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 PUBLIC LAW 98-164-NOV. 22, 1983 97 STAT. 1025 REPROGRAMING NOTIFICATIONS SEC. 123. Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 22 USC 2651 1956 is amended by redesignating section 34 as section 35 and by "°*®- inserting the following new section 34 after section 33: "SEC. 34. Unless the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 22 USC 2706. Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified fifteen days in advance of the proposed repro- graming, funds appropriated for the Department of State shall not be available for obligation or expenditure through any reprogram- ing of funds— "(1) which creates new programs; "(2) which eliminates a program, project, or activity; "(3) which increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; "(4) which relocates an office or employees; "(5) which reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; "(6) which involves contracting out functions which had been performed by Federal employees; or "(7) which involves a reprograming in excess of $250,000 or 10 per centum, whichever is less, and which (A) augments existing programs, projects, or activities, (B) reduces by 10 per centum or more the funding for any existing program, project, activity, or personnel approved by the Congress, or (C) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects approved by the Congress.". INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION POLICY SEC. 124. Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 22 USC 2651 1956, as amended by section 123 of this Act, is further amended by ^°^- redesignating section 35 as section 36 and by inserting the following new section after section 34: "SEC. 35. (a) The Secretary of State shall assign responsibility for 22 USC 2707. international communications and information policy matters within the Department of State to an appropriate Under Secretary of State (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Under Secretary'). "0?) The Secretary of State shall establish, within the Department of State, an Office of the Coordinator for International Communica- tions and Information Policy, headed by a Coordinator who shall be responsible to the Under Secretary. The Coordinator shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall have the rank of ambassador. The Coordinator shall be responsible, on behalf of the Under Secretary, for formula- tion, coordination, and oversight of international communications and information policy assigned to the Under Secretary. On behalf of the Under Secretary, the Coordinator shall— "(1) maintain continuing liaison with the bureaus and offices of the Department of State and with other executive branch agencies concerned with international communications and information policy; "(2) in accordance with such authority as may be delegated by the President pursuant to Executive order, chair such agency 11-1940-85 —34:QL3

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