Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 1.djvu/796

 92 STAT. 742

PUBLIC LAW 95-384—SEPT. 26, 1978 USE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY

22 USC 1754. ..,,

SEC. 22. (a) Section 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 is amended to read as follows: " (b)(1)(A) Notwithstanding section 1415 of the Supplemental 31 USC 724. Appropriation Act, 1953, or any other provision of law— "(i) local currencies owned by the United States which are in excess of the amounts reserved under section 612(a) of the For22 USC 2362. eign Assistance Act of 1961 and of the requirements of the United States Government in payment of its obligations outside of the United States, as such requirements may be determined from time to time by the President; and "(ii) any other local currencies owned by the United States in amounts not to exceed the equivalent of $75 per day per person or the maximum per diem allowance established under the authority 5 USC 5701 et of subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 of the United States Code seq., for employees of the United States Government while traveling in a foreign country, whichever is greater, exclusive of the actual cost of transportation; shall be made available to Members and employees of the Congress for their local currency expenses when authorized as provided in subparagraph (B). "(B) The authorization required for purposes of subparagraph (A) may be provided— " (i) by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the case of a Member or employee of the House; "(ii) by the chairman of a standing or select committee of the House of Representatives in the case of a member or employee of that committee; " (iii) by the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Majority Leader of the Senate, or the Minority 'T'r;i:>/ J. Leader of the Senate, in the case of a Member or employee of the Senate; "(iv) by the chairman of a standing, select, or special committee of the Senate in the case of a member or employee of that committee or of an employee of a member of that committee; and "(v) by the chairman of a joint committee of the Congress in the case of a member or employee of that committee. "(C) Whenever local currencies owned by the United States are not otherwise available for purposes of this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase such local currencies as may be necessary for such purposes, using any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Congressional "(2) On a quarterly basis, the chairman of each committee of the report. House of Representatives or the Senate and of each joint committee of the Congress (A) shall prepare a consolidated report (i) which itemizes the amounts and dollar equivalent values of each foreign currency expended and the amounts of dollar expenditures from appropriated funds in connection with travel outside the United States, stating the purposes of the expenditures including per diem (lodging and meals), transportation, and other purposes, and (ii) which shows the total itemized expenditures, by such committee and by each member or employee of such committee (including in the case of a committee of the Senate, each employee of a member of the com-

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