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 108 STAT. 394 PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 "(2) Training and instruction under paragraph (1) shall be on a reimbursable or advance-of-funds basis. Such reimbursements or advances to the Department of State may be provided by an agency of the United States Government or by a foreign government and shall be credited to the currently available applicable appropriation account. "(3) In making such trsdning available to employees of foreign governments, priority consideration should be given to officials of newly emerging democratic nations and then to such other countries as the Secretary determines to be in the national interest of the United States. "(4) The authorities of section 704 shall apply to training and instruction provided under this section."; and 22 USC 4021, (3) in sections 701(b), 702, 704, 705, and 707, by striking 4022,4024,4025, "Foreign Service Institute" and "Institute" each place such terms appear and inserting "institution". SEC. 127. CONSULAR AUTHORITIES. (a) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE PASSPORTS ABROAD. —The Act entitled "An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes", approved July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 887, 22 U.S.C. 211a) is amended by striking "by diplomatic representatives of the United States, and by such consul generals, consuls, or vice consuls when in charge," and inserting "by diplomatic and consular officers of the United States, and by other employees of the Department of State who are citizens of the United States,". (b) NOTARIAL AUTHORITY.— The Act entitled "An Act to provide for the reorganization of the consular service of the United States", approved April 5, 1906 (34 Stat. 100, 22 U.S.C. 4221) is amended 22 USC 4215. in section 7 by adding at the end "Pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, the Secretary may designate any other employee of the Department of State who is a citizen of the United States to perform any notorial function authorized to be performed by a consular officer of the United Stotes under this Act.". SEC. 128. REPORT ON CONSOLIDATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE OPER- ATIONS. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Stote, jointly with the Director of the United Stotes Information Agency, the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Administrator of the Agency for Intomational Development) shall submit, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, a report concerning the feasibility of consolidating domestic administrative operations for the Department of Stote, the Agency for International Development, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and the United Stotes Information Agency. Such report shall include specific recommendations for implementotion. 22 USC 2680-2. SEC. 129. FACILITATING ACCESS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUILDING. (a) PROCEDURES TO FACILITATE ACCESS.— The Department of Stote shall maintoin procedures to ensure that the members and stofT of the congressional committees of jurisdiction are granted easy access to the Department of Stoto in the conduct of their duties.

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