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 108 STAT. 438 PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 (3) that fedlure to comply with the requirements of this section may result in suspension or termination of a grant without further obligation by the Board or the United States; (4) that duplication of language services and technical operations between RFE/RL, Incorporated and the International Broadcasting Bureau be reduced to the extent appropriate, as determined by the Board; and (5) that RFE/RL, Incorporated, justify in detail each proposed expenditure of grant funds, and that such funds may not be used for any other purpose unless the Board gives its prior written approval. (h) PROHIBITED USES OF GRANT FUNDS.—N O grant funds provided under this section may be used for the following purposes: (I)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), to pay any salary or other compensation, or enter into any contract providing for the payment of salary or compensation in excess of the rates established for comparable positions under title 5 of the United States Code or the foreign relations laws of the United States, except that no employee may be paid a salary or other compensation in excess of the rate of pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. (B) Salary and other compensation limitations under subparagraph (A) shall not apply prior to October 1, 1995, with respect to any employee covered by a union agreement requiring a salary or other compensation in excess of such limitations. (2) For any activity for the purpose of influencing the passage or defeat of legislation being considered by Congress. (3) To enter into a contract or obligation to pay severance payments for voluntary separation for employees hired after December 1, 1990, except as may be required by United States law or the laws of the country where the employee is stationed. (4) For first class travel for any employee of RFE/RL, Incorporated, or the relative of any employee. (5) To compensate freelance contractors without the approval of the Board. Effective dates. (i) REPORT ON MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. —(1) Effective not later than March 31 and September 30 of each calendar year, the Inspector General of the United States Information Agency shall submit to the Board, the Director of the United States Information Agency, and the Congress a report on management practices of RFE/RL, Incorporated, under this section. The Inspector General of the United States Information Agency shall establish a special unit within the Inspector General's office to monitor and audit the activities of RFE/RL, Incorporated, and shall provide for on-site monitoring of such activities, (j) AUDIT AUTHORITY.— (1) Such flnancial transactions of RFEVRL, Incorporated, as relate to functions carried out under this section may be audited by the General Accounting Office in accordance with such principles and procedures and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. Any such audit shall be conducted at the place or places where accounts of RFEVRL, Incorporated, are normally kept.

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