Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 2.djvu/610

 116 STAT. 1392 PUBLIC LAW 107-228—SEPT. 30, 2002 SEC. 409. PLAN FOR ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF STATE EFFORTS TO PLACE UNITED STATES CITIZENS IN POSITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES. Deadline. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Reports. Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan that provides for— (1) proposals to reverse the decline in recent years in funding and personnel resources devoted to the placement of United States citizens in positions within the United Nations system; (2) steps to intensify coordinated, high-level diplomatic efforts to place United States citizens in senior posts in the United Nations Secretariat and the specialized agencies of the United Nations; and (3) appropriate mechanisms to address the underrepresentation, relative to the United States share of assessed contributions to the United Nations, of United States citizens in junior positions within the United Nations and its specialized agencies. TITLE V—UNITED STATES INTER- NATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVI- TIES SEC. 501. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNTS TO RFE/ RL, INCORPORATED. Section 308(c) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(c)) is amended to read as follows: "(c) The total amount of grants made for the operating costs of RFE/RL, Incorporated, may not exceed $85,000,000 in fiscal year 2003. ". SEC. 502. PAY PARITY FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF RFE/RL, INCOR- PORATED. Section 308(h)(1) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(h)(1)) is amended— (1) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C) Notwithstanding the limitations under subparagraph (A), grant funds provided under this section may be used by RFE^L, Incorporated, to pay up to three employees employed in Washington, D.C., salary or other compensation not to exceed the rate of pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code."; and (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking "(B)," and inserting "(B) or (C),". SEC. 503. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LOCAL BROADCASTING SERVICES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. Section 802(b)(4) of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1472(b)(4)) is amended— (1) by inserting before the period the following: "and is authorized to enter into contracts for periods not to exceed ten years to acquire local broadcasting services outside the United States"; and

�