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SEC. 145. INTERNATIONAL JUTE ORGANIZATION.

The President is authorized to maintain membership of the United States in the International Jute Organization.

SEC. 146.28 INTELSAT.

(a) POLICY.-The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States

(a) as a party to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (hereafter in this section referred to as "Intelsat", to foster and support the global commercial communications satellite system owned and operated by Intelsat;

(2) to make available to consumers a variety of communications satellite services utilizing the space segment facilities of Intelsat and any additional such facilities which are found to be in the national interest and which

(A) are technically compatible with the use of the radio frequency spectrum and orbital space by the existing or planned Intelsat space segment, and

(B) avoid significant economic harm to the global system of Intelsat; and

(3) to authorize use and operation of any additional space segment facilities only if the obligations of the United States under article XIV(d) of the Intelsat Agreement 29 have been met.

(b) PRECONDITIONS FOR INTELSAT CONSULTATION.-Before consulting with Intelsat for purposes of coordination of any separate international telecommunications satellite system under article XIV(d) of the Intelsat Agreement, the Secretary of State shall—

(1) in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, ensure that any proposed separate international satellite telecommunications system comply with the Executive Branch conditions established pursuant to the Presidential Determination No. 85-2; 30 and

(2) ensure that one or more foreign authorities have authorized the use of such system consistent with such conditions. (c) AMENDMENT OF INTELSAT AGREEMENT.-(1) The Secretary of State shall consult with the United States signatory to Intelsat and the Secretary of Commerce regarding the appropriate scope and character of a modification to article V(d) of the Intelsat Agreement which would permit Intelsat to establish cost-based rates for individual traffic routes, as exceptional circumstances warrant, paying particular attention to the need for avoiding significant economic harm to the global system of Intelsat as well as United States national and foreign policy interests.

(2)(A) To ensure that rates established by Intelsat for such routes are cost-based, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, shall instruct the United States signatory to Intelsat to ensure that sufficient documentation, including documentation regarding revenues and costs, is provided by Intelsat so as to verify that such rates are in fact cost-based.

28 47 U.S.C. 701 note.

29 23 UST 3813.

30 3 C.F.R. 1984 Comp., p. 254.

(B) To the maximum extent possible, such documentation will be made available to interested parties on a timely basis.

(3) Pursuant to the consultation under paragraph (1) and taking the steps prescribed in paragraph (2) to provide documentation, the United States shall support an appropriate modification to article V(d) of the Intelsat Agreement 31 to accomplish the purpose described in paragraph (1).

(d) CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION.-In the event that, after United States consultation with Intelsat for the purposes of coordination under article XIV(d) of the Intelsat Agreement for the establishment of a separate international telecommunications satellite system, the Assembly of Parties of Intelsat fails to recommend such a separate system, and the President determines to pursue the establishment of a separate system notwithstanding the Assembly's failure to approve such system, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the Congress a detailed report which shall set forth

(1) the foreign policy reasons for the President's determination, and

(2) a plan for minimizing any negative effects of the President's action on Intelsat and on United States foreign policy in

terests.

(e) NOTIFICATION TO FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.In the event the Secretary of State submits a report under subsection (d), the Secretary, 60 calendar days after the receipt by the Congress of such report, shall notify the Federal Communications Commission as to whether the United States obligations under article XIV(d) of the Intelsat Agreement have been met.

(f) IMPLEMENTATION.-In implementing the provisions of this section, the Secretary of State shall act in accordance with Executive order 12046.32

(g) DEFINITION.-For the purposes of this section, the term "separate international telecommunications satellite system" or "separate system" means a system of one or more telecommunications satellites separate from the Intelsat space segment which is established to provide international telecommunications services between points within the United States and points outside the United States, except that such term shall not include any satellite or system of satellites established

(1) primarily for domestic telecommunications purposes and which incidentally provides services on an ancillary basis to points outside the jurisdiction of the United States but within the western hemisphere, or

(2) solely for unique governmental purposes.

31 23 UST 3813.

32 3 C.F.R. 1978 Comp., p. 158.

SEC. 147.33 * * * [Repealed—1993]

SEC. 148.34 *** [Repealed-1993]

SEC. 149. INTER-AMERICAN COOPERATION IN SPACE, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY.

The Secretary of State shall conduct an in-depth study of the feasibility and the economic and political benefits of the establishment of a major initiative in Inter-American Cooperation in Space, Science, and Technology. Not more than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress on the findings of such study and shall include recommendations for implementing such an initiative.

SEC. 150. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL. (a) 35 ***

(b) 36 ABOLISHMENT OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE FOREIGN SERVICE.-Notwithstanding section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929), the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service is hereby abolished.

(c) REPORT.-Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Congress on the steps the Secretary has undertaken to implement the provisions of the amendment made by subsection (a). SEC. 151.37 EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

(a) INITIAL REPORT.-Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the Congress on whether, and the extent to which, international civil servants employed by the United Nations, including those seconded to the United Nations, are required to return all or part of their salaries to their respective governments. The Secretary shall also include in this report a description of the steps taken by the Department of State and by the United States Representative to the United Nations to correct this practice.

(b) REPORT ON STEPS TO CORRECT PRACTICE.-The Secretary of State shall determine and report to the Congress on whether substantial progress has been made by June 1, 1986, in correcting the practice of international civil servants employed by the United Nations being required to return all or part of their salaries to their respective governments.

(c) REDUCTION IN CONTRIBUTION IF SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS NOT MADE. If the Secretary of State determines pursuant to subsection (b) that substantial progress has not been made in correcting this practice, the United States shall thereafter reduce the amount of its annual assessed contribution to the United Nations by the amount of that contribution which is the United States proportionate share of the salaries of those international civil servants

33 Sec. 802 of the FRIENDSHIP Act (Public Law 103-199; 107 Stat. 2329) repealed sec. 147, relating to Soviet and Communist disinformation and press manipulation.

34 Sec. 904 of the FRIENDSHIP Act (Public Law 103-199; 107 Stat. 2330) repealed sec. 148, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the murder of Major Arthur D. Nicholson, Jr. 36 Subsec. (a) established a Department of State Inspector General under the Inspector General Act of 1978.

38 Subsec. (b) was substantially amended and restated by sec. 413(c) of the Omnibus Diplomatic and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-399; 100 Stat. 868).

37 22 U.S.C. 287e.

employed by the United Nations who are returning any portion of their salaries to their respective governments.

(d) NATIONAL TAXATION.-This section does not apply with respect to payments made for purposes of national taxation in accordance with formal treaty reservations concerning such taxation by a member state of the United Nations.

SEC. 152.38 REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN IN THE

FOREIGN SERVICE.

(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM.-The head of each agency utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system shall develop, consistent with section 7201 of title 5 of the United States Code, a plan designed to increase significantly the number of members of minority groups and women in the Foreign Service in that agency.

(b) EMPHASIS ON MID-LEVELS.-Each plan developed pursuant to this section shall, consistent with section 7201 of title 5 of the United States Code, place particular emphasis on achieving significant increases in the numbers of minority group members and women who are in the mid-levels of the Foreign Service.

(c) 39 *** [Repealed-1987]

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38 22 U.S.C. 3922a. See also sec. 178 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996 (Public Law 103-236; 108 stat. 414).

39 Subsec. (c) was repealed by sec. 185(c)3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204; 101 Stat. 1331). It required the head of each agency utilizing Foreign Service personnel to report annually to the Congress on the plan developed pursuant to sec. 152.

40 Sec. 154, relating to damages resulting from delays in the construction of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was repealed by sec. 132(hX2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-138; 105 Stat. 665).

41 Sec. 804 of the FRIENDSHIP Act (Public Law 103-199; 107 Stat. 2329) repealed sec. 155, relating to Soviet and international Communist behavior.

42 For free-standing provisions of this title, see page 956.

43 Title III contained amendments to the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973. For free-standing provisions of this title, see page 1127. 44Title IV amended sec. 404 of the Asia Foundation Act.

45 For free-standing provisions of this title, see Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1994, vol. IV, sec. N.

TITLE VI-UNITED STATES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 46

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SEC. 802. UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE.

It is the sense of the Congress that, pursuant to title XVII of the Department of Defense Authorization Act,49 1985 (22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), nominations to the Board of Directors for the United States Institute of Peace should be submitted to the Senate on a timely basis to permit implementation of the congressional mandate.

SEC. 803.48 EX GRATIA PAYMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SWITZERLAND.

Section 39 of the Trading With the Enemy Act (62 Stat. 1246, 50 U.S.C. App. 39) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

(f) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of this section, the Attorney General is authorized to pay from property vested in or transferred to the Attorney General under this Act, the sum of $20,000 as an ex gratia payment to the Government of Switzerland in accordance with the terms of the agreement entered into by that Government and the Government of the United States on March 12, 1980."

SEC. 804.50 POLICY TOWARD APPLICATION OF THE YALTA AGREE. MENT.

(a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that

(1) during World War II, representatives of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union took part in agreements and understandings concerning other peoples and nations in Europe;

46 For text of this title, see page 1023.

47 Title VII contained amendments to the Arms Control and Disarmament Act. For free-standing provisions of this title, see page 1248.

48 Title VIII amended the National Emergencies Act, the Trading With the Enemy Act, and the United States-India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation Act. Freestanding provisions are presented below, together with sec. 803, which amended sec. 39 of the Trading With the Enemy Act. Sec. 39 of the amended Act does not appear elsewhere in this volume.

49 98 Stat. 2649.

50 Sec. 103(c) of the FRIENDSHIP Act (Public Law 103-199; 107 Stat. 2320), relating to statutory provisions applicable to the Soviet Union, provided the following:

(c) FINDINGS AND AFFIRMATION.-The Congress finds and affirms that provisions such as those described in this section, including—* * *

"(2) sections 136 and 804 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99-93), * * * "should not be construed as being directed against Russia, Ukraine, or the other independent states of the former Soviet Union, connoting an adversarial relationship between the United States and the independent states, or signifying or implying in any manner unfriendliness toward the independent states.".

For complete list of related statutes, see sec. 103 of the FRIENDSHIP Act, in Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1994, vol. I-B.

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