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 99 STAT. 428 22 USC 287e

PUBLIC LAW 99-93—AUG. 16, 1985 SEC. 151. EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the Congress on whether, and the extent to which, international civil servants employed by the United Nations, including those seconded to the United Nations, are required to return all or part of their salaries to their respective governments. The Secretary shall also include in this report a description of the steps taken by the Department of State and by the United States Representative to the United Nations to correct this practice. (b) REPORT ON STEPS TO CORRECT PRACTICE.—The Secretary of

State shall determine and report to the Congress on whether substantial progress has been made by June 1, 1986, in correcting the practice of international civil servants employed by the United Nations being required to return all or part of their salaries to their respective governments. (c) REDUCTION IN CONTRIBUTION IF SUBSTANTIAL PROCESS NOT

MADE.—If the Secretary of State determines pursuant to subsection (b) that substantial progress has not been made in correcting this practice, the United States shall thereafter reduce the amount of its annual assessed contribution to the United Nations by the amount of that contribution which is the United States proportionate share of the salaries of those international civil servants employed by the United Nations who are returning any portion of their salaries to their respective governments. (d) NATIONAL TAXATION.—This section does not apply with respect to payments made for purposes of national taxation in accordance with formal treaty reservations concerning such taxation by a member state of the United Nations. 22 USC 3922a.

22 USC 3905.

SEC. 152. REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM.—The head of each agency utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system shall develop, consistent with section 7201 of title 5 of the United States Code, a plan designed to increase significantly the number of members of minority groups and women in the Foreign Service in that agency. (b) EMPHASIS ON MID-LEVELS.—Each plan developed pursuant to this section shall, consistent with section 7201 of title 5 of the United States Code, place particular emphasis on achieving significant increases in the numbers of minority group members and women who are in the mid-levels of the Foreign Service. (c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The head of each agency utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system shall report annually to the Congress on the plan developed pursuant to this section as part of the report required to be submitted pursuant to section 105(d)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980. Subsequent reports pursuant to that section shall include reports on the implementation of these plans, giving particular attention to the progress being made in increasing, through advancement and promotion, the numbers of members of minority groups and women in the mid-levels of the Foreign Service. SEC. 15. BOARD OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE. .3 Section 210 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3930) is amended by striking out "a career member of the Senior Foreign Service designated by the Secretary of State" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "an individual appointed by the President".

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