ployees shall be a career reserved position within the Senior Execufoxk Saree The Oneudsman for Cri Service Empicyees shall repove dyerdry do the Secretary of Scane and sha have the right to pampate in a Mar agement Council meetings to assure that the aranty of the Cort Bernice employees to contribute to the achievemark of the Departmer 1's mandated responsibilities and the career inaraste of those employees are adequately represented. The position of Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees shall be designated from one of the Bemor Executive Service positions (as defined in section 3132/#/2, of title 5, United States Code) in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.

A) DEFINITION -For purposes of this section, the term "Civil Service employees" means employees of the Federal Government except for members of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980).

SEC. 179. COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS. (g) 59 * *

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE-The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (e) Budget ActT-Any new spending authority (as defined in section 401(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) provided by this section shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation

SEC 174. AUDIT OF MERIT PERSONNEL SYSTEM OF FOREIGN SERVICE.

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and inspection of the operation of the merit personnel system in the Foreign Service and report to the Congress, not later than ne year after the date of enactment of this Act, as to any improvemente in the merit personnel system that the Comptroller General neiders heressary The report of the Comptroller General shall pa particular attention to reports of racial, ethnic, sexual, and riker dievriminatory practices in the recruitment, appointment, aseipment and promotion of Foreign Service employees.

apy jean poDEVIHMAN E PAY.

ta Reviews↑ PERIVORMANCE PAY PROGRAMS —

c) Seser von A OF AWARDS DURING REVIEW –During the peand beg, uning on the date of enactment of this Act, and ending en the ante en which the Inspector General of the Department

to the Congress pursuant to paragraph 2.

anve gist wat net be awarded under section 406 of the Ave of 1900 27 USC 3953 to any member w in the Decemment of State.

INNOCTUAR C.-The Inspector General aloesten meng a dine sha: conduct a complete and thor

whether the procedures and award determinations are free from bias and reflect fair standards; and

(B) the adequacy of the criteria and the equity of the criteria actually applied in making those awards.

The review should be conducted in accordance with generally accepted Government auditing standards. The Inspector General shall report the results of this review to the Secretary of State and to the Congress no later than May 1, 1988.

(3) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE.-No later than 60 days after the report of the Inspector General is submitted to the Secretary of State under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report containing the comments of the Secretary on the report of the Inspector General and describing the actions taken and proposed to be taken by the Secretary as a result of the report.

SEC. 177. CHIEF OF MISSIONS SALARY.

(a) 58***

(b) 59 * * *

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to the salary of any individual serving under a Presidential appointment under section 302 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act during the period such individual continues to serve in such position.

SEC. 178. PAY LEVEL OF AMBASSADORS AT LARGE.

(a) 60 COMPENSATION.-Chapter 53 of title 5 of the United States Code is amended

(1) in section 5313, by striking out "Ambassadors at Large."; and

(2) in section 5315, by adding at the end thereof the following: "Ambassadors at Large.".

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND LIMITATION.-The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and shall not affect the salary of any individual holding the rank of Ambassador at Large immediately before the date of enactment of this Act during the period such individual continues to serve in such position.

SEC. 179. FOREIGN SERVICE CAREER CANDIDATES TAX TREATMENT. (a) 61 * * *

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to tax years beginning after December 31, 1987.

58 Sec. 177(a) amended sec. 401(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465; 22 U.S.C. 3961(a)).

Sec. 177(b) amended sec. 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465; 22 U.S.C. 3942(b)).

Subsec. (a) moved the post of "Ambassador at Large” from a Level II to a Level IV on the Executive Schedule.

61 Subsec. (a) amended sec. 301(d)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465; 94 Stat. 2071). It prohibited career foreign service employees from representing themselves to income tax authorities of the District of Columbia or any other State as exempt from income taxation.

SEC. 180. PROHIBITION ON MEMBER OF A FOREIGN SERVICE UNION NEGOTIATING ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should take steps to assure that in labor-management negotiations between the Department of State and the exclusive representative of the Foreign Service employees of the Department, those who direct and conduct negotiations on behalf of management are not also beneficiaries of the agreements made with the exclusive representative.

SEC. 181. CLARIFICATION OF JURISDICTION OF FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD.

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(e) APPLICATION.-The amendments made by this section shall not apply with respect to any grievance in which the Board has issued a final decision pursuant to section 1107 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4137) before the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 183.62 WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

(a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that the Department of State and other Foreign Service agencies have not been successful in their efforts

(1) to recruit and retain members of minority groups in order to increase significantly the number of members of minority groups in the Foreign Service; and

(2) to provide adequate career advancement for women and members of minority groups in order to increase significantly the numbers of women and members of minority groups in the senior levels of the Foreign Service.

(b) A MORE REPRESENTATIVE FOREIGN SERVICE.-The Secretary of State and the head of each of the other agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system

(1) shall substantially increase their efforts to implement_effectively the plans required by section 152(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987, so that the Foreign Service becomes truly representative of the American people throughout all levels of the Foreign Service; and

(2) shall ensure that those plans effectively address the need to promote increased numbers of qualified women and members of minority groups into the senior levels of the Foreign Service.

(c) DEPARTMENT OF STATE HIRING PRACTICES OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN. The Secretary of State shall include annually as part of the report required to be submitted pursuant to section 105(d)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980—

(1) a report on the progress made at the Assistant Secretary and Bureau level of the Department of State in increasing the presence of minorities and women at all levels in the Foreign Service and Civil Service workforces of the Department of State, and

(2) the specific actions taken to address the lack of Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans in the Senior Executive Service and Senior Foreign Service of the Department of State.

SEC. 184. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW REQUIRING REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

(a) COMPLIANCE WITH PRIOR REQUEST.-Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, and the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives,63 a report complying with the 1984 request of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs for a listing and description of all policy and supporting positions in the Department of State and related agencies. The report shall include an unclassified tabulation, as of the 1984 request, of the following:

(1) All Foreign Service officer positions then occupied by noncareer appointees.

(2) All positions in the Senior Foreign Service subject to noncareer appointment.

(3) The name of the incumbent; location; type; level, grade, or salary; tenure; and expiration (if any) of each position. (b) COMPLIANCE WITH FUTURE REQUESTS.-Whenever the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate or the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service 64 of the House of Representatives requests information from the Secretary of State for inclusion in the publication "U.S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions", the Secretary shall provide such information in a timely manner.

SEC. 186. DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ABROAD. (a) 65 * * *

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-This section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

83 Sec. 1(aX5) of Public Law 104-14 (109 Stat. 186) provided that references to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives shall be treated as referring to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives. Sec. 1(aX6) of that Act provided that references to the Committee on Government Operations shall be treated as referring to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversignt. Sec. 1(bX2) of that Act provided that most references to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, which was abolished in the 104th Congress, shall be treated as referring to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

Sec. 1/bX2) of Public Law 104-14 (109 Stat. 186) provided that most references to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives, which was abolished in the 104th Congress, shall be treated as referring to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives.

Subsec. (a) added a new title III to the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (Public Law 84-885; 70 Stat. 890).

SEC. 701.72 PROBABLE EXEMPTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS EMPLOYEE HIRING FREEZE.

(a) FINDINGS.-The Congress makes the following findings:

(1) In April 1986, the Secretary-General of the United Nations adopted a freeze on the hiring of personnel within the United Nations Secretariat.

(2) The conditions of the freeze were such that, as the terms of office for the personnel expired, replacements would not be recruited or hired to fill the vacant positions, with minor exceptions.

(3) The freeze was designed to reduce United Nations personnel by 15 percent over three years, as recommended by the Group of High-Level Intergovernmental Experts to Review the Efficiency of the Administrative and Financial Functioning of the United Nations (commonly referred to as the "Group of 18 Experts").

(4) On May 5, 1987, the Secretary-General reported to the Department of State that he was considering granting 156 exceptions to the hiring freeze.

(5) Of these 156 probable exceptions, 104 would be Soviet and Soviet-bloc nationals currently employed in the United Nations Secretariat-of 298 Soviet and Soviet-bloc nationals cur

06 Sec. 188 added new secs. 830, 831 and 832 to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465; 94 Stat., 2071) concerning benefits for certain former spouses of members of the foreign service.

67 See page 1014 for text of free-standing provisions in this title.

88 See page 1018 for text of free-standing provisions in this title.

See page 1020 for text of free-standing provisions in this title.

70 Most of title V contained amendments to the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973. For text of free-standing provisions, see page 1190.

71 Title VI amended sec. 404 of the Asia Foundation Act (Public Law 98-164).

72 22 U.S.C. 287e note.