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SEC. 175.42 ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING. (a) ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS.-The Secretary of State, through the United States Representative to the United Nations, should propose to the Secretary General of the United Nations that the United Nations should explore means, including procedures and organizational initiative, for expediting the implementation of peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council.

(b) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.-Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, a report which makes recommendations concerning changes in United States law which would enhance the United States participation in peacekeeping operations authorized by the United Nations. Such report shall include legislative recommendations to expedite the use of appropriated funds for peacekeeping purposes on an emergency basis.

SEC. 176. SPECIAL PURPOSE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) LIMITATION. Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 101(a)(1) for "Salaries and Expenses" of the Department of State, $1,000,000 shall be available only after the submission of the report under subsection (b).

(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-Not later than March 1, 1992, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the international organizations listed in subsection (c). Such report shall include the following information with respect to each international organization:

(1) The purpose and activities of the organization.

(2) The political and economic benefits to the United States of membership in the organization.

(3) The effect on United States consumers and importers of the activities and policies of the organization.

(c) SPECIAL PURPOSE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.-The following international organizations shall be included in the report under this section:

(1) International Center for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property.

(2) International Coffee Organization.

(3) International Cotton Advisory Committee.
(4) International Hydrographic Organization.
(5) International Jute Organization.

(6) International Lead and Zinc Study Group.

(7) International Rubber Organization.

(8) International Office of Epizootics.

(9) International Organization for Legal Metrology.
(10) International Rubber Study Group.
(11) International Sugar Organization.

42 Functions vested in the Secretary of State in this section were further delegated to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Manage ment, by Delegation of Authority No. 193, January 7, 1992 (Public Notice 1555; 57 F.R. 2298; January 21, 1992).

(12) International Tropical Timber Organization.

(13) International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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(14) Permanent International Association of Road Congress

(15) World Tourism Organization.

SEC. 177. GREAT LAKES FISHERY COMMISSION.

Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 103(4) of this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated up to $8,200,000 for fiscal year 1992 and up to $12,300,000 for fiscal year 1993 for the purpose of enabling the Department of State to carry out its authority, function, duty, and responsibility in the conduct of foreign affairs of the United States in connection with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

SEC. 178. INTER-AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) POLICY.-Taking into consideration the long-term commitment by the United States to the affairs of this hemisphere and the need to build further upon the linkages between the United States and its neighbors, the Congress believes that the Secretary of State, in allocating the level of resources for the "International Organizations and Commissions" account, should pay particular attention to funding levels of the Inter-American organizations.

(b) FINDING.-The Congress finds that the work done by these organizations has been of great benefit to the region, and the United States itself has experienced a positive return from their efforts. SEC. 179. INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION.

It is the sense of the Congress that the President should give the highest priority to the interests of United States consumers in shaping United States policy toward a new international coffee agreement.

SEC. 180.43 APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR WATER POLICY NEGOTIATIONS AND WATER RESOURCES POLICY.

(a) DESIGNATION.-The Secretary of State shall designate a Special Coordinator

(1) to coordinate the United States Government response to international water resource disputes and needs;

(2) to represent the United States Government, whenever appropriate, in multilateral fora in discussions concerning access to fresh water; and

(3) to formulate United States policy to assist in the resolution of international problems posed by the lack of fresh water supplies.

(b) OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES.-The individual designated under subsection (a) may carry out the functions of subsection (a) in addition to other assigned responsibilities.

43 22 U.S.C. 2686a. Functions vested in the Secretary of State in this section were reserved to the Secretary of State by Delegation of Authority No. 193, January 7, 1992 (Public Notice 1555; 57 F.R. 2298; January 21, 1992).

SEC. 181.44 EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS BY CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

Not less than 180 days after enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Congress concerning each international organization which had a geographic distribution formula in effect on January 1, 1991, of whether each such organization

(1) is taking good faith steps to increase the staffing of United States citizens; and

(2) has met its geographic distribution formula.

PART F-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 191. TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR JALISCO, MEXICO.

Section 134 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 is repealed.45

SEC. 192.46 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NAIROBI FORWARD-LOOKING STRATEGIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN.

(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-Two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Congress a report on the progress of the United States implementation of the Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women (Nairobi Strategies), as adopted by the 40th session of the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 40/108 on December 13, 1985.

(b) FINAL REPORT.-Not later than 90 days prior to the 1995 deadline for submission of the report to the United Nations Secretary General on the United States implementation of the Nairobi Strategies, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Congress a preliminary version of such report.

SEC. 193. STUDY OF TECHNICAL SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES.

(a) STUDY BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.-Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of State shall initiate, with the cooperation of other appropriate Federal agencies, a study of the overseas technical security and counterintelligence capabilities and practices of the Department of State. The study shall be completed not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act.

(b) CONTENT.-The study shall evaluate

(1) the overseas technical security and counterintelligence capabilities of the Department of State since the enactment of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986;

44 22 U.S.C. 276c-4. Functions vested in the Secretary of State in this section were further delegated to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs by Delegation of Authority No. 193, January 7, 1992 (Public Notice 1555; 57 F.R. 2298; January 21, 1992).

45 Sec. 134 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987, recommended that the Secretary of State issue a travel advisory warning U.S. citizens of the current dangers of traveling in the State of Jalisco, Mexico, site of the 1985 murders of two U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration employees and other assaults against U.S. citizens.

46 Functions vested in the Secretary of State in this section were further delegated to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs by Delegation of Authority No. 193, January 7, 1992 Public Notice 1555; 57 F.R. 2298; January 21, 1992).

(2) the level of the State Department's capabilities in technical security and counterintelligence relative to the technical and human intelligence threats identified by other appropriate Federal agencies; and

(3) whether the Department of State is the most appropriate Federal agency to carry out overseas technical security and counterintelligence functions.

(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-Not later than 400 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of State shall prepare and submit, with the cooperation of other appropriate Federal agencies, a written report of the findings of such study to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. The Inspector General may submit such report in classified form.

SEC. 194. STUDY OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that the Department of State has been negligent in carrying out section 155 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, "Study of Sexual Harassment at the Department of State".47

(b) REPORT.-Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of State shall report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the reasons for the Department's negligence in adhering to deadlines required by law in implementing section 155 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, and what steps, if any, the Department has taken to prevent such a failure from recurring.

SEC. 195.48 PROHIBITION AGAINST FRAUDULENT USE OF “MADE IN AMERICA" LABELS.

If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that a person intentionally affixed a label bearing a "Made in America" inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, that person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract from the Department of State, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures in subpart 9.4 of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. SEC. 196. DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.

(a) IN GENERAL.-An officer or employee of the Department of State to whom a written or oral question is addressed by any member of a committee specified in subsection (b), acting within his official capacity, shall respond to such question within 21 days unless the Secretary of State submits a letter to such member explaining why a timely response cannot be made.

47 For text, see page 154.

422 U.S.C. 2679b.

49 22 U.S.C. 2680-1. Functions vested in the Secretary of State in this section were reserved to the Secretary of State by Delegation of Authority No. 193, January 7, 1992 (Public Notice 1555; 57 F.R. 2298; January 21, 1992).

(b) SPECIFIED COMMITTEES.-The committees referred to in subsection (a) are the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. SEC. 197.50 INTERNATIONAL CREDIT REPORTS.

(a) REPORT ON LOAN CRITERIA.-Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report setting forth clear criteria for bilateral loans by which the United States can determine the likelihood of repayment by a country seeking to receive United States loans. The report should include the criteria used for

(1) assessing country risk;

(2) projecting loan repayments; and

(3) estimating subsidy levels.

(b) REPORTS ON LOANS.-Beginning 180 days after the submission of the report in subsection (a) and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit a report to the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre sentatives showing actual repayments by country and by program to the United States Government for the previous 5 years and the scheduled repayments to the United States Government for the next 5 years.

SEC. 198.51 THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES HISTORICAL SERIES.

(a) 52 AMENDMENT.—

(b) 53 PREVIOUS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORICAL DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTATION.-The Advisory Committee on Historical Documentation for the Department of State established before the date of enactment of this Act shall terminate on such date.

(c) COMPLIANCE.—

(1) 54 The Secretary of State shall ensure that the requirements of section 404 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as amended by this section) are met not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. If the Secretary cannot reasonably meet the requirements of such section, he shall so notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and describe how the Department of State intends to meet the requirements of that section. In no event shall full compliance with the requirements of such section

50 22 U.S.C. 2656h. Functions vested in the Secretary of State in this section were further delegated to the Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs by Delegation of Authority No. 193, January 7, 1992 (Public Notice 1555; 57 F.Ř. 2298; January 21, 1992).

51 Functions vested in the Secretary of State in this section (except for that part which added a new 406(a) to the State Department Basic Authorities Act) were further delegated to the Under Secretary for Management by Delegation of Authority No. 193, January 7, 1992 (Public Notice 1555; 57 F.R. 2298; January 21, 1992).

52 Sec. 198(a) added a new title IV to the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.), entitled "Foreign Relations of the United States Historical Series". For text, see page 72.

53 22 U.S.C. 4356 note.

54 22 U.S.C. 4354 note.

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