Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005/Division B/Title IV

=— DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY=

Diplomatic and Consular Programs

 * For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including employment, without regard to civil service and classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948; representation to certain international organizations in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress; arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as authorized; acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law; and for expenses of general administration, $3,570,000,000:


 * Provided, That not to exceed 71 permanent positions shall be for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs;


 * Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used to transfer any full-time equivalent employees into or out of the Bureau of Legislative Affairs;


 * Provided further, That, of the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds in the "Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service" appropriations account, to be available only for emergency evacuations and terrorism rewards;


 * Provided further, That, of the amount made available under this heading, $319,994,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy international information programs;


 * Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be available only for the operations of the Office on Right-Sizing the United States Government Overseas Presence;


 * Provided further, That funds available under this heading may be available for a United States Government interagency task force to examine, coordinate and oversee United States participation in the United Nations headquarters renovation project;


 * Provided further, That no funds may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People's Republic of China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified of such proposed action;


 * Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading, $185,128,000 is for Near Eastern Affairs, $80,234,000 is for South Asian Affairs, and $251,706,000 is for African Affairs;


 * Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be available for a grant to conduct an international conference on the human rights situation in North Korea;


 * Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading, $200,000 is for a grant to the Center for the Study of the Presidency and $1,900,000 is for a grant to Shared Hope International to combat international sex tourism;


 * Provided further, That the Intellectual Property Division shall be elevated to office-level status and shall be renamed the Office of International Intellectual Property Enforcement within 60 days of enactment of this Act.


 * In addition, not to exceed $1,426,000 shall be derived from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities located at the International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act; in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $490,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section; in addition, as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and, in addition, not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities.


 * In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, $658,702,000, to remain available until expended:


 * Provided, That of the amounts made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the Center for Antiterrorism and Security Training.


 * Beginning in fiscal year 2005 and thereafter, the Secretary of State is authorized to charge surcharges related to consular services in support of enhanced border security that are in addition to the passport and immigrant visa fees in effect on January 1, 2004:


 * Provided, That funds collected pursuant to this authority shall be credited to this account, and shall be available until expended for the purposes of such account;


 * Provided further, That such surcharges shall be $12 on passport fees, and $45 on immigrant visa fees.

Capital Investment Funds

 * For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, $52,149,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized:


 * Provided, That section 135(e) of Public Law 103-236 shall not apply to funds available under this heading.

Centralized Information Technology Modernization Program

 * For expenses relating to the modernization of the information technology systems and networks of the Department of State, $77,851,000, to remain available until expended.

Office of Inspector General

 * For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $30,435,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465), as it relates to post inspections.

Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs

 * For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $360,750,000, to remain available until expended:


 * Provided, That not to exceed $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be created to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from or in connection with English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized.

Representation Allowances

 * For representation allowances as authorized, $8,640,000.

Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials

 * For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $9,894,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006.

Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance

 * For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292-303), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, $611,680,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas representation as authorized:


 * Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies;


 * Provided further, That the United States Embassy Annex building in Rome, Italy, previously known as the "INA Building", shall hereafter be known and designated as the "Mel Sembler Building".


 * In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, $912,320,000, to remain available until expended:


 * Provided, That funds appropriated to this account in Public Law 108-287 may also be used for noninterim facilities for the United States Mission in Iraq, including associated planning, site preparation and pre-construction activities.

Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service

 * For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which such sums as necessary may be transferred to and merged with the Repatriation Loans Program Account, subject to the same terms and conditions:


 * Provided, That funds previously appropriated under this heading for rewards for an indictee of the Special Court for Sierra Leone shall be transferred to the Special Court for Sierra Leone within 15 days of enactment of this Act;


 * Provided further, That any transfer of funds provided under this heading shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act.

Repatriation Loans Program Account

 * For the cost of direct loans, $612,000, as authorized:


 * Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program, $607,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account under Administration of Foreign Affairs.

Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan

 * For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8), $19,482,000.

Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund

 * For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $132,600,000.

Contributions to International Organizations

 * For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,182,000,000, of which up to $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be used for the cost of a direct loan to the United Nations for the cost of renovating its headquarters in New York:


 * Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loan, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;


 * Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal of up to $1,200,000,000;


 * Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission of the President's budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations;


 * Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget and cause the United Nations to exceed the adopted budget for the biennium 2004-2005 of $3,160,860,000;


 * Provided further, That any payment of arrearages under this title shall be directed toward special activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective international organization;


 * Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for a United States contribution to an international organization for the United States share of interest costs made known to the United States Government by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings, except that such restriction shall not apply to loans to the United Nations for renovation of its headquarters.

Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities

 * For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security, $490,000,000:


 * Provided, That none of the funds made available under this Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for the new or expanded mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable):
 * (1) the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified of the estimated cost and length of the mission, the vital national interest that will be served, and the planned exit strategy; and
 * (2) a reprogramming of funds pursuant to section 605 of this Act is submitted, and the procedures therein followed, setting forth the source of funds that will be used to pay for the cost of the new or expanded mission;


 * Provided further, That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses only upon a certification by the Secretary of State to the appropriate committees of the Congress that American manufacturers and suppliers are being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers;


 * Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading are available to pay the United States share of the cost of court monitoring that is part of any United Nations peacekeeping mission.

International Commissions

 * For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows:

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico

 * For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation; as follows:

Salaries and Expenses

 * For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $27,244,000.

Construction

 * For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized projects, $5,310,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.

American Sections, International Commissions

 * For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and for the Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law 103-182, $9,594,000, of which not to exceed $9,000 shall be available for representation expenses incurred by the International Joint Commission.

International Fisheries Commissions

 * For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $21,982,000:


 * Provided, That the United States' share of such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.

Payment to the Asia Foundation

 * For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized by the Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $13,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.

Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue

 * For a grant to the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, $6,750,000, for operation of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue in Istanbul, Turkey, to remain available until expended.


 * In addition, for the operations of the Steering Committee of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue, $250,000, to remain available until expended.


 * In addition, for necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such Fund before October 1, 2005, to remain available until expended.

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

 * For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2005, to remain available until expended:


 * Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements) and A-122 (Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation for personal services.

Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

 * For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2005, to remain available until expended.

East-West Center

 * To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, $19,500,000:


 * Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary, or enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376.

National Endowment for Democracy

 * For grants made by the Department of State to the National Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, $60,000,000 to remain available until expended.

International Broadcasting Operations

 * For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as authorized, to carry out international communication activities, including the purchase, installation, rent, and improvement of facilities for radio and television transmission and reception to Cuba, and to make and supervise grants for radio and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $591,000,000, of which $27,629,000 is for Broadcasting to Cuba:


 * Provided, That of the total amount in this heading, not to exceed $16,000 may be used for official receptions within the United States as authorized, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation abroad as authorized, and not to exceed $39,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and in addition, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from business ventures, not to exceed $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international organizations, and not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes.

Broadcasting Capital Improvements

 * For the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio transmission and reception, and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio and television transmission and reception as authorized, $8,560,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.

SEC. 401.

 * Funds appropriated under this title shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b).

SEC. 402.

 * Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of State in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:


 * Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers;


 * Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

SEC. 403.

 * None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.

SEC. 404.

 * (a) The Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons, established under section 406 of division B of Public Law 108-7 to coordinate agency activities regarding policies (including grants and grant policies) involving the international trafficking in persons, shall coordinate all such policies related to the activities of traffickers and victims of severe forms of trafficking.


 * (b) None of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be expended to perform functions that duplicate coordinating responsibilities of the Operating Group.


 * (c) The Operating Group shall continue to report only to the authorities that appointed them pursuant to section 406 of division B of Public Law 108-7.

SEC. 405.

 * (a) Subsection (b) of section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended—
 * (1) in paragraph (5) by striking "or" at the end;
 * (2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period and inserting "; or"; and
 * (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
 * "(7) the disruption of financial mechanisms of a foreign terrorist organization, including the use by the organization of illicit narcotics production or international narcotics trafficking—
 * "(A) to finance acts of international terrorism; or
 * "(B) to sustain or support any terrorist organization.".


 * (b) Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended—
 * (1) by striking "$5,000,000" and inserting "$25,000,000";
 * (2) by striking the second period at the end; and
 * (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "Without first making such determination, the Secretary may authorize a reward of up to twice the amount specified in this paragraph for the capture or information leading to the capture of a leader of a foreign terrorist organization.".


 * (c) Subsection (e) of such section is amended by adding at the end a following new paragraph:
 * "(6) FORMS OF REWARD PAYMENT—The Secretary may make a reward under this section in the form of money, a nonmonetary item (including such items as automotive vehicles), or a combination thereof.".


 * (d) Such section is amended—
 * (1) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (j) and (k) respectively; and
 * (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:
 * "(i) MEDIA SURVEYS AND ADVERTISEMENTS—
 * "(1) SURVEYS CONDUCTED—For the purpose of more effectively disseminating information about the rewards program, the Secretary may use the resources of the rewards program to conduct media surveys, including analyses of media markets, means of communication, and levels of literacy, in countries determines by the Secretary to be associated with acts of international terrorism.
 * "(2) CREATION AND PURCHASE OF ADVERTISEMENTS—The Secretary may use the resources of the rewards program to create advertisements to disseminate information about the rewards program. The Secretary may base the content of such advertisements on the findings of the surveys conducted under paragraph (1). The Secretary may purchase radio or television time, newspaper space, or make use of any other means to advertisement, as appropriate.".


 * (e) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a plan to maximize awareness of the reward available under section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708 et seq.) for the capture or information leading to the capture of a leader of a foreign terrorist organization who may be in Pakistan or Afghanistan. The Secretary may use the resources of the rewards program to prepare the plan.

SEC. 406.

 * For the purposes of registration of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, the Secretary of State shall, upon request of the citizen, record the place of birth as Israel.

SEC. 407.

 * The Secretary of State shall provide to a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a copy of each cable sent to or by a Department of State employee that pertains to any topic specified by the requesting member, regardless of the level of classification of the cable, not later than 15 days after the date on which the member makes a written or verbal request for such copies.

SEC. 408.

 * There is established within the Department of State the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization:


 * Provided, That the head of the Office shall be the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, who shall report directly to the Secretary of State;


 * Provided further, That the functions of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization shall include—
 * (1) cataloguing and monitoring the non-military resources and capabilities of Executive agencies (as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code), State and local governments, and entities in the private and non-profit sectors that are available to address crises in countries or regions that are in, or are in transition from, conflict or civil strife;
 * (2) monitoring political and economic instability worldwide to anticipate the need for mobilizing United States and international assistance for countries or regions described in paragraph (1);
 * (3) assessing crises in countries or regions described in paragraph (1) and determining the appropriate non-military United States, including but not limited to demobilization, policing, human rights monitoring, and public information efforts;
 * (4) planning for response efforts under paragraph (3);
 * (5) coordinating with relevant Executive agencies the development of interagency contingency plans for such response efforts; and
 * (6) coordinating the training of civilian personnel to perform stabilization and reconstruction activities in response to crises in such countries or regions described in paragraph (1).

SEC. 409.

 * (a) The Secretary of State shall require each chief of mission to review, not less than once every 5 years, every staff element under chief of mission authority, including staff from other departments or agencies of the United States, and recommend approval or disapproval of each staff element. Each such review shall be conducted pursuant to a process established by the President for determining appropriate staffing at diplomatic missions and overseas constituent posts (commonly referred to as the "NSDD-38 process").


 * (b) The Secretary of State, as part of the process established by the President referred to in subsection (a), shall take actions to carry out the recommendations made in each such review.


 * (c) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report on such reviews that occurred during the previous 12 months, together with the Secretary's recommendations regarding such reviews to the appropriate committees of Congress, the heads of all affected departments or agencies, and the Inspector General of the Department of State.

SEC. 410.

 * Funds appropriated by this Act for the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Department of State may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).

SEC. 411.

 * During fiscal year 2005, section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236, 22 U.S.C. 287e note), shall be administered as though the matter following clause (iii) reads as follows:
 * "(v) For assessments made during calendar year 2005, 27.1 percent.".

SEC. 412.

 * (a) Section 402(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3962(a)) is amended—
 * (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second and third sentences and inserting the following new sentences: "The President shall also prescribe ranges of basic salary rates for each class. Except as provided in paragraph (3), basic salary rates for the Senior Foreign Service may not exceed the maximum rate or be less than the minimum rate of basic pay payable for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code."; and
 * (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
 * "(2) The Secretary shall determine which basic salary rate within the ranges prescribed by the President under paragraph (1) shall be paid to each member of the Senior Foreign Service based on individual performance, contribution to the mission of the Department, or both, as determined under a rigorous performance management system. Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary and, to the extent possible, consistent with regulations governing the Senior Executive Service, the Secretary may adjust the basic salary rate of a member of the Senior Foreign Service not more than once during any 12-month period.
 * "(3) Upon a determination by the Secretary that the Senior Foreign Service performance appraisal system, as designed and applied, makes meaningful distinctions based on relative performance—
 * "(A) the maximum rate of basic pay payable for the Senior Foreign Service shall be level II of the Executive Schedule; and
 * "(B) the applicable aggregate pay cap shall be equivalent to the aggregate pay cap set forth in section 5307(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, for members of the Senior Executive Service.".


 * (b) Section 405(b)(4) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 3965(b)(4)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: ", or the limitation under section 402(a)(3), whichever is higher".


 * (c) Section 401(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 3961(a)) is amended by striking "shall not exceed the annual rate of pay payable for level I of such Executive Schedule" and inserting "shall be subject to the limitation on certain payments under section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, or the limitation under section 402(a)(3), whichever is higher".

SEC. 413.

 * (a) Section 2 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 * "(o) make administrative corrections or adjustments to an employee's pay, allowances, or differentials, resulting from mistakes or retroactive personnel actions, as well as provide back pay and other categories of payments under section 5596 of title 5, United States Code, as part of the settlement or compromise of administrative claims or grievances filed against the Department.".


 * (b) Such section is further amended—
 * (1) in subsection (k), by striking "and";
 * (2) by transferring subsection (m) within such section to appear after subsection (l);
 * (3) in subsections (l) and (m), by striking the period at the end of such subsection and inserting a semicolon; and
 * (4) in subsection (n), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon and "and".

This title may be cited as the "Department of State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2005".