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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-814 the Secretary to oversee the implementation of the strategy throughout the Department. (b) INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINALS.— (1) INFORMATION SYSTEM.— The Secretary shall, in consultation with the heads of appropriate United States law enforcement agencies, including the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, take appropriate actions to establish an information system or improve existing information systems containing comprehensive information on serious crimes committed by foreign nationals. The information system shall be available to United States embassies and missions abroad for use in consideration of applications for visas for entry into the United States. (2) REPORT.— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the actions taken under paragraph (1). (c) OVERSEAS COORDINATION OF COUNTERDRUG AND ANTICRIME PROGRAMS, POLICY, AND ASSISTANCE.— (1) STRENGTHENING COORDINATION. — The responsibilities of every diplomatic mission of the United States shall include the strengthening of cooperation between gind among the United States and foreign governmental entities and multilateral entities with respect to activities relating to international narcotics and crime. (2) DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS.— (A) IN GENERAL. —Consistent with existing memoranda of understanding between the Department of State and other departments and agencies of the United States, including the Department of Justice, the chief of mission of every diplomatic mission of the United States shall designate an officer or officers within the mission to carry out the responsibility of the mission under paragraph (1), including the coordination of counterdrug, law enforcement, rule of law, and administration of justice programs, policy, and assistance. Such officer or officers shall report to the chief of mission, or the designee of the chief of mission, on a regular basis regarding activities undertaken in carry- ing out such responsibility. (B) REPORTS.— The chief of mission of every diplomatic mission of the United States shall submit to the Secretary on a regular basis a report on the actions undertaken by the mission to carry out such responsibility. (3) REPORT TO CONGRESS,—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives a report on the status of any proposals for action or on action undertaken to improve staffing and personnel management at diplomatic missions of the United States in order to carry out the responsibility set forth in paragraph (1). SEC. 2215. ANNUAL REPORT ON OVERSEAS SURPLUS PROPERTIES. 22 USC 303. The Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

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