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headed by an Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs":

(ii) by striking out the second sentence; and

(iii) in the third sentence, by striking out "administrator" and inserting in lieu thereof "Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs";

(C) in subsection (d), by striking out "Security and"; and
(D) by repealing subsection (f).

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(2) Section 105 of such Act is amended by striking out "administrator" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs".

(3) Section 101(a)(1) of such Act 10 is amended by striking out "administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs of the Department of State" and inserting in lieu thereof “Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs".

(4) The individual holding the position of administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs on the date of enactment of this section shall assume the duties of the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs and shall not be required to be reappointed by reason of the enactment of this section.

(5) Any reference in any law to the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs or to the administrator of such Bureau shall be deemed to be a reference to the Bureau of Consular Affairs or to the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, respectively. (c)

(d) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 11 is amended—

(1) by repealing paragraph (1); and

(2) by striking out "(11)" in paragraph (22) and inserting in lieu thereof "(13)".

SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY TOLL NEGOTIATIONS

SEC. 110. (a) There is established an advisory board (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Board") to advise the Secretary of State with respect to the negotiations with Canada concerning toll increases on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the Welland Canal.

(b) The Board shall consist of 15 members appointed by the President from among representatives of groups in the Great Lakes area which would be affected most directly by increased tolls, including port directors, port authorities, maritime labor, shipping companies, shippers, and consumers.

(c)(1) Members of the Board shall each be entitled to receive the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule for each day (including traveltime) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Board.

(2) While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Board, members of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub

Sec. 105 of Public Law 82-414 provided authority for the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs to maintain direct liaison with the Directors of the FBI, CIA, and other internal security officers of the Government.

10 Sec. 101(aX1) of Public Law 82-414 defined the term, "administrator".

11 Sec. 5315 of title 5 concerned Executive Schedule pay rates for positions at level IV.

sistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

(d) The Board shall cease to exist on the date designated by the Secretary of State as the date on which the negotiations described in subsection (a) are completed or on September 30, 1978, whichever date occurs first.

LIABILITY OF CONSULAR OFFICERS

SEC. 111. (a)(1) Sections 1735 and 1736 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U.S.C. 1199) are repealed. 12

(2) The section analysis of chapter two of title XVIII of the Revised Statutes of the United States is amended by striking out the items relating to sections 1735 and 1736.

(b) The repeals made by subsection (a) shall not affect suits commenced before the date of enactment of this Act.

TITLE II-UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY 13

TITLE IV-FOREIGN SERVICE AND OTHER PERSONNEL

SPECIAL ANNUITY FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS SELECTED-OUT FROM THE FOREIGN SERVICE

SEC. 411.14 (a) Subject to the conditions established in subsection (b), any Foreign Service officer

(1) who was retired under section 633(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 before the date of enactment of this section;

(2) who was not in class 1, 2, or 3 at the time of retirement; (3) who was 40 years of age or older at the time of retirement; and

(4) who had at least 20 years of service, exclusive of credit for unused sick leave, creditable for purposes of section 821 of such Act at the time of retirement;

shall be entitled to receive retirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of such section 824 in lieu of any retirement benefits which the officer may be entitled to elect under section 634(b)(2) of such Act. Such retirement benefits shall be paid from the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund and shall be effective on the date the officer reaches age 50, the date of enactment of this section, or October 1, 1977, whichever date is latest.

(b) Retirement benefits may not be paid under this section unless (1) any refund of contributions paid to the officer under section

12 These sections authorized suits against U.S. consular officers for damages due to willful neglect or failure to perform any duty imposed by law.

13 For text of this title, see page 883.

14 22 U.S.C. 1004 note.

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634(b)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 is repaid to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, with interest, in accordance with sections 811 (d) and (f) of such Act; and (2) the service forming the basis for such retirement benefits is not used as the basis for any other retirement benefits under any retirement system.

(c) In the event that an officer who is entitled to retirement benefits under this section dies before reaching the age of fifty, but after the date of enactment of this section, his or her death shall be considered a death in service within the meaning of section 832 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946,15 except that no survivor's annuity (other than a survivor's annuity which would be payable under the first complete sentence in section 634(b)(2) of such Act but for the enactment of this section) shall become effective before October 1, 1977.

(d) An officer entitled to retirement benefits under this section may make the election described in section 821 (b) or (f), as appropriate, of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 15 at any time before reaching the age of fifty or before the end of the sixty-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this section, whichever is later.

COMPENSATION FOR JUNIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS

SEC. 412. (a)(1) Paragraph (2) of section 5541 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-16

(A) by striking out "or" at the end of clause (xii);

(B) by striking out the period at the end of clause (xiii) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and

(C) by adding at the end thereof the following clauses:

"(xiv) a Foreign Service officer' within the meaning of section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946; or

"(xv) a Foreign Service information officer' as provided for by the first section of the Act entitled 'An Act to promote the foreign policy of the United States by strengthening and improving the Foreign Service personnel system of the International Communication Agency 17 through establishment of a Foreign Service Information Officer Corps,' approved August 20, 1968".

(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 1978. (b) 18

[Repealed-1978]

15 Such Act was repealed by the Foreign Service Act of 1980.

16 This amendment to section 5541 of title 5 excluded Foreign Service officers from civil service law which required overtime pay for certain Federal employees of GS-10 or lesser rank.

17 The reference to the International Communication Agency was substituted in lieu of a reference to the United States Information Agency by sec. 204(b)(5) of Public Law 95-426 (92 Stat. 974). However, sec. 303 of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 291) redesignated the Agency as the United States Information Agency and directed that any reference to the International Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer to the United States Information Agency.

18 Subsec. (b), which had provided for a $250 per annum salary increase for Foreign Service officers in classes 5 through 8, was repealed by sec. 410 of Public Law 95-426 (92 Stat. 980). Such salary increase became effective with pay periods beginning on or after October 1, 1978.

EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE SPOUSES

SEC. 413.19 *

[Repealed-1981]

LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE SPOUSES

SEC. 414.20 It is the sense of Congress that, in order to increase the effectiveness of United States diplomatic representation abroad, the Secretary of State should make greater use of his authority under section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 in order to increase the language training opportunities available to the family members of Foreign Service personnel.

TITLE V-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION, EDUCATION,
CULTURAL AND BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES

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SEC. 502. The Congress finds that the Belgrade Conference to review compliance with the Helsinki Accords provides the United States an important forum to press its case for greater respect for human rights. Furthermore, the Congress is convinced that the emphasis given human rights in general by the United States should be translated into concern for specific individuals. In this regard, the Congress is particularly concerned about the fate of Anatoly Shcharansky and urges the United States representatives to the Belgrade Conference to express the official concern of the United States over the Shcharansky case.

UNITED NATIONS REFORM

SEC. 503.22 The United States should make a major effort toward reforming and restructuring the United Nations system so that it might become more effective in resolving global problems. Toward that end, the United States should present a program for United Nations reform to the Special United Nations Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on Strengthening of the Role of the Organization. In developing such a program the United States should give appropriate consideration to various possible proposals

19 Sec. 413 was repealed by sec. 2205(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465; 94 Stat. 2160). For current text concerning the employment of family members of Foreign Service personnel, see sec. 311 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, page 401.

20 22 U.S.C. 1041 note. Sec. 505(a)(3) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 299) repealed subsec. (b) of this section which had required a report from the Secretary of State on increased language training opportunity for the families of Foreign Service personnel. The Secretary submitted this report on December 20, 1977.

21 Sec. 501, which had required a report from the President containing recommendations for reorganizing the international information, education, cultural, and broadcasting activities of the United States, was repealed by sec. 505(a)(3) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 299). The President submitted this report on October 31, 1977.

22 Sec. 505(a)(3) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 299) repealed subsec. (b) of this section which had required a report from the President on recommendations for reform in the United Nations. The President submitted this report on March 7, 1978.

for reforming the United Nations, including but not limited to proposals which would

(1) adjust decisionmaking processes in the United Nations by providing voting in the General Assembly weighted according to population and contributions and by modifying veto powers on certain categories of questions, such as membership recommendations, in the Security Council;

(2) foster greater use of the International Court of Justice by the United States and other members of the United Nations; (3) supplement United Nations finances through contributions from commerce, services, and resources regulated by the United Nations;

(4) improve coordination of and expand United Nations activities on behalf of human rights;

(5) establish more effective United Nations machinery for the peaceful settlement of disputes, including means for the submission of differences to mediation or arbitration;

(6) adjust assessment scale calculations to reflect more accurately the actual ability of member nations to contribute to the United Nations and its specialized agencies; and

(7) provide greater coordination of United Nations technical assistance activities by the United Nations Development program.

INFORMATION OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES

SEC. 504. It is the sense of the Congress that any foreign country should be allowed to maintain an information office in the United States if maintenance of such office is consistent with United States law.

REPARATIONS FOR VIETNAM

SEC. 505.23 The President shall continue to take all possible steps to obtain a final accounting of all Americans missing in action in Vietnam.

PANAMA CANAL

SEC. 506. Any new Panama Canal treaty or agreement negotiated with funds appropriated under this Act must protect the vital interests of the United States in the Canal Zone and in the operation, maintenance, property, and defense of the Panama Canal.

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR

DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 507. (a) The President shall take appropriate steps to ensure that, at all stages of the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development, representatives of the United States place important emphasis, in both official statements and informal discussions, on the development and use of light capital technol

23 22 U.S.C. 2151 note. Sec. 505(a)(3) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 299) repealed subsec. (a) of this section which had prohibited the use of any funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for reparations, aid, or any other form of payment to Vietnam.

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