participants or their dependents who die while away from their homes during such participation, and health and accident insurance premiums for participants or health and accident benefits for participants by means of a program of self-insurance; (10) rent or lease, for periods not exceeding ten years, 72 office buildings, grounds, and living quarters abroad for employees carrying out this Act, and make payments therefor in ad

vance;

(11) maintain, improve, and repair properties used for information activities in foreign countries;

(12) furnish fuel and utilities for Government-owned or leased property abroad;

(13) pay travel expenses of employees attending official international conferences, without regard to sections 5701-5708 of title 5, United States Code, and regulations issued thereunder, but at rates not in excess of comparable allowances approved for such conferences by the Secretary;

(14) 73 purchase uniforms;

(15) 74 hire passenger motor vehicles;

(16) 74 purchase passenger motor vehicles for use abroad, and right-hand drive and security 75 vehicles may be so purchased without regard to any maximum price limitation established by law;

(17) 74 procure services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5 of the United States Code; (18) 74 make advances of funds;

(19) 74 notwithstanding section 5946 of title 5 of the United States Code, pay dues for library membership in organizations which issue publications to members only, or to members at a price lower than to others; 76

(20)77 subject to the availability of appropriated funds, purchase motion picture, radio and television producers' liability insurance to cover errors and omissions or similar insurance coverage for the protection of interests in intellectual property; 76

(21)76 incur expenses authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.);

(22) 76 furnish living quarters as authorized by section 5912 of title 5, United States Code; and

(23) 76 provide allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5928 of title 5, United States Code.".

72 This period was changed from five years to ten years by sec. 204(b)(1) of the ICA Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1980 and 1981 (Public Law 96-60; 93 Stat. 400).

73 Paragraph (14) was added by sec. 203 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1977 (Public Law 94-350); and further amended when sec. 204(bX3) of the ICA Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1980 and 1981 (Public Law 96-60; 93 Stat. 400), struck out the words "when funds are appropriated therefor" at the end of the paragraph.

74 Paragraphs (15) through (19) were added by sec. 204(bX4) of the ICA Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1980 and 1981 (Public Law 96-60; 93 Stat. 400).

76 The words "and security" were added by sec. 302(c) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 293). 76 Sec. 204 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-138; 105 Stat. 692), struck out "and" at the end of par. (19); ended par. (20) with a semicolon; and added new pars. (21), (22), and (23).

77 Paragraph (20) was added by sec. 304(d) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 293).

TRAVEL EXPENSES

SEC. 805.78 Appropriated funds made available for any fiscal year to the Secretary or any Government agency, to carry out the provisions of this Act, for expenses in connection with travel of personnel outside the continental United States, including travel of dependents and transportation of personal effects, household goods, or automobiles of such personnel, shall be available for all such expenses in connection with travel or transportation which begins in that fiscal year pursuant to travel orders issued in that year, notwithstanding the fact that such travel or transportation may not be completed until the following fiscal year.

REPLACEMENT OF PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES

SEC. 806.79 The exchange allowances or proceeds derived from the exchange or sale of passenger motor vehicles used abroad for purposes of this Act or the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall be 80 available without fiscal year limitation for replacement of an equal number of such vehicles in accordance with section 201(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.

SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY 81

SEC. 807.81 The seal of the United States Information Agency shall be the arms and crest of the United States, encircled by the words "United States Information Agency". Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.

ACTING ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS

SEC. 808.82 If an Associate Director of the United States Information Agency dies, resigns, or is sick or absent, the Associate Director's principal assistant shall perform the duties of the office until a successor is appointed or the absence or sickness stops.

COMPENSATION FOR DISABILITY OR DEATH

SEC. 809.83 A cultural exchange, international fair or exposition, or other exhibit or demonstration of United States economic accomplishments and cultural attainments, provided for under this Act or the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall not be considered a "public work" as that term is defined in

78 22 U.S.C. 1475. Sec. 805 was added by sec. 202 of Public Law 92-352 (86 Stat. 494). 7922 U.S.C. 1475a. Sec. 806 was added by sec. 204 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1977 (Public Law 94–350).

80 The words "shall be" were inserted in lieu of "are authorized to be made" by sec. 204(c) of the ICA Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1980 and 1981 (Public Law 96-60; 93 Stat. 400).

81 22 U.S.C. 1475b. Sec. 807 was added by sec. 204(c) of Public Law 95-426 (92 Stat. 974). Sec. 303(b) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 291) redesignated the International Communication Agency as the United States Information Agency and stated that any reference to the International Communication Agency in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other official document or proceeding, shall be deemed to be a reference to the United States Information Agency. Sec. 303 also stated that references to the Director or other official of the International Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer to the Director or other official of the United States Information Agency.

82 22 U.S.C. 1475c. Sec. 808 was added by sec. 304(e) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 293). 83 22 U.S.C. 1475d. Sec. 809 was added by sec. 304(e) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 293).

the first section of the Act of August 16, 1941 (42 U.S.C. 1651; commonly known as the "Defense Base Act").

USE OF ENGLISH-TEACHING PROGRAM FEES

SEC. 810.84 (a) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, or any other law or limitation of authority, fees received by or for the use of the United States Information Agency from or in connection with English-teaching and library services, and Agency-produced publications, and not to exceed $100,000 of payments from motion picture and television programs, produced or conducted by or on behalf of the Agency under the authority of this Act or the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 is authorized to be credited each fiscal year to the appropriate appropriation of the United States Information Agency to such extent as may be provided in advance in an appropriation Act.

DEBT COLLECTION

SEC. 811.85 (a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of the United States Information Agency shall enter into contracts for collection services to recover indebtedness owed by a person, other than a foreign country, to the United States which arises out of activities of the United States Information Agency and is delinquent by more than 90 days. (2) Each contract entered into under this section shall provide that the person with whom the Director of the United States Information Agency enters into such contract shall submit to the Director at least once every 180 days a status report on the success of the person in collecting debts. Section 3718 of title 31, United States Code, shall apply to any such contract to the extent that such section is not inconsistent with this subsection.

(b) DISCLOSURE OF DELINQUENT DEBT TO CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES.-The Director of the United States Information Agency shall, to the extent otherwise allowed by law, disclose to those credit reporting agencies to which the Director reports loan activity information concerning any debt of more than $100 owed by a person, other than a foreign country, to the United States which arises out of activities of the United States Information Agency and is delinquent by more than 31 days.

POSTS

USIA POSTS AND PERSONNEL OVERSEAS

SEC. 812.86 (a) LIMITATION.-Except as provided under this section no funds authorized to be appropriated to the United States

84 22 U.S.C. 1475e. Sec. 810 was amended and restated by sec. 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246; 104 Stat. 53). Previously, sec. 810 was restated by sec. 203 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204; 101 Stat. 1373). Sec. 810 was originally added by sec. 304(e) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 293).

85 22 U.S.C. 1475f. Sec. 209 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246; 104 Stat. 53), added sec. 811.

86 22 U.S.C. 1475g. Sec. 206(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-138; 105 Stat. 693), added sec. 812. Sec. 206(b) of that Act further provided the following:

"(b) REDUCTIONS IN AMERICAN EMPLOYEES.-Reductions may not be made in the number of positions filled by American employees of the United States Information Agency stationed abroad until the number of such employees is the same percentage of the total number of American employees of the Agency as the number of American employees of the Agency stationed

Information Agency may be used to pay any expense associated with the closing of any United States Information Agency post abroad.

(b) NOTIFICATION.-Not less than 45 days before the closing of any United States Information Agency post abroad the Director of the United States Information Agency shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

(c) EXCEPTIONS.-This section shall not apply to any United States Information Agency post closed

(1) because of a break or downgrading of diplomatic relations between the United States and the country in which the post is located; or

(2) where there is a real and present threat to United States diplomats in the city where the post is located and where a travel advisory warning against travel by United States citizens to the city has been issued by the Department of State. TITLE IX-FUNDS PROVIDED BY OTHER SOURCES

REIMBURSEMENT

SEC. 901.87 The Secretary 70 shall, when he finds it in the public interest, request and accept reimbursement from any cooperating governmental or private source in a foreign country, or from State or local governmental institutions or private sources in the United States, for all or part of the expenses of any portion of the program undertaken hereunder. The amounts so received shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

ADVANCE OF FUNDS

SEC. 902.88 If any other government shall express the desire to provide funds, property, or services to be used by this Government, in whole or in part, for the expenses of any specific part of the program undertaken pursuant to this Act, the Secretary 70 is authorized, when he finds it in the public interest, to accept such funds, property, or services. Funds so received may be established as a special deposit account in the Treasury of the United States, to be available for the specified purpose, and to be used for reimbursement of appropriations or direct expenditure, subject to the provisions of this Act. Any unexpended balance of the special deposit account and other property received, under this section and no longer required for the purposes for which provided shall be returned to the government providing the funds or property.

abroad in 1981 was to the total number of American employees at the Agency at the same time in 1981.".

87 22 U.S.C. 1478.

88 22 U.S.C. 1479.

TITLE X-MISCELLANEOUS

LOYALTY CHECK OF PERSONNEL

SEC. 1001.89 * *

* * [Repealed-1979]

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

SEC. 1002.90 The Secretary 70 may delegate to such officers of the Government as the Secretary 70 determines to be appropriate, any of the powers conferred upon him by this Act to the extent that he finds such delegation to be in the interest of the purposes expressed in this Act and the efficient administration of the programs undertaken pursuant to this Act.

RESTRICTED INFORMATION

SEC. 1003.91 Nothing in this Act shall authorize the disclosure of any information or knowledge in any case in which such disclosure (1) is prohibited by any other law of the United States, or (2) is inconsistent with the security of the United States.

REPEAL OF ACT OF MAY 25, 1938, AS AMENDED

SEC. 1004. (a) The Act of May 25, 1938, entitled “An Act authorizing the temporary detail of United States employees, possessing special qualifications, to governments of American Republics and the Philippines, and for other purposes," as amended (52 Stat. 442; 53 Stat. 652), is hereby repealed.

(b) Existing Executive orders and regulations pertaining to the administration of such Act of May 25, 1938, as amended, shall remain in effect until superseded by regulations prescribed under the provisions of this Act.

(c) Any reference in the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 999), or in any other law, to provisions of such Act of May 25, 1938, as amended, shall be construed to be applicable to the appropriate provisions of titles III and IX of this Act.

UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE AGENCIES

SEC. 1005.92 In carrying out the provisions of this Act it shall be the duty of the Secretary 70 to utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, the services and facilities of private agencies, including existing American press, publishing, radio, motion picture, and other agencies, through contractual arrangements or otherwise. It is the intent of Congress that the Secretary 70 shall encourage participation in carrying out the purposes of this Act by the maximum number of different private agencies in each field consistent with the present or potential market for their services in each country.

80 Sec. 1001, which concerned loyalty checks for personnel, was repealed,by sec. 203(a)(1) of the ICA Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1980 and 1981 (Public Law 96-60; 93 Stat. 398).

80 22 U.S.C. 1435.

91 22 U.S.C. 1436. 82 22 U.S.C. 1437.