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 PUBLIC LAW 101-246—FEB. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 27 SEC. 121. CLOSING OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA. Section 123 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204) is repealed. 22 USC 2656 note. SEC. 122. SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM. Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204) is amended by striking 22 USC 2656f. out "March 31" and inserting in lieu thereof "April 30". SEC. 123. CONSULAR OFFICER DUTIES. Section 31 of the Act of June 22, 1860 (12 Stat. 79; 22 U.S.C. 4192), relating to the solemnization of marriages, is repealed. SEC. 124. OPENING A UNITED STATES CONSULATE IN BRATISLAVA. (a) FINDINGS.— The Congress finds that— (1) the State Department's "special consulate" concept offers a model for reopening a consulate in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, at modest cost and with significant public diplomacy and political benefits; (2) the United States still owns the old consulate building and in 1987-1988 spent about $500,000 to renovate parts of the building; (3) the building has been productively used for trade and cultural events, but could be more effectively used by restoring it to its original purpose as the locus of official United States representation in the Slovak capital; (4) Slovakia has been the source of the largest and most recent wave of Czechoslovak emigration to the United States and approximately three and one-half million Americans are of " Slovak heritage; (5) American tourists in Slovakia, mginy visiting relatives, often require consular assistance and this consular support could best be provided by a consulate in Bratislava; (6) Slovaks account for more than half of all Czechoslovak tourist travel to the United States and this travel, which should be encouraged, could be expedited by a United States consulate in Bratislava; (7) the Slovak underground Catholic Church is one of the most vibrant religious forces in Czechoslovakia and each year tens of thousands of Catholics make pilgrimages to Slovakia; (8) American outreach efforts in Slovakia have been hindered by the absence of a constant and direct American presence in Bratislava; and (9) with its Hungarian, Polish, and Ukrainian minorities, a United States consulate in Bratislava would provide important information on both regional and local developments. (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. — It is the sense of the Congress that the President should take all practicable steps to reopen the United States consulate in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. SEC. 125. CONSTRUCTION OF UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN OTTAWA. 22 USC 4852 Section 402(a) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4852(a)) "°*®' shall not apply to the construction or renovation of the United States Embassy in Ottawa, Canada.

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