account currently available for the purposes for which expenditures were made.

(c) In addition to the authorization of appropriations to the Department of State contained in section 8 of this Act, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense, or any department therein, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse such departments in the event that reimbursement from the United Nations is waived in whole or in part pursuant to authority contained in subsection (b) of this section.

(d) Nothing in this Act shall authorize the disclosure of any information or knowledge in any case in which such disclosure is prohibited by any other law of the United States.

SEC. 8.18 There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to the Department of State, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the United Nations as apportioned by the General Assembly in accordance with article 17 of the Charter, and for all necessary salaries and expenses of the representatives provided for in section 2 hereof, and of their appropriate staffs, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without regard to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; 19 travel expenses without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, as amended, the Travel Expense Act of 1949,20 and section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1933, as amended, 21 and, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, travel expenses of families and transportation of effects of United States representatives and other personnel in going to and returning from their post of duty; allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (5 U.S.C. 118a); 22 cost-of-living allowances for personnel stationed abroad under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe; communications services; stenographic reporting, translating, and other services, by contract; hire of passenger motor vehicles and other local transportation; rent of offices; printing and binding without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1949 (44 U.S.C. 111); allowances and expenses as provided in section 6 of the Act of July 30, 1946 (Public Law 565, Seventy-ninth Congress), 23 and allowances and expenses equivalent to

18 22 U.S.C. 287e. Added originally as sec. 7, this text was redesignated as sec. 8 by sec. 6 of Public Law 81-341 (63 Stat. 736).

Sec. 410 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-226), approved February 7, 1972, provided as follows:

"The Congress strongly urges the President to undertake such negotiations as may be necessary to implement that portion of the recommendations of the Report of the President's Commission for the Observance of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations (known as the "Lodge Commission") which proposes that the portion of the regular assessed costs to be paid by the United States to the United Nations be reduced so that the United States is assessed in each year not more than 25 per centum of such costs assessed all members of the United Nations for that year.".

See also sec. 162 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-138; 105 Stat. 675), page 103.

19 Classification Act of 1923, as amended, is now the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 305, 5101-5113, 5115, 5331-5338, 5341, 5342, 5509, 7154).

20 Travel Expense Act of 1949 is now amended (5 U.S.C. 5701, 5702, 5704-5708).

21 15 U.S.C. 5731.

22 Act of June 26, 1930, is now amended (5 U.S.C. 5912).

23 Sec. 6 of the Act of July 30, 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287r).

those provided in section 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980,24 the lease or rental (for periods not exceeding ten years) of living quarters for the use of the representatives provided for in section 2 of this Act serving abroad 25 and of their appropriate staffs, 26 the cost of installation and use of telephones in the same manner as telephone service is provided for use of the Foreign Service pursuant to the Act of August 23, 1912, as amended (31 U.S.C. 679), and 27 unusual expenses similar to those authorized by section 22 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended 28 by section 311 of the Overseas Differentials and Allowances Act, incident to the operation and maintenance of such living quarters abroad; 29 and such other expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State; and without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes as amended (41 U.S.C. 5).30

SEC. 9.31 The Secretary of State 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) Make available to the Representative of the United States to the United Nations and the Deputy Permanent Representa

24 The reference to sec. 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 was inserted by sec. 2206a12 of Public Law 96-465 (94 Stat. 2160), effective February 15, 1981. This replaced a reference to sec. 901(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946.

25 Sec. 304(a)(1) of Public Law 100-459 (102 Stat. 2207) added "serving abroad" at this point. 26 The words "representatives provided for in section 2 of this Act and of their appropriate staffs" were inserted in lieu of "representative of the United States to the United Nations re ferred to in paragraph (a) of section 2 hereof" by sec. 119(1) of the Department of State Author zation Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983 (Public Law 97-241, 96 Stat. 280).

for

27 Sec. 311(b) of Public Law 86-707 substituted the phrase "and unusual expenses the previous clause.

28 Sec. 22 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended, is now codified as 5 USC 5913 by Public Law 89-554 (80 Stat. 378 at 510; September 6, 1966).

29 Sec. 304(a)(2) of Public Law 100-459 (102 Stat. 2207) added "abroad" at this point.

30 The last sentence, added by sec. 119(2) of Public Law 97-273 (96 Stat. 280), was deleted by sec. 304(a)(3) of Public Law 100-459. It formerly read as follows:

"Any payments made by United States Government personnel for occupancy by them of living quarters leased or rented under this section shall be credited to the appropriation, fund. or account utilized by the Secretary of State for such lease or rental or to the appropriation. fund, or account currently available for such purpose.".

31 22 U.S.C. 287e-1. Sec. 9, originally added by sec. 15 of Public Law 93-126 (87 Stat. 454), was substantially rewritten by sec. 304(b) of Public Law 100-459 (102 Stat. 2207). Subsec. (2) was redesignated (3)"; in such subsec. the word "President" was deleted and "Secretary" inserted. subsecs. (1), (2), and (4) were new text. Sec. 304(cX1) provided an effective date of July 1, 1989, for these amendments. Sec. 9 formerly read as follows:

"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, and any employee of the United States Information Agency designated by the Director of that Agency, 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 res dents of the Metropolitan New York, New York, area with comparable salary and famuy 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 fifty employees, including not more than five employees of the United States Information Agency, shall be receiving an allowance under paragraph (1) of this section at any

one time.".

tive of the United States to the United Nations living quarters leased or rented by the United States (for periods not exceeding ten years) and allowances for unusual expenses incident to the operation and maintenance of such living quarters similar to those and to be considered for all purposes as authorized by section 22 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended by section 311 of the Overseas Differentials and Allowances Act.

(2) 32 Make available in New York to no more than 18 foreign service employees of the staff of the United States Mission to the United Nations, other representatives, and no_more than two employees who serve at the pleasure of the Representative, living quarters leased or rented by the United States (for periods not exceeding ten years). The number of employees to which such quarters will be made available shall be determined by the Secretary and shall reflect a significant reduction over the number of persons eligible for housing benefits as of the date of enactment of this provision. No employee may occupy a unit under this provision if the unit is owned by the employee. The Secretary shall require that each employee occupying housing under this subsection contribute to the Department of State a percentage of his or her base salary, in an amount to be determined by the Secretary of State toward the cost of such housing. The Secretary may reduce such payments to the extent of income taxes paid on the value of the leased or rented quarters any payments made by employees to the Department of State for occupancy by them of living quarters leased or rented under this section shall be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account utilized by the Secretary of State for such lease or rental or to the appropriation, fund, or account currently available for such purpose.

(3) 31 provide such allowance as the Secretary 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.

(4) The Inspector General shall review the program established by this section no later than December 1989 and periodically thereafter with a view to increasing cost savings and making other appropriate recommendations.

B

32 Sec. 304(c) of Public Law 100-459 (102 Stat. 2208) provided:

"(2) In the event that taxes paid by an employee on the benefit provided under subsection (2) of section 9 exceed the contribution amount computed as a percentage of base salary under that subsection, the Department of State may reimburse the employee up to the amount of such differential for the period from the date of enactment of this Act through July 1, 1989.".

2. The United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act

Partial text of Public Law 80-357 [S.J. Res. 144], 61 Stat. 756, approved August 4, 1947

JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President to bring into effect an agreement between the United States and the United Nations for the purpose of establishing the permanent headquarters of the United Nations in the United States and authorizing the taking of measures necessary to facilitate compliance with the provi sions of such agreement, and for other purposes.1

Whereas the Charter of the United Nations was signed on behalf of the United States on June 26, 1945, and was ratified on August 8, 1945, by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the instrument of ratification of said Charter was deposited on August 8, 1945; and Whereas the said Charter of the United Nations came into force

with respect to the United States on October 24, 1945; and Whereas article 104 of the Charter provides that "The Organization shall enjoy in the territory of each of its Members such legal capacity as may be necessary for the exercise of its functions and the fulfillment of its purposes"; and Whereas article 105 of the Charter provides that:

"1. The Organization shall enjoy in the territory of each of its Members such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the fulfillment of its purposes.

"2. Representatives of the Members of the United Nations and officials of the Organization shall similarly enjoy such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the independent exercise of their functions in connection with the Organization

"3. The General Assembly may make recommendations with a view to determining the details of the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article or may propose conventions to the Members of the United Nations for this purpose."; and Whereas article 28 and other articles of the Charter of the United Nations contemplate the establishment of a seat for the permanent headquarters of the Organization; and

Whereas the interim arrangements concluded on June 26, 1945, by the governments represented at the United Nations Conference on International Organization instructed the Preparatory Commission established in pursuance of the arrangements to "make studies and prepare recommendations concerning the location of the permanent headquarters of the Organization"; and Whereas during the labors of the said Preparatory Commission, the Congress of the United States in H. Con. Res. 75, passed unanimously by the House of Representatives December 10, 1945, and agreed to unanimously by the Senate December 11, 1945, invited

1 22 U.S.C. 287 note.

the United Nations "to locate the seat of the United Nations Organization within the United States"; and

Whereas the General Assembly on December 14, 1946, resolved "that the permanent headquarters of the United Nations shall be established in New York City in the area bounded by First -Avenue, East Forty-eighth Street, the East River, and East Forty-second Street"; and

Whereas the General Assembly resolved on December 14, 1946, "That the Secretary-General be authorized to negotiate and conclude with the appropriate authorities of the United States of America an agreement concerning the arrangements required as a result of the establishment of the permanent headquarters of the United Nations in the city of New York" and to be guided in these negotiations by the provisions of a preliminary draft agreement which had been negotiated by the Secretary-General and the Secretary of State of the United States; and Whereas the General Assembly resolved on December 14, 1946, that pending the coming into force of the agreement referred to above "the Secretary-General be authorized to negotiate and conclude arrangements with the appropriate authorities of the United States of America to determine on a provisional basis the privileges, immunities, and facilities needed in connection with the temporary headquarters of the United Nations"; and Whereas the Secretary of State of the United States, after consultation with the appropriate authorities of the State and city of New York, signed at Lake Success, New York, on June 26, 1947, on behalf of the United States an agreement with the United Nations regarding the headquarters of the United Nations, which agreement is incorporated herein; and

Whereas the aforesaid agreement provides that it shall be brought into effect by an exchange of notes between the United States and the Secretary-General of the United Nations: Therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is hereby authorized to bring into effect on the part of the United States the agreement between the United States of America and the United Nations regarding the headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success, New York, on June 26, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the "agreement"), with such changes therein not contrary to the general tenor thereof and not imposing any additional obligations on the United States as the President may deem necessary and appropriate, and at his discretion, after consultation with the appropriate State and local authorities, to enter into such supplemental agreements with the United Nations as may be necessary to fulfill the purposes of the said agreement: Provided, That any supplemental agreement entered into pursuant to section 5 of the agreement incorporated herein shall be submitted to the Congress for approval. The agreement follows: 2

2 For text of the agreement, see Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1992, vol. V.