in this title relating to the Board for International Broadcasting, see page 965. 55 For other legislation on the United Nations and other international organizations, see beginning at page 1257. 47-442 0-92—4 SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP IN WILDLIFE CONVENTIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to the President $1,511,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and $1,571,440 for the fiscal year 1991 in support of United States participation in the following international environmental organizations and conventions of which not more than (1) 56 $650,000 for the fiscal year 1990 shall be available for dues and arrearages for United States contributions to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); (2) 57 $231,000 for the fiscal year 1990 shall be available for dues and arrearages for United States contributions to the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO); (3) 58 $450,000 for the fiscal year 1990 shall be available to support United States participation in the World Heritage Convention; and (4) 59 $180,000 for the fiscal year 1990 shall be available to support United States participation in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. SEC. 404.60 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COMMISSION ON THE UKRAINE FAMINE. There are authorized to be appropriated for the Commission on the Ukraine Famine $100,000 for the fiscal year 1990, which amount is authorized to remain available until expended. SEC. 406.62 ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON VOTING PRACTICES AT THE UNITED NATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.-Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a full and complete annual report which assesses for the preceding calendar year, with respect to each foreign country member of the United Nations, the voting practices of the 56 The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167; 103 Stat. 1199), provided $750,000 for the "Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species". The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-513; 104 Stat. 1982), provided $750,000. 57 The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-513; 104 Stat. 1982), provided $1,000,000 for the "International Tropical Timber Organization. See also sec. 533 of that Act in Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1990, vol. I, page 581. 58 The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167; 103 Stat. 1199), provided $220,000 for "United States participation in the World Heritage Convention". The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-513; 104 Stat. 1982), provided $450,000. 59 The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-513; 104 Stat. 1982), provided $680,000 for the "International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources". 60 Title V of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-162; 103 Stat. 1019), provided $100,000 for the "Commission on the Ukraine Famine". 61 22 U.S.C. 287e note. Sec. 405, relating to reform in budget decision-making procedures of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, was repealed by sec. 162(e) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-138; 105 Stat. 675). For full text of sec. 162, see page 34. 62 22 U.S.C. 2414a. governments of such countries at the United Nations, and which evaluates General Assembly and Security Council actions and the responsiveness of those governments to United States policy on issues of special importance to the United States. (b) INFORMATION ON VOTING PRACTICES IN THE UNITED NATIONS. Such report shall include, with respect to voting practices and plenary actions in the United Nations during the preceding calendar year, information to be compiled and supplied by the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, consisting of (1) an analysis and discussion, prepared in consultation with the Secretary of State, of the extent to which member countries supported United States policy objectives at the United Nations; (2) an analysis and discussion, prepared in consultation with the Secretary of State, of actions taken by the United Nations by consensus; (3) with respect to plenary votes of the United Nations General Assembly (A) a listing of all such votes on issues which directly affected important United States interests and on which the United States lobbied extensively and a brief description of the issues involved in each such vote; (B) a listing of the votes described in subparagraph (A) which provides a comparison of the vote cast by each member country with the vote cast by the United States; (C) a country-by-country listing of votes described in subparagraph (A); and (D) a listing of votes described in subparagraph (A) displayed in terms of United Nations regional caucus groups; (4) a listing of all plenary votes cast by member countries of the United Nations in the General Assembly which provides a comparison of the votes cast by each member country with the vote cast by the United States; (5) an analysis and discussion, prepared in consultation with the Secretary of State, of the extent to which other members supported United States policy objectives in the Security Council and a separate listing of all Security Council votes of each member country in comparison with the United States; and (6) a side-by-side comparison of agreement on important and overall votes for each member country and the United States. (c) FORMAT.-Information required pursuant to subsection (b)(3) shall also be submitted, together with an explanation of the statistical methodology, in a format identical to that contained in chapter II of the Report to Congress on Voting Practices in the United Nations, dated March 14, 1988. (d) STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.-Each report under subsection (a) shall contain a statement by the Secretary of State discussing the measures which have been taken to inform United States diplomatic missions of United Nations General Assembly and Security Council activities. |