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 PUBLIC LAW 101-515—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 2103 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and engaging in trade promotional activities abroad without regard to the provisions of law set forth in 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service between two points abroad, without regard to 49 U.S.C. 1517; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding ten years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchsuse or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $330,000 for official representation expenses abroad; and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; obtain insurance on official motor vehicles, rent tie lines and teletype equipment; $185,620,000 to remain available until expended, of which $3,000,000 shall be for support costs of a new materials center in Ames, Iowa, and of which $7,175,000 is for the Office of Textiles and Apparels, including $3,315,000 for a grant to the Tailored Clothing Technology Corporation: Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of these activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 19 USC 2171 upon the request of the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of ' ^o*®- State shall accord the diplomatic title of Minister-Counselor to the senior Commercial Officer Eissigned to any United States mission abroad: Provided further. That the number of Commercial Service officers accorded such diplomatic title at any time shall not exceed twelve. The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a foreign trade Iowa, zone for C!edar Rapids, Iowa, not later than February 1, 1991, notwithstanding any other provision of law. EXPORT ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION For necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs associated with the performance of export adpiinistration field activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding ten years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $25,000 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); purchase of passenger

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