87 STAT. 452 86 Stat. 498. 68 Stat. 850; 78 Stat. 1015. Report to congressional committees. Nominees, filing of campaign contribution report. (2) by striking out "$57,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$75,000". STUDY COMMISSION RELATING TO FOREIGN POLICY SEC. 4. Section 603 (b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972 (22 U.S.C. 2823 (b)), relating to the reporting date for the Commission on the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy, is amended by striking out "June 30, 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1975". USE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY SEC. 5. Subsection (b) of section 502 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754) is amended— (1) by striking out "$50" in the first sentence of such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof "$75"; (2) by inserting immediately before "appropriate committees" the following: "Members and employees of"; and (3) by striking out the colon and all that follows thereafter in such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof a period and the following: "Within the first ninety calendar days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, the Department of State shall submit to the chairman of each such committee a report showing the amounts and dollar equivalent values of each such foreign currency expended during the preceding calendar year by each Member and employee with respect to travel outside the United States. Such reports of that committee shall be available for public inspection in the offices of such committee." AMBASSADORS AND MINISTERS SEC. 6. From and after the date of enactment of this Act, each person appointed by the President as ambassador or minister shall, at the time of his nomination, file with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report of contributions made by such person and by members of his immediate family during the period beginning on the first day of the fourth calendar year preceding the calendar year of his nomination and ending on the date of his nomination, which report shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of such person, taken before any officer authorized to "Contribution." administer oaths. As used in this section, the term "contribution" has the same meaning given such term by section 301 (e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, and the term "immediate family” means a person's spouse, and any child, parent, grandparent, brother, or sister of such person and the spouses of any of them. 86 Stat. 11. family." INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO SEC. 7. (a) Section 2(2) of the Act of September 19, 1966 (80 Stat. 808; 22 U.S.C. 277d-31), is amended by striking out "$20,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$25,000". (b) Section 3 of the Act of August 10, 1964 (78 Stat. 386; 22 U.S.C. 277d-28), is amended by striking out "$20,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$30,000". (c) The last paragraph of the Act of September 18, 1964 (78 Stat. 956; 22 U.S.C. 277d-29), is amended by striking out "$23,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$50,000". 87 STAT. 453 EXTENSION OF PUBLIC LAW 92-14 SEC. 8. Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the United States Postal Service to receive the fee of $2 for execution of an application for a passport", approved May 14, 1971 (85 Stat. 38; Public Law 92-14), is amended by striking out "June 30, 1973" and inserting 22 USC 214 in lieu thereof "June 30, 1974". BUREAU OF OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC note. AFFAIRS SEC. 9. There is established within the Department of State a Bureau Establishment. of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. In addition to the positions provided under the first section of the Act of May 26, 1949, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2652), there shall be an Assistant 86 Stat. 490. Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be the head of the Bureau and who shall have responsibility for matters relating to oceans, environmental, scientific, fisheries, wildlife, and conservation affairs. FOREIGN SERVICE PROMOTIONS SEC. 10. Section 623 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 996) is amended to read as follows: "RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROMOTIONS "SEC. 623. (a) The Secretary shall establish, with the advice of the Board of the Foreign Service, selection boards to evaluate the performance of Foreign Service officers; and upon the basis of their findings, which, except for career ambassadors and career ministers, shall be submitted to the Secretary in rank order by class or in rank order by specialization within a class, the Secretary shall make recommendations in accordance with the findings to the President for the promotion of Foreign Service officers. No person assigned to serve on any such board shall serve in such capacity for any two consecutive years. In special circumstances, however, which shall be set forth by regulations, the Secretary shall have the authority to remove individual names from the rank order list submitted by the selection boards or to delay the inclusion of individual names until a subsequent list of nominations is transmitted to the President. 60 Stat. 1014. 22 USC 993. "(b) The Secretary may, pursuant to a recommendation of a duly Grievance board. constituted grievance board or panel or an equal employment opportunity appeals examiner "i) recommend to the President the promotion of a Foreign Service officer; "(2) promote Foreign Service Staff personnel and Foreign Service Reserve officers with limited or unlimited tenure; and "(3) grant to Foreign Service personnel additional step increases in salary, within the salary range established for the class in which an officer or employee is serving. "(c) The Secretary may, in special circumstances which shall be Retroactive set forth in regulations, make retroactive promotions and additional promotions. increases in salary within class made or granted under the authority of this section." REIMBURSEMENT FOR DETAILED STATE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SEC. 11. (a) An Executive agency to which any officer or employee of the Department of State is detailed, assigned, or otherwise made 87 STAT. 454 80 Stat. 379. 80 Stat. 511. 59 Stat. 619; 63 Stat. 734. 80 Stat. 484. available, shall reimburse the Department for the salary and allowances of each such officer or employee for the period the officer or employee is so detailed, assigned, or otherwise made available. However, if the Department of State has an agreement with an Executive agency or agencies providing for the detailing, assigning, or otherwise making available, of substantially the same numbers of officers and employees between the Department and the Executive agency or agencies, and such numbers with respect to a fiscal year are so detailed, assigned, or otherwise made available, or if the period for which the officer or employee is so detailed, assigned, or otherwise made available does not exceed ninety days, no reimbursement shall be required to be made under this section. (b) For purposes of this section, "Executive agency" has the same meaning given that term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code. OVERSEAS KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE SEC. 12. Section 5924 (4) (A) of title 5, United States Code. is amended by inserting immediately before "elementary" the following: "kindergarten,". REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE INVOLVEMENT SEC. 13. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or after August 15, 1973, no funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated may be obligated or expended to finance the involvement of United States military forces in hostilities in or over or from off the shores of North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia, unless specifically authorized hereafter by the Congress. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon enactment of this Act, no funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated may be obligated or expended for the purpose of providing assistance of any kind, directly or indirectly, to or on behalf of North Vietnam, unless specifically authorized hereafter by the Congress. LIMITATION ON PUBLICITY AND PROPAGANDA PURPOSES SEC. 14. No appropriation made available under this Act shall be used (1) for publicity or propaganda purposes designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress; or (2) to influence in any way the outcome of a political election. HOUSING SUPPLEMENT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED SEC. 15. The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287) is further amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof: "SEC. 9. The President may, under such regulations as he shall prescribe, and notwithstanding section 3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529) and section 5536 of title 5, United States Code "(1) grant any employee of the staff of the United States Mission to the United Nations designated by the Secretary of State who is required because of important representational responsibilities to live in the extraordinarily high-rent area immediately surrounding the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, New York, an allowance to compensate for the portion of expenses necessarily incurred by the employee for quarters and utilities which exceed the average of such expenses incurred by typical, permanent residents of the Metropolitan New York, New York, area with comparable salary and family size who are not compelled by reason of their employment to live in such high-rent area; and "(2) provide such allowance as the President considers appropriate, to each Delegate and Alternate Delegate of the United States to any session of the General Assembly of the United Nations who is not a permanent member of the staff of the United States Mission to the United Nations, in order to compensate each such Delegate or Alternate Delegate for necessary housing and subsistence expenses incurred by him with respect to attending any such session. Not more than forty-five employees shall be receiving an allowance under paragraph (1) of this section at any one time." MUTUAL RESTRAINT ON MILITARY EXPENDITURES SEC. 16. It is the sense of the Congress that the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics should, on an urgent basis and in their mutual interests, seek agreement on specific mutual reductions in their respective expenditures for military purposes so that both nations can devote a greater proportion of their available resources to the domestic needs of their respective peoples; and, the President of the United States is requested to seek such agreements for the mutual reduction of armament and other military expenditures in the course of all discussions and negotiations in extending guaranties, credits, or other forms of direct or indirect assistance to the Soviet Union. EXPRESSION OF INDIVIDUAL VIEWS TO CONGRESS 87 STAT. 455 SEC. 17. Section 502 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972 (2 U.S.C. 194a) is amended by striking out "appointed by the 86 Stat. 496. President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to a position in" and inserting in lieu thereof "or employee of". Approved October 18, 1973. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 93-223 (Comm. on Foreign Affairs) and CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 119 (1973): June 7, considered and passed House. June 11-14, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of Sept. 11, House rejected conference report; concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment. Sept. 26, Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment. 87 STAT. 688 United States Information Agenoy Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973. 62 Stat. 6 22 USC 1431 note. 75 Stat. 527. 22 USC 2451 note. 67 Stat. 642. 22 USC 1461 note. 86 Stat. 35, 494. 22 USC 1476. Public Law 93-168 93rd Congress, S. 2681 November 29, 1973 An Act To authorize appropriations for the United States Information Agency. 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 "United States Information Agency Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973". SEC. 2. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the United States Information Agency for fiscal year 1974, to carry out international informational activities and programs under the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and Reorganization Plan Numbered 8 of 1953, and other purposes authorized by law, the following amounts: (1) $194,839,000 for "Salaries and expenses" and "Salaries and expenses (special foreign currency program)", except that so much of such amount as may be appropriated for "Salaries and expenses (special foreign currency program)" may be appropriated without fiscal year limitation; (2) $5,125,000 for "Special international exhibitions" and "Special international exhibitions (special foreign currency program)", of which not to exceed $1,000.000 shall be available solely for the Eighth Series of Traveling Exhibitions in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; and (3) $1,000,000 for "Acquisition and construction of radio facilities". Amounts appropriated under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended. (b) In addition to amounts authorized by subsection (a) of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation for the United States Information Agency for the fiscal year 1974 the following additional or supplemental amounts: (1) not to exceed $7,200,000 for increases in salary, pay, retirement, or other employee benefits authorized by law; and (2) not exceed $7,450,000 for additional overseas costs resulting from the devaluation of the dollar. SEC. 3. Section 701 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 is amended to read as follows: "PRIOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONGRESS "SEC. 701. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law enacted before the date of enactment of the United States Information Agency Appropriation Authorization Act of 1973, no money appropriated to carry out this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure— "(1) unless the appropriation thereof has been previously authorized by law; or "(2) in excess of an amount previously prescribed by law. "(b) To the extent that legislation enacted after the making of an appropriation to carry out this Act authorizes the obligation or expenditure thereof, the limitation contained in subsection (a) shall have no effect. "(c) The provisions of this section shall not be superseded except by a provision of law enacted after the date of enactment of the United States Information Agency Appropriation Authorization Act of 1973, which specifically repeals, modifies, or supersedes the provisions of this section. |