protective missions, and (2) members of the Foreign Service and employees of the Department who are required to spend extraordinary amounts of time in travel status. The authorities available to the Secretary of State under this section with respect to the Department of State shall be available to the Director of the United States Information Agency and the Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency with respect to their respective agencies, except that the authority of clause (2) shall be available with respect to those agencies only in the case of members of the Foreign Service and employees of the agency who are performing security-related functions abroad.55 Sec. 33.56 The following documents shall have the same force and effect as proof of United States citizenship as certificates of naturalization or of citizenship issued by the Attorney General or by a court having naturalization jurisdiction: (1) A passport, during its period of validity (if such period is the maximum period authorized by law), issued by the Secre tary of State to a citizen of the United States. (2) The report, designated as a "Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States", issued by a consular officer to document a citizen born abroad. Sec. 34.57(a) Unless the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified fifteen days in advance of the proposed reprogramming, funds appropriated for the Department of State shall not be available for obligation or expenditure through any reprogramming of funds (1) which creates new programs; (2) which eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) which increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) which relocates an office or employees; (5) which reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; (6) which involves contracting out functions which had been performed by Federal employees; or (7) which involves a reprogramming in excess of $250,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less and which (A) augments existing programs, projects, or activities, (B) reduces by 10 percent or more the funding for any existing program, project, activity, or personnel approved by the Congress, or (C) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects approved by the Congress. (b) 57 Funds appropriated for the Department of State may not be available for obligation or expenditure through any reprogram the Department of State and the Foreign Service to carry firearms" approved June 28, 1955 (22 U.S.C. 2666). 55 Sec. 303(c) of Public Law 98-533 (98 Stat. 2711) added this sentence. 56 22 U.S.C. 2705. Sec. 33 was added by sec. 117 of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 279). 57 22 U.S.C. 2706. Sec. 34(a) was originally added as sec. 34 by sec. 123 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (Public Law 98-164; 97 Stat. 1025). Sec. 121 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204; 101 Stat. 1339) redesignated it as subsec. (a) and added a new subsec. (b). ming described in subsection (a) during the period which is the last 15 days in which such funds are available unless notice of such reprogramming is made before such period. Sec. 35.58 (a) The Secretary of State shall assign responsibility for international communications and information policy matters within the Department of State to an appropriate Under Secretary of State (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Under Secretary"). (b) The Secretary of State shall establish, within the Department of State, an Office of the Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, headed by a Coordinator who shall be responsible to the Under Secretary. The Coordinator shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall have the rank of ambassador. The Coordinator shall be compensated at the annual rate of pay for positions authorized by section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 59 The Coordinator shall be responsible, on behalf of the Under Secretary, for formulation, coordination, and oversight of international communications policy assigned to the Under Secretary. On behalf of the Under Secretary, the Coordinator shall (1) maintain continuing liaison with the bureaus and offices of the Department of State and with other executive branch agencies concerned with international communications and information policy; (2) in accordance with such authority as may be delegated by the President pursuant to Executive order, chair such agency and interagency meetings as may be necessary to coordinate actions on pending issues to ensure proper policy coordination; (3) in accordance with such authority as may be delegated by the President pursuant to Executive order, supervise and coordinate the activities of the Senior Interagency Group on International Communications and Information Policy; (4) coordinate the activities of, and assist as appropriate, interagency working level task forces and committees concerned with specifc aspects of international communications and information policy; (5) maintain liaison with the members and staffs of committees of the Congress concerned with international communications and information policy and provide testimony before such committees; (6) maintain appropriate liaison with representatives of the private sector to keep informed of their interests and problems, meet with them, and provide such assistance as may be needed to ensure that matters of concern to the private sector are promptly considered by the Department or other executive branch agencies; and 58 22 U.S.C. 2706. Sec. 35 was added by sec. 124 of the Department of State Administration Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (Public Law 98-164; 97 Stat. 1025). 59 This sentence was added by sec. 173(a)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204; 101 Stat. 1360). Sec. 173(b) of the same Act made it effective 30 days after enactment and sec. 173(c) stated that any new spending authority (as defined in section 401(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) it provided would be effective for any fiscal year only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. (7) assist in arranging meetings of such public sector advisory groups as may be established to advise the Department of State and other executive branch agencies in connection with international communications and information policy issues. Sec. 36.60 (a) The Secretary of State may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes information (1) leading to the arrest or conviction in any country, of any individual for the commission of an act of international terrorism, or (2) leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual for conspiring or attempting to commit an act of international terrorism, or (3) leading to the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution of an act of international terrorism. if the act of international terrorism is against a United States person or United States property and is primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (b) 61 (1) The Secretary of State, upon the request of a chief of mission and with the concurrence of the Attorney General, may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes information leading to (A) the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for committing, primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, any narcotics- related offense if that offense involves or is a significant part of conduct that involves (i) a violation of United States drug laws which occurs primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States and which is such that the individual would be a major violator of such laws; or (ii) the killing or kidnapping outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States of (I) any officer, employee, or contract employee of the United States Government while such individual is engaged in official duties, or on account of that individual's official duties, in connection with the enforcement of United States drug laws or the implementing of United States drug control objectives; or (II) a member of the immediate family of any such individual on account of that individual's official duties in connection with the enforcement of United States drug laws or the implementation of United States drug control objectives; or (iii) an attempt or conspiracy to do any of the acts described in clause (i) or (ii); or (B) the prevention or frustration of an act described in subparagraph (A). (2) The purpose of the rewards under this subsection is to assist narcotics law enforcement in the effective arrest and prosecution of major narcotics traffickers and, wherever appropriate, to offer re 60 22 U.S.C. 2708. Sec. 102 of Public Law 98-533 (98 Stat. 2708) added sec. 36. 61 Subsec. (b) was added by sec 502(a)2) of Public Law 99-399; 100 Stat 869. Consequently, subsections (b) through (f) were redesignated as subsections (c) through (g) and conforming technical amendments were made in subsections (d) and (f). wards in connection with the killing of, or the attempt to kill, any United States officer or employee, in connection with the performance of narcotics control duties by such officer or employee, or any member of the family of such officer or employee. To ensure that the rewards program authorized by this subsection, especially paragraph (1)(A)(i), does not duplicate or interfere with the payment of informants or the purchase of evidence or information, as authorized to the Department of Justice, the offering, administration, and payment of rewards under this subsection, including procedures for (A) identifying individuals, organizations, and offenses with respect to which rewards will be offered, (B) the publication of rewards, (C) offering of joint rewards with foreign governments, (E) the payment and the approval of payment, and (F) the recommendations of rewards by chiefs of mission to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, shall be governed by procedures approved by the Secretary of State and the Attorney General.". (c) 61 A reward under this section may not exceed $500,000. A reward of $100,000 or more may not be made without the approval of the President or the Secretary of State personally. (d) 61 Before making a reward under subsection (a) in a matter over which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the Secretary of State shall advise and consult with the Attorney General. (e) 61 Any reward granted under this section shall be certified for payment by the Secretary of State. If the Secretary determines that the identity of the recipient of a reward or of the members of the recipient's immediate family must be protected, the Secretary may take such measures in connection with the payment of the reward as he deems necessary to effect such protection. (f) 61 An officer or employee of any governmental entity who, while in the performance of his or her official duties, furnishes information described in subsection (a) or (b) shall not be eligible for a reward under this section. (g) There are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $5,000,000 for use in paying rewards under this section, up to $2,000,000 of which may be used for rewards for information described in subsection (b)(1). In addition to the amount authorized by the preceding sentence, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1987 for 'Administration of Foreign Affairs' for use in paying rewards under this section, up to $5,000,000 of which may be used for rewards for information described in subsection (b)(1).6 62 63 Additional funds to pay rewards under this section shall be authorized to be appropriated in the annual authorizing legislation for the Department of State. (h) 64 Not later than 30 days after paying any reward under this section, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Con 62 Sec. 139 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 1973) provided $1,000,000 to pay rewards for information concerning terrorist acts. 63 The words from this point until the words "in subsection (b)(1)" were added by sec. 502(b) of Public Law 99-399, 100 Stat. 870. gress with respect to that reward. The report, which may be submitted on a classified basis if necessary, shall specify the amount of the reward paid, to whom the reward was paid, and the acts with respect to which the reward was paid, and shall discuss the significance of the information for which the reward was paid in dealing with those acts. (i) 64 As used in this section (1) the term 'United States drug laws' means the laws of the United States for the prevention and control of illicit traffic in controlled substances (as such term is defined for purposes of the Controlled Substances Act); and (2) the term 'member of the immediate family' includes (A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of the individual; (B) a person to whom the individual stands in loco parentis; and (C) any other person living in the individual's household and related to the individual by blood or marriage. SPECIAL AGENTS Sec. 37.65 (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.-Under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, special agents of the Department of State and the Foreign Service may (1) conduct investigations concerning illegal passport or visa issuance or use; (2) For the purpose of conducting such investigation (A) obtain and execute search and arrest warrants, and (B) obtain and serve subpoenas and summonses issued under the authority of the United States; (3) protect and perform protective functions directly related to maintaining the security and safety of (A) heads of a foreign state, official representatives of a foreign government, and other distinguished visitors to the United States, while the United States; (B) the Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of State, and official representatives of the United States Government, in the United States or abroad; (C) members of the immediate family of persons described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and (D) foreign missions (as defined in section 202(a)(4) of this Act) and international organizations (as defined in section 209(b) of this Act), within the United States; (4) if designated by the Secretary and qualified, under regulations approved by the Attorney General, for the use of firearms, carry firearms for the purpose of performing the duties authorized by this section; and (5) arrest without warrant any person for a violation of section 111, 112, 351, 911, 970, 1001, 1028, 1541, 1542, 1543, 1544, 1545, or 1546 of title 18, United States Code 65 Sec. 125(a) of Public Law 99-93 (99 Stat. 405) inserted this text as a new sec. 37 and redesignated the previous sec. 37 as sec. 38. |