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 89 STAT. 756

PUBLIC LAW 94-141—NOV. 29, 1975

Public Law 94-141 94th Congress An Act Nov. 29, 1975 [S. 1517]

To authorize appropriations for the administration of foreign affairs; international organizations, conferences, and commissions; information and cultural exchange; and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Foreign Relations United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may Authorization be cited as the "Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year Act, Fiscal Year 1976". 1976. 22 USC 2687 note.

TITLE I—ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN A F F A I R S PART 1—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION

22 USC 2687.

SEC. 101. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal year 1976, to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States, including trade negotiations, and other purposes authorized by law, the following amounts: (1) for the "Administration of Foreign Affairs", $439,055,000; and (2) such additional amounts as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits authorized by law, or other nondiscretionary costs. (b) Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended. (c) The Act entitled "An Act to provide certain basic authority for the Department of State", approved August 1, 1956, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 17. The Secretary of State is authorized to use appropriated funds for unusual expenses similar to those authorized by section 5913 of title 5, United States Code, incident to the operation and maintenance of the living quarters of the United States Representative to the Organization of American States.". TRAVEL DOCirMENT AND ISSUANCE SYSTEM

SEC. 102. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no part of any fmids authorized to be appropriated by this title ma}^ be used for the development or implementation of the Travel Document and Issuance System which has been proposed by the United States Passport Office (and which involves a restructuring of the passport issuance function and the issuance of machine readable passport books), or of any other new passport system. (b) Not to exceed $100,000 of the amount authorized to be approStudy. priated by section 101(a)(1) of this Act shall be available for a study of the desirability and cost implications of the Travel Document and Issuance System described in subsection (a). Such study shall be transTransmittal to Speaker of the mitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the House and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. committee.

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