and that such action would not be contrary to the national welfare, safety, or security, the Attorney General, in his discretion, may record the alien's lawful admission for permanent residence as of the date of the order of the Attorney General approving the application for adjustment of status is made.

(c) A complete and detailed statement of the facts and pertinent provisions of law in the case shall be reported to the Congress with the reasons for such adjustment of status. Such reports shall be submitted on the first day of each calendar month in which Congress is in session. If, during the session of the Congress at which a case is reported, or prior to the close of the session of Congress next following the session at which a case is reported, either the Senate or the House of Representatives passes a resolution stating in substance that it does not favor the adjustment of status of such alien, the Attorney General shall thereupon require the department of such alien in the manner provided by law. If neither the Senate nor the House of Representatives passes such a resolution within the time above specified, the Secretary of State shall, if the alien was classifiable as a quota immigrant at the time of his entry, reduce by one the quota of the quota area to which the alien is chargeable under section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act for the fiscal year then current or the next following year in which a quota is available. No quota shall be so reduced by more than 50 per centum in any fiscal year.

(d) The number of aliens who may be granted the status of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in any fiscal year, pursuant to this section, shall not exceed fifty.

SECTION 21 OF THE ACT OF AUGUST 1, 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2691) (THE "MCGOVERN AMENDMENT")

SEC. 21. (a) For purposes of achieving greater United States compliance with the provisions of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (signed at Helsinki on August 1, 1975) and for purposes of encouraging other signatory countries to comply with those provisions, the Secretary of State should, within 30 days of receiving an application for a nonimmigrant visa by any alien who is excludible from the United States by reason of membership in or affiliation with a proscribed organization but who is otherwise admissible to the United States, recommend that the Attorney General grant the approval necessary for the issuance of a visa to such alien, unless the Secretary determines that the admission of such alien would be contrary to the security interests of the United States and so certifies to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing or requiring the admission to the United States of any alien who is excludible for reasons other than membership in or affiliation with a proscribed organization.

(b) This section does not apply to representatives of purported labor organizations in countries where such organizations are in fact instruments of a totalitarian state.

(c) This section does not apply with respect to any alien who is a member, officer, official, representative, or spokesman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

(d) The Secretary of State may refuse to recommend a waiver for aliens from signatory countries which are not in substantial compliance with the provisions of the Helsinki Final Act, particularly the human rights and humanitarian affairs provisions.

E. BUDGET-RELATED LAWS

SECTION 117(f) OF THE ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING ACT OF 1950 (31 U.S.C. 67(f)) (UNVOUCHERED EXPENDITURES)

SEC. 117. (a)

(f)1(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law which permits an expenditure to be accounted for solely on the approval, authorization, or certificate of the President of the United States or an official of an executive agency, the Comptroller General shall have access to such books, documents, papers, records, and other information relating to any such expenditure as may be necessary to enable him to determine whether the expenditure was, in fact, actually made and whether such expenditure was authorized by law. The provisions of this paragraph may be superseded only by a provision of law enacted after the date of enactment of this paragraph which specifically repeals or modifies the provisions of this paragraph. In the case of an expenditure under section 102, 103, 105(d) (1), (3), or (5), or 106(b) (2) or (3), of title 3, United States Code, the provisions of section 102, 103, 105(d), and 106(b) of such title shall govern the examination of such expenditures by the Comptroller General in lieu of the provisions of this subsection.

(2) With respect to any expenditure accounted for solely on the approval, authorization, or certificate of the President of the United States or an official of an executive agency and notwithstanding any provision of law, no officer or employee of the General Accounting Office may release the findings of its audit of such expenditure or disclose any books, documents, papers, records, or other information concerning such expenditure to anyone not an officer or employee of the General Accounting Office, except to the President or the head of the agency concerned or, in the case of unresolved discrepancies, to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives, and to the Committees of the House and the Senate having legislative or appropriations oversight with respect to the expenditure in question.

(3)(A) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as affecting the authority contained in section 8(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.

(B) The President may exempt from the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection financial transactions which relate to sensitive foreign intelligence or foreign counterintelligence activities, or sensitive law enforcement investigations if an audit proceeding

1 Subsection (f) was added by section 101 of the General Accounting Office Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-226; 94 Stat. 311).

pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection would expose the identifying details of an active investigation or endanger the safety of investigative or domestic intelligence sources involved in such law enforcement investigations. An exemption under this subparagraph may be given for a class or category of financial transactions.

(C) Information concerning financial transactions taken pursuant to section 8(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 and information concerning financial transactions exempted from the provisions of paragraph (1) pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be reviewable by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

(4) Not later than sixty days after the beginning of each fiscal year starting on or after October 1, 1980, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the chairman of the Committees on the Budget and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives, and to the Comptroller General, a report listing every account potentially subject to audit by the Comptroller General under paragraph (1).

SECTIONS 109, 610, AND 614 OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961

SEC. 109. [22 U.S.C. 2151g] TRANSFER OF FUNDS.-Whenever the President determines it to be necessary for the purposes of this chapter, not to exceed 15 per centum of the funds made available for any provision of this chapter may be transferred to, and consolidated with, the funds made available for any other provision of this chapter, and may be used for any of the purposes for which such funds may be used, except that the total in the provision for the benefit of which the transfer is made shall not be increased by more than 25 per centum of the amount of funds made available for such provision. The authority of sections 610(a) and 614(a) of this Act may not be used to transfer funds made available under this chapter for use for purposes of any other provision of this Act except that the authority of such sections may be used to transfer for the purposes of section 667 not to exceed five per centum of the amount of funds made available for section 667(a)(1).

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SEC. 610. [22 U.S.C. 2360] TRANSFER BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.-(a) Whenever the President determines it to be necessary for the purposes of this Act, not to exceed 10 per centum of the funds made available for any provision of this Act (except funds made available pursuant to title IV of chapter 2 of part I) may be transferred to, and consolidated with, the funds made available for any other provision of this Act, (except funds made available under chapter 2 of part II of this Act) and may be used for any of the purposes for which such funds may be used, except that the total in the provision for the benefit of which the transfer is made shall not be in