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 101 STAT. 1350

PUBLIC LAW 100-204—DEC. 22, 1987

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Contracts.

(B) computerization, coding, maintenance, or updating of lists; (C) retrieval, storage, mailing, or shipping of individual or bulk packets of publications; (D) maintenance or control of inventory or reserve stocks of materials; (E) distribution of materials; (F) coordinating publication production; or (G) conducting systematic evaluations of the system.

(b) EXCEPTIONS.—

(1) Subsection (a) does not apply to any contract or purchase order agreement made, after competitive bidding, by or for the Bureau of Public Affairs of the Department of State. (2) During fiscal years 1988 and 1989, a contract related to advocacy and policy positions may be entered into by or on behalf of the Department of State if the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified not less than 15 days in advance of the proposed contract. (c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act, not more than $389,000 may be used in any fiscal year to finance the activities set forth in subsection (a). SEC. 142. AUTHORITY TO INVEST AND RECOVER EXPENSES FROM INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS SETTLEMENT FUNDS. 22 USC 1627.

Securities.

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(a) INVESTMENT AUTHORITY.—Section

8 of the

International

Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to invest the amounts held respectively in the 'special funds' established by this section in public debt securities with maturities suitable for the needs of the separate accounts and bearing interest at rates determined by the Secretary, taking into consideration the average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities. The interest earned on the amounts in each special fund shall be used to make payments, in accordance with subsection (c), on awards payable from that special fund.". O> AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT REIMBURSEMENTS.—The Department of t) State Appropriation Act of 1937 (49 Stat. 1321; 22 U.S.C. 2661) is amended under the heading entitled "INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION" by inserting after the fourth undesignated paragraph the following new paragraph: "The Secretary of State is authorized to accept reimbursement from corporations, firms, and individuals for the expenses of travel, translation, printing, special experts, and other extraordinary expenses incurred in pursuing a claim on their behalf against a foreign government or other foreign entity. Such reimbursements shall be credited to the appropriation account against which the expense was initially charged.".

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