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 108 STAT. 392 PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 (d) WAIVER AUTHORITY. — (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of State and the Director of the United States Information Agency may waive any limitation under subsection (a) or (b) which applies to the Department of State or the United States Information Agency, as the case may be, to the extent that such waiver is necessary to carry on the foreign affairs functions of the United States. Notification. (2) Not less than 15 days before any agency head implements a waiver under paragraph (1), such agency head shall notify the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Such notice shall include an explanation of the circumstances and necessity for such waiver. SEC. 122. TRANSFERS AND REPROGRAMMINGS. (a) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 24 OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1956. —Section 24 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(7) by striking subparagraph (E); (2) in subsection (d)(1)— (A) by striking "the second" and inserting "either"; and (B) by striking "such second" and inserting "such"; (3) in subsection (d)(2) by amending the first sentence to read as follows: "Amounts appropriated for the 'Diplomatic and Consular Programs* account may not exceed by more than 5 percent the amount specifically authorized to be appropriated for such account for a fiscal year."; and (4) by striking subsection (d)(4). (b) DIPLOMATIC CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.— Section 401 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (h)(3). (c) REPROGRAMMING.— Section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706) is amended in subsection (a)(7) by striking "$500,000" and inserting "$1,000,000". SEC. 123. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS AND PROCEEDINGS. Section 38 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(c) PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES.— The Secretary of State may use competitive procedures or procedures other than competitive procedures to procure the services of experts for use in preparing or prosecuting a proceeding before an international tribunal or a claim by or against a foreign government or other foreign entity, whether or not the expert is expected to testify, or to procure other support services for such proceedings or claims. The Secretary need not provide any written justification for the use of procedures other than competitive procedures when procuring such services under this subsection and need not furnish for publication in the Commerce Business Daily or otherwise any notice of solicitation or synopsis with respect to such procurement. " (d) INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION FUND.— "(1) ESTABLISHMENT. —In order to provide the Department of State with a dependable, flexible, and adequate source of funding for the expenses of the Department related to preparing or prosecuting a proceeding before an international tribunal.

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