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 93 STAT. 400

PUBLIC LAW 96-60—AUG. 15, 1979 and regulations as may be adopted by the Commission, the Chairman of the Commission may— "(1) appoint such additional personnel for the staff of the Commission as the Chairman deems necessary; and "(2) procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States

5 USC 5332 note.

Code.". TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

SEC. 204. (a) Section 801(1) of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471(1)) is amended by striking out "within the limitation of such appropriations as the Congress may provide". 0)) Section 804 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 1474) is amended— (1) in paragraph (10) by striking out "five" and inserting in lieu thereof "ten"; (2) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (13); (3) in paragraph (14) by striking out the comma and all that follows thereafter and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(15) hire passenger motor vehicles; "(16) purchase passenger motor vehicles for use abroad, and right-hand drive vehicles may be so purchased without regard to any maximum price limitation established by law; "(17) procure services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5 of the United States Code; "(18) make advances of funds; and "(19) notwithstanding section 5946 of title 5 of the United States Code, pay dues for library membership in organizations which issue publications to members only, or to members at a price lower than to others.". (c) Section 806 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 1475a) is amended by striking out "are authorized to be made" and inserting in lieu thereof "shall be". (d) Section 108A(a)(2) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2458a(a)(2)) is amended by striking out "(E)" and "(F)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(F)" and "(G)", respectively. (e) Title VII of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1476-1477a) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "NONDISCRETIONARY PERSONNEL COSTS AND CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS

22 USC 1477b.

"SEC. 704. (a) Amounts appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this Act are authorized to be made available until expended. "(b) There are authorized to be appropriated for the International Communication Agency, in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the Agency, such sums as may be necessary for any fiscal year for increases in salary, pay, retirement, and other employee benefits authorized by law. "(c) In order to maintain the levels of program activity provided for by the annual authorizing legislation for the International Communication Agency, there are authorized to be appropriated for the

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