(c) REPORT.-Together with such other information as is determined to be appropriate and informative, such report shall include (1) a determination of the reasons for the high rate of incidence of sexual harassment at such Federal agencies; (2) an evaluation of the actions which have been proposed and implemented by such Federal agencies to respond to the findings of the Merit Systems Protection Board report; (3) a proposal for further specific actions by each agency; and (4) recommendations for such changes in administrative procedures, regulations, and legislation as may be considered necessary to address the problem of sexual harassment at the Department of State and the United States Information Agency. (d) SUBMISSION OF REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.-Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit the full and complete report of such study, together with such comments as the Secretary of State or the Director of the United States Information Agency consider appropriate, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. SEC. 156. LIMITATION ON HOUSING BENEFITS. (a) 46 IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of State shall establish and implement an appropriate housing policy and space standards in consultation with all agencies with employees outside the United States who are under the authority of the chief of mission or with other agencies or employees who participate in the overseas housing program. Such policy may not provide housing or related benefits based solely on the representational status of the employee, except if such individual is the ambassador, deputy chief of mission, permanent charge, or the consul general when serving as the principal officer. (b) WAIVER.-The Secretary of State may grant exceptions to the restriction on providing housing or related benefits on a representational basis under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis where a documented need for such exception is established. The Secretary of State shall prepare a comprehensive list annually of all such exceptions granted under this subsection. PART E-FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE WITHIN THE FOREIGN SERVICE SEC. 161.47 EXPANSION OF MODEL FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE POSTS. (a) DESIGNATION OF POSTS.-In order to carry out the purposes of section 702 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and in light of the positive report issued on March 28, 1986, by the Department of State, as required by section 2207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, the Secretary of State shall designate as model foreign language competence posts a minimum of six Foreign Service posts, representing the Department of State's five geographic bureaus, in countries where English is not the common language. Such designation shall be made not later than 120 days after the date of 485 U.S.C. 5921 note. 47 22 U.S.C. 4171 note. enactment of this Act,48 and shall be implemented so that not later than October 1, 1991, in the case of non-hard language posts, and October 1, 1992, in the case of hard language posts, each Government employee permanently assigned to those posts shall possess an appropriate level of competence in the language common to the country where the post is located. The Secretary of State shall determine appropriate levels of language competence for employees assigned to those posts by reference to the nature of their functions and the standards employed by the Foreign Service Institute. (b) "HARD LANGUAGE COUNTRY" POST TO BE DESIGNATED.-At least one of the posts designated under subsection (a) shall be in a "hard language" country, as identified in the report to the Under Secretary of State for Management of May 12, 1986, entitled "Hard Language Proficiency in the Foreign Service". Such post shall be in one of the countries where the official or principal language is Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, or Russian. (c) TERMINATION DATE.-The posts designated under subsection (a) shall continue as model foreign language posts at least until September 30, 1993, in the case of non-hard language posts, and September 30, 1994, in the case of hard language posts. Not later than January 31, 1995, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report describing the operation of such posts and the costs, advantages, and disadvantages associated with meeting the foreign language competence requirements of this section. (d) EXEMPTION AUTHORITY.-The Secretary of State may authorize exceptions to the requirements of this section if (1) he determines that unanticipated exigencies so require; and (2) he immediately reports such exceptions to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (e) EXCLUDED POSTS.-The posts designated under subsection (a) may not include Dakar, Senegal, or Montevideo, Uruguay. The report required under subsection (c) shall include progress made in these posts in maintaining the high foreign language standards achieved under the initial pilot program. (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. SEC. 162. REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE. Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act,49 the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives a report evaluating an entrance requirement for the Foreign Service of at least one world language at the General Professional Speaking Proficiency level, as defined by the Foreign *Sec. 320xbX3) of Pubhe Law 101-302 (104 Stat. 247) strock out "February 1, 1990" and inserted in hea thereof $120 days after the date of enactment of this Act". Sec. 320 nx4) of Public Law 101-302 (104 Stat. 247) strack ont "“December 31, 1989" and inserted in hieu thereof 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act". Service Institute, or one nonworld language at the next lowest proficiency level. Such report shall also describe (1) the amount of time necessary to implement such a requirement; (2) the use of bonus points on the Foreign Service candidate scoring system for candidates with foreign language ability; and (3) the adjustments necessary to raise otherwise qualified candidates, especially including affirmative action applicants, to the levels required for entrance as evaluated in the report required by this section. SEC. 163.50 FOREIGN SERVICE PROMOTION PANELS. It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent possible, Foreign Service promotion panels should (1) only promote candidates to the Senior Foreign Service who have demonstrated foreign language proficiency in at least one language at the General Professional Speaking Proficiency level, as defined by the Foreign Service Institute; (2) strive for the objective stipulated in the Foreign Service Manual "to be able to use two foreign languages at a minimum professional level of proficiency of S-3/R-3, which is the general professional speaking proficiency level"; and (3) have at least one person on each Foreign Service promotion panel who has attained at least the General Professional Speaking Proficiency level in one language level. SEC. 164.51 *** [Repealed-1994] TITLE II-UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, PART A-UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY 52 PART B-BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 53 PART C-VOICE OF AMERICA 54 50 22 U.S.C. 4001 note. 61 Formerly at 22 U.S.C. 4001 note. Repealed by sec. 191(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236; 108 Stat. 418). Sec. 164 had required a revision of the Employee Evaluation Report and the Officer Evaluation Report for Foreign Service officers to reflect foreign language proficiency. 62 For text of freestanding provisions in this part relating to the United State Information Agency, see page 938. 63 For text of freestanding provisions in this part relating to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, see page 942. For text of freestanding provisions in this part relating to the Voice of America, see page 88-541 95-9 PART D-TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA 55 TITLE III-BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL TITLE IV-INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS SEC. 401. UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL SUGAR ORGANIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION. (a) UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP.-The President is authorized to maintain membership of the United States in the International Sugar Organization and the International Tropical Timber Organization. (b) PAYMENT OF ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS.-For the fiscal year 1991 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the United States assessed contributions to such organizations may be paid from funds appropriated for "Contributions to International Organizations". SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES. The President is authorized to maintain membership of the United States in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP IN WILDLIFE CONVENTIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to the President $1,511,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and $1,571,440 for the fiscal year 1991 in support of United States participation in the following international environmental organizations and conventions of which not more than (1)57 $650,000 for the fiscal year 1990 shall be available for dues and arrearages for United States contributions to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); (2) 58 $231,000 for the fiscal year 1990 shall be available for dues and arrearages for United States contributions to the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO); 55 For text of freestanding provisions in this part, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, see page 1136. 68 For text of freestanding provisions in this title relating to the Board for International Broadcasting, see page 1125. 67 The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167; 103 Stat. 1199), provided $750,000 for the "Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species". The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-513; 104 Stat. 1982), provided $750,000. 58 The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-513; 104 Stat. 1982), provided $1,000,000 for the "International Tropical Timber Organization. See also sec. 533 of that Act in Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1994, vol. I-A. (3) 59 $450,000 for the fiscal year 1990 shall be available to support United States participation in the World Heritage Convention; and (4)60 $180,000 for the fiscal year 1990 shall be available to support United States participation in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COMMIS- There are authorized to be appropriated for the Commission on the Ukraine Famine $100,000 for the fiscal year 1990, which amount is authorized to remain available until expended. SEC. 405.62 *** [Repealed-1991] SEC. 406. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON VOTING PRACTICES AT (a) IN GENERAL.-Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a full and complete annual report which assesses for the preceding calendar year, with respect to each foreign country member of the United Nations, the voting practices of the governments of such countries at the United Nations, and which evaluates General Assembly and Security Council actions and the responsiveness of those governments to United States policy on issues of special importance to the United States. (b) INFORMATION ON VOTING PRACTICES IN THE UNITED NATIONS. Such report shall include, with respect to voting practices and plenary actions in the United Nations during the preceding calendar year, information to be compiled and supplied by the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, consisting of (1) an analysis and discussion, prepared in consultation with the Secretary of State, of the extent to which member countries supported United States policy objectives at the United Nations; (2) an analysis and discussion, prepared in consultation with the Secretary of State, of actions taken by the United Nations by consensus; (3) with respect to plenary votes of the United Nations General Assembly (A) a listing of all such votes on issues which directly affected important United States interests and on which the The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167; 103 Stat. 1199), provided $220,000 for "United States participation in the World Heritage Convention". The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-513; 104 Stat. 1982), provided $450,000. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-513; 104 Stat. 1982), provided $680,000 for the "International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources". 61 Title V of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-162; 103 Stat. 1019), provided $100,000 for the "Commission on the Ukraine Famine". 22 U.S.C. 287e note. Sec. 405, relating to reform in budget decision-making procedures of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, was repealed by sec. 162(e) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-138; 105 Stat. 675). 6322 U.S.C. 2414a. |