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(1) the International Committee of the Red Cross carries out humanitarian missions vital to the United States, including

(A) the promulgation and implementation of international humanitarian law;

(B) the protection of prisoners of war and of noncombatants in time of conflict;

(C) the protection of political prisoners;

(D) assistance in tracing persons who have disappeared in conflicts or for political reasons;

(E) the provision of medicine, food, and essential assistance to refugees and other victims of man-made disasters; and

(F) assistance in family reunification;

(2) the scope and number of activities carried out by the International Committee of the Red Cross have, as a result of recent global developments, necessarily increased; and

(3) there is an urgent need for increased support from the international community for the regular budget and special appeals of the International Committee of the Red Cross. (b) UNITED STATES POLICY.-It is the policy of the United States(1) to contribute to the International Committee of the Red Cross, in any financial year, an amount not less than 20 percent of the regular budget of the International Committee of the Red Cross; and

(2) to support generously the special appeals made by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

(c) EARMARKING.-Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for "Migration and Refugee Assistance" by section 101(4), not less than $4,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1986 and 1987 shall be available only for contribution to the regular budget of the International Committee of the Red Cross. (d) 13*

SEC. 110. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE FUNDS.

Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for "Migration and Refugee Assistance" by section 101(4), not more than $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986 and not more than $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1987 may be used for enhanced reception and placement services.

SEC. 115. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF STATE.

(a)

(b) POSITIONS AT LEVEL IV OF THE EXECUTIVE PAY SCHEDULE.Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended

(1) by striking out "Director, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State"; and

(2) by striking out "(13)" following "Assistant Secretaries of State" and inserting in lieu thereof "(14)".

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-Authority provided by the amendment made by subsection (a) shall only apply with respect to funds appropriated after the date of the enactment of this Act.

13 Subsec. (d) repeals Section 105 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act Public Law 99-105 [91 Stat. 844]

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SEC. 120. PILOT PROJECT FOR FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATES.

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of the Congress that the national interest of the United States would be well served by making more productive use in United States missions abroad of the resources that spouses of American personnel assigned to missions abroad are qualified to provide.

(b) PILOT PROJECT.-(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to design, conduct, and evaluate a pilot project to test appropriate means of increasing employment of qualified spouses of American personnel assigned to United States missions. The intent of the pilot project shall be to construct a feasible program within which spouses' education, training, and relevant work experience can be used effectively within the mission and in the furthering of United States interests in the host country.

(2) The Secretary shall conduct the pilot project described in paragraph (1) in accordance with section 311(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3951(b)).

(c) COMMENCEMENT OF DESIGN PHASE.-The Secretary shall undertake the design phase of the pilot project upon the enactment of this Act.

(d) REPORT.-The Secretary shall report to the Congress by February 1, 1986, on the design of the project and plans for its implementation and evaluation. The report shall include an evaluation of the effects of the pilot program on the full-time career positions in the Foreign Service and on the positions for foreign service nationals.

SEC. 121. FEASIBILITY STUDY OF A LATERAL ENTRY PROGRAM INTO THE FOREIGN SERVICE FOR BUSINESSMEN AND FARMERS. (a) STUDY.-The Secretary of State shall conduct a comprehensive study on the feasibility and desirability of creating a program of lateral entry into the Foreign Service for American businessmen, farmers, and other occupations. This study shall analyze the need for such a program by determining whether or not the personnel of the Foreign Service is composed of many people with a diversity of backgrounds such as business, farming, or other endeavors. The study shall also analyze the costs of putting such a program into effect.

(b) REPORT.-The Secretary of State shall report the results of such a study to the Congress no later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 123. FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE FACILITIES.

(a) 14 PURPOSE.-The purpose of this section is to promote comprehensive training to meet the foreign relations and national security objectives of the United States and to provide facilities designed for the purpose to assure cost efficient training.

(b) CONSTRUCTION OF TRAINING FACILITIES.-The Administrator of General Services may construct a consolidated training facility for the Foreign Service Institute on a site made available by the Secretary of State or acquired by the Administrator of General Services. Such site shall be located outside the District of Columbia but within reasonable proximity to the Department of State. The Ad

14 22 U.S.C. 4021 note.

ministrator of General Services may carry out this subsection only to the extent that funds are provided in advance in appropriation Acts to the Department of State and are transferred to the Administrator of General Services for carrying out this section.

(c) 15 USE OF FUNDS.—(1)(A) Of amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 for "Administration of Foreign Affairs" by section 101(1), a total of not to exceed $11,000,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of State to the Administrator of General Services for carrying out feasibility studies, site acquisition, and design, architectural, and engineering planning under subsection (b) of this section.

(B) of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1987, the Secretary of State may transfer a total not to exceed $11,000,000 for 'Administration of Foreign Affairs' to the Administrator of General Services for carrying out feasibility studies, site preparation, and design, architectural, and engineering planning under subsection (b).

(2) Of amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1987, for "Administration of Foreign Affairs", a total not to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of State to the Administrator of General Services for carrying out construction under subsection (b) of this section.

(3) Funds may not be obligated for construction of a facility under this section before the end of the period of 30 days of continuous session of Congress beginning on the date on which plans and estimates developed to carry out this section are submitted to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations and Environment and Public Works of the Senate. In determining days of continuous session of Congress for purposes of this paragraph

(A) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die; and

(B) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the determination.

If both Houses of Congress are not in session on the day any plans and estimates are submitted to such committees, such submittal shall be deemed to have been submitted on the first succeeding day on which both Houses are in session. If all such committees do not receive a submittal on the same day, such period shall not begin until the date on which all such committees have received it.

(d) JURISDICTION AND CUSTODY.-The facility constructed under this section and the site of such facility shall be under jurisdiction and in the custody of the Administrator of General Services. (e) OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, SECURITY, ALTERATION, REPAIR. (1) The Administrator of General Services shall delegate, in accordance with section 205 of the Federal Property and Admin

AND

15 Paragraph (1) of subsec. (c) was redesignated subparagraph (A) and new subparagraph (B) was added by sec. 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204; 101 Stat. 1331).

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istrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486) and section 15 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 614), to the Secretary of State responsibility for the operation, maintenance, and security of and alterations and repairs to the facility constructed pursuant to this section, provided the facility is used by the Secretary for the purposes authorized by this section.

(2) Not later than three months after occupancy of such facility, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of General Services shall each submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, on the delegation of responsibility, pursuant to paragraph (1), for the operation, maintenance, and security of and alterations and repairs to the facility constructed pursuant to this section.

(f) EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF CHARGES.-(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Department of State shall be exempt from the charges required by section 210(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(j)) for the use of the facility constructed under this section for the Foreign Service Institute.

(2) The Administrator of General Services shall charge the Department of State under such section 210(j) for the costs of any operation, maintenance, repairs, or alterations of such facility carried out by the Administrator of General Services.

SEC. 130.16 OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

(a) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.-It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should not accept a gift of any house or other place of residence for the purpose of providing an official residence for the Secretary of State unless the Congress has had an opportunity to review the proposed gift.

(b) STUDY AND REPORT.-The Secretary of State shall conduct a study of any offer of a gift for the purpose of providing a place of official residence for the Secretary of State. Such study shall include an examination of the costs to the United States associated with accepting such gift, including the costs of acquisition, maintenance, security, and daily operation of a residence. The Secretary shall report the results of any study conducted under this section to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.

SEC. 131. STRENGTHENING THE PERSONNEL SYSTEM OF THE BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERS.

No later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the Congress on the status of proposals implemented or under consideration to improve the staffing and personnel management in the Bureau of International Narcotics Matters. This report shall explicitly discuss whether a narcotics specialist personnel category in the Foreign Service is an

16 22 U.S.C. 2697 note.

appropriate mechanism to serve these purposes and, if not, what alternatives are contemplated.

SEC. 132.17 SHARING OF INFORMATION CONCERNING DRUG TRAFFICK

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(a) REPORTING SYSTEMS.-In order to ensure that foreign narcotics traffickers are denied visas to enter the United States, as required by section 212(a)(23) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (22 U.S.C. 1182(a)(23))—

(1) the Department of State shall cooperate with United States law enforcement agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Customs Service, in establishing a comprehensive information system on all drug arrests of foreign nationals in the United States, so that that information may be communicated to the appropriate United States embassies; and

(2) the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board shall agree on uniform guidelines which would permit the sharing of information on foreign drug traffickers.

(b) REPORT.-Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the steps taken to implement this section.

SEC. 133.18 EXTRADITION TREATIES.

The Secretary of State, with the assistance of the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board, shall increase United States efforts to negotiate updated extradition treaties relating to narcotics offenses with each major drug-producing country, particularly those in Latin America.

SEC. 134. RECOMMENDATION OF A TRAVEL ADVISORY ON THE STATE OF JALISCO, MEXICO.

(a) VIOLENCE AGAINST AMERICANS.-The Congress

(1) deplores the brutal murder of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena Salazar, and the abduction and disappearance of numerous other Americans, including John Clay Walker, Alberto Radelat, Dennis Carlson, Rose Carlson, Benjamin Mascarenas, and Patrica Mascarenas; and

(2) finds that the violence perpetrated by drug traffickers in Mexico constitute a danger to the safety of United States citizens living and traveling in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. (b) TRAVEL ADVISORY.-The Congress, therefore, recommends that the Secretary of State issue a travel advisory warning United States citizens of the current dangers of traveling in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. Such travel advisory should remain in effect until those responsible for the abduction or murder of any of the United States citizens referred to in subsection (a)(1) have been brought to trial and a verdict has been obtained.

17 8 U.S.C. 1182 note. 18 18 U.S.C. 3181 note.

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