Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1988

(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 1777 passed in lieu)

Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1988 - Title I: The Department of State - Part A: Authorization of Appropriations; Allocation of Funds; Restrictions - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for the Department of State for: (1) administration of foreign affairs; (2) contributions to international organizations, conferences, and peacekeeping activities; (3) international commission; (4) migration and refugee assistance; (5) the Asia Foundation; (6) bilateral science and technology agreements; and (7) Soviet-East European research and training. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 for diplomatic security construction acquisition, and operations pursuant to the Department of State's Supplemental Diplomatic Security Program

Prohibits the use of authorized funds to pay for the closing of any U.S. consulate or mission abroad.

Authorizes the Secretary of State to make a contribution to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Limits the amount which may be contributed to the amount contributed in FY 1987. Expresses the sense of the Congress that a diplomatic conference of governments should grant to the Red Shield of David a status of recognition identical to that of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent.

Prohibits the use of authorized funds for certain specified "public diplomacy" efforts.

Earmarks a specified amount of appropriated funds for the review and analysis of international parental child abduction cases on a case-by case basis to enable the Department of State to provide appropriate legal or diplomatic support for parents seeking to recover abducted children.

Part B: Administrative and Personal Provisions - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to limit the supervisory authority of the Chief of Mission to a foreign country to employees of the executive branch.

Reduces the salary of future Ambassadors at Large from executive level II to level IV.

Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act to establish the pay level for the Director of the International Communications Policy Bureau and for the Director of the Office of Foreign Missions at the executive IV level.

Authorizes the extending of non-career candidate appointments to: (1) consular agents; (2) family members; (3) career employees of other agencies serving abroad on reimbursable details in Foreign Service positions; and (4) career candidates if their continued service is determined appropriate in order to remedy a problem cognizable under the Foreign Service grievance system.

Amends the Diplomatic Security Act to repeal provisions establishing the Office of Policy and Program Review.

Allows the carry-over of Senior Foreign Service performance pay.

Provides for survivor benefits, health insurance benefits, and retirement benefits for former spouses of Foreign Service officers who were divorced prior to the effective date of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.

Eliminates certain reporting requirements concerning personnel actions in the Foreign Service and the use of Foreign Service personnel by Federal agencies.

Specifies that any recommendation of the Foreign Service Grievance Board which is not rejected by the Secretary on the basis that it would adversely affect the foreign policy or national security of the United States shall be considered to be a final action for the purpose of judicial review.

Requires the Secretary to take all appropriate steps to assure that the burden of budget cuts for the Department of State is not imposed disproportionately or inequitably upon its Civil Service employees. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of State the position of Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees.

Specifies that Fascell Fellows shall be deemed to be Federal employees for purposes of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and all other laws governing Federal employment, except for compensation purposes. Provides that Fascell Fellows may be compensated through contractual agreement under the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should have as a fundamental national goal the strengthening of competence and professionalism in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy; and (2) the Secretary of State should proceed with plans for the national training center in foreign affairs.

Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to prohibit Foreign Service employees from representing to the income tax authorities of the District of Columbia or any other State or locality that they are exempt from income taxation on the basis of holding a presidential appointment.

Part C: Buildings and Facilities - Directs the Secretary to administer and regulate the museum areas of the Department of State building by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purpose of the museum areas. Authorizes the Secretary, with the advice and concurrence of the Director of the National Gallery of Art, to sell items which are not needed and to trade or purchase articles for such museum areas.

Authorizes the Secretary to obtain insurance for the furnishings of the Department of State Reception Rooms.

Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress concerning the extent to which the costs of operating U.S. diplomatic consular posts in the Soviet Union and in Warsaw Pact countries do not bear a reasonable relationship to the cost of establishing and operating institutional activities by other entities in that country or to the free market value of currency.

Prohibits the Soviet Union from occupying the new chancery building at the Mount Alto site, or any other new facility in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, until the Secretary and Director of Central Intelligence certify to the Congress that there is a new U.S. chancery building in Moscow which is secure and suitable for U.S. embassy operations, including operations involving classified information.

Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress concerning the disposition of the partially constructed U.S. chancery building in Moscow.

Establishes a Task Force on Management of Security and Foreign Buildings by the Department of State. Requires such Task Force to submit a report to the Congress setting forth a program to improve the management of the security function and the Foreign Buildings Office.

Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress concerning the status of the Soviet diplomatic enclave on Mount Alto in Washington, D.C., including an assessment as to whether it would be in the U.S. national interest to vitiate the agreement by which the Soviets will occupy such enclave.

Requires the Secretary to establish an Accountability Review Board (as described by the Diplomatic Security Act) to review all government actions, procedures, and policies relating to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and the Soviet Embassy in Washington.

Prohibits the use of funds for the construction or major renovation of any diplomatic facility that is intended to be secure for the purpose of transmitting, storing, or receiving classified information unless the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Director of Central Intelligence, certifies to the Congress that the proposed project includes adequate safeguards for classified information and for the conduct of sensitive government activity.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the security of all diplomatic facilities and personnel would be significantly enhanced by periodic unannounced security inspections conducted by an appropriate agency of the U.S. Government.

Requires the Secretary and the Director of Central Intelligence to certify to the Congress that all U.S. foreign missions in the Soviet Union and all Eastern European countries provide: (1) adequate protection for classified information and national security-related activities; and (2) adequate protection for the personnel working in the diplomatic facility. Requires a similar certification for all U.S. foreign missions in countries designated as "high threat" posts, including terrorist and intelligence threats.

Prohibits the use of authorized funds for site acquisition, development, or construction of any facility in Israel, Jerusalem, or the West Bank.

Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 to authorize the Secretary of State to transfer up to a specified amount of authorized funds to the Administrator of General Services for studies and planning for a consolidated training facility for the Foreign Service Institute.

Part D: International Organizations - States that the President should continue vigorous efforts to secure implementation by the United Nations of decision making procedures on budgetary matters which assure that sufficient attention is paid to the views of the United States and other major member states who are major financial contributors to such assessed budgets. Limits the amount of authorized funds which may be used to make financial contributions to the United Nations based on whether such budget decision making procedures are being implemented by the United Nations.

Amends the International Organizations Immunities Act to provide that the International Committee of the Red Cross shall be considered a public international organization for purposes of the diplomatic privileges and immunities provided by such Act.

Prohibits U.S. participation in the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations until Israel is permitted to participate in such Council.

Requires the appointment of a Secretary to both the House of Representatives and the Senate's delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly.

Directs the Secretary to request the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Security Council to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to include protection of the archaeological site of the ancient city of Tyre.

Authorizes the President to extend diplomatic privileges and immunities to offices of the Commission of the European Communities.

Title II: The United States Information Agency - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for salaries and expenses of the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Specifies a limit for the funds made available for the Television and Film Service and for exhibits.

Authorizes appropriations for the Voice of America (VOA) for FY 1988. Allocates a specific amount of funds for the Voice of America: Cuba Service. Authorizes the VOA to use such funds as may be necessary in order to provide, on a daily basis, broadcasts in the Slovenian language.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Earmarks specified amounts of such funds for specific programs.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for the National Endowment for Democracy.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 to carry out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960.

Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for the payment of expenses for the closing of any diplomatic post abroad. Prohibits the USIA from reducing overseas American positions until the percentage of American employees stationed in the United States has been reduced to the 1981 level.

Transfers the USIA's Arts America Program into the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to extend the congressional grant notification requirements for two years from 1987 and 1989.

Authorizes VOA to enter into 40-year leases for real property. (Present law limits such authority to 25-year leases.)

Authorizes the USIA to retain receipts from the rental of English teaching tapes and programs, library services, television programs, and motion pictures.

Directs the President to support, under provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, a professorship on the subject of constitutional democracy at the Santo Tomas University in the Philippines.

Amends the United States-India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation Act to allow the principal set aside for the United States-India Fund and the interest earnings to be used in accordance with the Education and Scientific Cooperation Agreement between the United States and India.

Authorizes the Director of the USIA to enter into an agreement with the Government of Pakistan for the establishment of the United States-Pakistan Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation (Fund) for which the United States will provide a one time only grant for English language training or other cultural, educational, and scientific programs of mutual interest. Authorizes the use of a specified amount of foreign currencies to finance such Fund.

Requires the Director of the USIA to implement a formal, comprehensive country plan on Afghanistan based on guidelines set forth in the USIA country plan instructions for FY 1988.

Revises the authority and the membership of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.

Names the USIA Library in Jakarta, Indonesia, as the Edward Zorinsky Memorial Library.

Requires that preference be given to U.S. contractors for any bids on projects of the facilities modernization program of VOA. Allows certain exceptions to such requirement.

Authorizes the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to: (1) provide for educational exchanges, visits, or interchanges between the Soviet Union and the United States of American and Soviet youths under the age of 21; and (2) award scholarships to exceptional students who are enrolled in institutions of higher education and who are studying in the Soviet Union in programs approved by such institutions. Authorizes appropriations for such program. Designates such program as the "Samantha Smith Memorial Exchange Program."

Amends the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to revise provisions concerning membership on the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.

Authorizes the use of appropriated funds for the purpose of conducting a survey of the number of viewers in Europe who watch the daily passive (noninteractive) shows of USIA's Worldnet Program. Requires that a report concerning the results of such survey be submitted to specified committees of the Congress.

Title III: The Board for International Broadcasting - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for the Board for International Broadcasting. Allocates a certain amount of authorized funds for radio transmitter construction and modernization. Requires that any gains realized by the Board of International Broadcasting Act of 1973 resulting from upward fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates be certified to the Congress and placed in reserve for the exclusive purpose of offsetting future downward fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Specifies that the Board for International Broadcasting does not have to certify employee service records where it does not have access to such records.

Title IV: The Global Climate Protection Act of 1987 - Global Climate Protection Act of 1987 - Requires the President to establish a Task Force on Global Climate to determine and supervise the research necessary for a coordinated national strategy on the global climate, to develop such a strategy, and to initiate implementation of such strategy domestically and in the international arena. Sets forth the membership and administrative requirements concerning such task force. Requires the President to appoint an Ambassador-at-Large to coordinate and lead the U.S. participation in planning for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program. Directs the Secretary to undertake all necessary steps to promote, within the United Nations system, the early designation of an International Year of Global Climate Protection. Urges the President to accord the problem of climate protection a high priority on the agenda of United States-Soviet relations.

Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Specifies that no authorized funds may be used to implement any international agreement until the text of such agreement is submitted to the Congress within a required 60-day period.

Allows Federal jurisdiction over direct actions against insurers of diplomatic agents who had diplomatic immunity at the time of an alleged tortious act. (Present law limits such jurisdiction to diplomatic agents who have diplomatic immunity at the time of the filing of a lawsuit.)

Prohibits the use of authorized funds for publicity purposes designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress, to influence in any way the outcome of a political election, or for publicity purposes not authorized by Congress.

Prohibits the exclusion of aliens from admission into the United States because of political beliefs.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to invest funds paid by foreign governments in claims settlement cases pending disbursal to U.S. citizens. Requires a five-percent deduction from the amount of an international claims settlement to cover the costs of obtaining the settlement and processing claims.

Authorizes the payment of a claim to a named private individual from the Czechoslovakian claims fund.

Prohibits the use of authorized funds for international first class air travel by congressional staff.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. policy should be to support access by interested individuals and organizations to the files of the United Nations War Crimes Commission.

Declares it to be the policy of the United States to: (1) provide assistance to the Afghan people to help resist the invasion by the Soviet Union; (2) support a negotiated settlement to the Afghanistan war; and (3) communicate to the Soviet Union the necessity of a Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan as a condition for better relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Declares it to be the policy of the United States to: (1) support the total, unconditional withdrawal of both Iran and Iraq to internationally recognized boundaries; (2) support an immediate cease-fire in the Iran-Iraq War; and (3) endorse a peaceful resolution of the Iran-Iraq War.

Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning the persecution of the Baha'i community in Iran.

Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning Cambodian refugees in Thailand, the Orderly Departure Program from Vietnam, and the processing of Amerasians from Vietnam.

Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning the current political situation and the electoral process in South Korea.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that North Korea should: (1) take steps to end its denial of human rights; (2) end its support for international terrorism; (3) accept South Korea's call for negotiations aimed at easing tensions on the Korean peninsula; and (4) consider other steps to ease tensions and reduce North Korea's international isolation.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should continue to express to the Government of the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries the deep concern and U.S. opposition with respect to the harassment of Christians in those countries; (2) those Governments should comply with human rights agreements; and (3) those Governments should cease persecuting individuals on the basis of their adherence to their Christian faiths and should afford them their fundamental human rights of religious expression.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Government of Romania should end the denial of the rights of the Hungarians and the people of other nationalities in Transylvania.

Authorizes the President to continue membership for the United States in the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration and to continue membership in the organization under the name International Organization for Migration. Authorizes appropriations for U.S. contributions to the Committee and all necessary salaries and expenses incidental to U.S. participation in the Committee.

Declares that the Congress: (1) recognizes the continuing desire and right of the people of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania for independence from the Soviet Union; (2) calls upon the President to direct world attention to the Baltic States' right of self-determination by issuing a statement that informs U.N. member nations of U.S. support for such self-determination and nonrecognition of the Soviet incorporation of the Baltic States; and (3) calls upon the President to promote Soviet compliance with the Helsinki Final Act.

Amends the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983 to impose a maximum limit of $1,500 per month on housing expenses for U.S. employees at the United Nations.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union's test of ballistic missiles near Hawaii has increased rather than decreased the risk of nuclear war.

Condemns the Soviet Union for its actions regarding such test. Declares that the U.S. Government should officially protest such actions.

States that the President should report to the Congress concerning the details of such test, the Soviet explanations offered, steps that will be taken to ensure that such a test will not happen in the future, and what effect an SDI system could have against a missile launched in similar proximity to the United States.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should review its foreign policy toward and its relationship with the Government of China in light of the continued violation of human rights in Tibet.

Requires any certification to the Congress pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act with respect to the sale of arms to China to be accompanied by a presidential determination that the Government of China is acting in good faith and in a timely manner to resolve human rights issues in Tibet.

Requires the Secretary of State to submit a report to the Congress on the human rights situation in Tibet.

Provides financial assistance for Tibetan refugees for FY 1988 and 1989.

Provides scholarships for Tibetan exiles for FY 1988 and 1989.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should, at the earliest date possible invite the President of Israel to make a state visit.

Declares that the Senate: (1) calls for the cessation of the practice of detaining children under 18 years of age without charge or trial in South Africa; (2) calls upon the Government of South Africa to either release such children or charge them and allow them a fair and public trial; (3) pending the release of such children, calls upon the Government of South Africa to permit parental access to the children, make public their names and their location, provide them with adequate food, clothing, and protection, and permit an international organization to verify the above and make sure that such children are not abused or tortured; and (4) calls for the apprehension and trial of all those individuals who execute children by violent activities.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) by mining the Persian Gulf the Government of Iran violated international law; (2) the use of force by the U.S. Navy to terminate the Iranian mining was justified under international law; and (3) international law offers a framework for such positive action, and fostering broader adherence to law promotes the security interests of the United States.

Prohibits the employment of nationals of a Communist country at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions in any country designated as a "Communist country" in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Allows specified exceptions. Authorizes the Secretary of State to waive such prohibition on a case-by-case basis.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) United States should continue to work toward a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Angola; (2) the United States should consider responding to the humanitarian needs of the Angolan people; (3) any such assistance should be distributed through apolitical agencies, private and voluntary organizations, and non-governmental organizations; and (4) the Secretary of State should report to the Congress concerning discussions between the Soviet Union and the United States.

Polish Permanent Resident Adjustment Act of 1987 - Requires the Attorney General to adjust the status to permanent resident for certain Polish nationals who have continuously resided in the United States since July 21, 1984, and who apply for such status adjustment within two years of enactment of this Act.

Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning the Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia.

Earmarks a specified amount of authorized funds for FY 1988 and 1989 for the support of the independent Polish trade union "Solidarity."

Makes unlawful the abduction, concealment, or detaining of a child by a parent outside the jurisdiction of the United States. Sets forth criminal penalties for international parental child abduction.

Prohibits the obligation of 50 percent of the funds made available for FY 1988 for payment of the U.S. contribution to the United Nations until the President certifies to the Congress that the Secretary General of the United Nations has investigated: (1) the excessive use of secondment by member states in a way that prevents nationals of such states from becoming regular career employees of the United Nations; and (2) the blatant control of nationals of member states serving as employees of the United Nations Secretariat or the specialized agencies.

Amends the Foreign Missions Act to apply to each foreign mission in the United States of the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and Cuba the same terms, limitations, and conditions which are applied to the foreign missions of the Soviet Union. Authorizes the President to waive such restrictions in specific circumstances.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should exempt from the trade embargo against Nicaragua those items which would benefit Nicaragua's independent print and broadcast media, private sector and trade union groups, nongovernmental service organizations, and the democratic civic opposition.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) countries which directly benefit from the U.S. policy of providing military protection to re-flagged Kuwaiti vessels and maintaining freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf should share in the costs incurred by the United States Armed Forces in providing such protection; and (2) the President should enter into negotiations with such countries to secure reimbursements based on a pro-rata share of such costs.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should enter into negotiations with countries which participate in mutual defense alliances with the United States, especially the member nations of NATO and Japan, for the purpose of reaching an agreement on a more equitable distribution of the burden of financial support for the alliances.

Authorizes the Secretary of State to maintain data bases on the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for additional construction activity on any project planned or underway in any Communist-controlled country until 30 days after the Congress receives reports concerning security at such projects.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of State should determine whether the purchasing rather than the leasing of the residences of the principal officers of the U.S. Government's overseas missions is in the best economic interest of the U.S. Government.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the State Department should employ a minimum amount of display when arranging the visits of foreign dignitaries.

Requires that annual reports concerning the policies pursued by other countries in international organizations must contain information concerning the amount and type of foreign assistance made available by the United States for the preceding fiscal year to each country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act, the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, and the Peace Corps Act.

Requires the Secretary of State to make annual reports to the Congress concerning the status of secondment within the United Nations by the Soviet Union and Soviet-bloc member nations. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should take all necessary actions to ensure compliance with the present U.N. hiring freeze rule. Condemns the Soviet Union for its refusal to adhere to the principals of the U.N. Charter calling for an international civil service and its abuse of secondment.

Establishes in the Department of State the position of Ambassador-at-Large on Afghanistan to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the responsibilities of such Ambassador.

Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning U.S. policy towards Lebanon and that the United States should supply certain amounts of wheat and rice to the Government of Lebanon.

United States Department of State Freedom of Expression Act of 1987 - Prohibits the Department of State from declaring itself to be a foreign diplomatic mission.

Establishes within the Department of State the positon of Under Secretary of State for Security, Construction, and Foreign Missions. Sets forth the responsibilities and authorities for such Under Secretary.

Expresses the sense of the Congress welcoming the democratic trends emerging in Taiwan and commending the progress that has been made in advancing democratic institutions and values.

Waives certain naturalization requirements for certain former Cuban political prisoners.

Requires the President to void the current embassy agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union and to enter into negotiations for a new agreement under which the Soviet Union will move its embassy in Washington, D.C. to a site that in not more than 90 feet above sea level.

Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide that a Chief of Mission shall not be eligible for additional compensation in the form of hardship differential or other incentive or performance pay supplements (other than danger pay).

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to impose additional trade and other sanctions against countries designated as uncooperative major drug-producing or drug-transiting countries.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should not be considered as a possible participant in any conference concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict unless the Soviet Union has first: (1) re-established diplomatic relations with Israel at the Ambassadorial level; (2) publicly re-affirmed its acceptance of specified United Nations resolutions concerning the recognition of Israel; and (3) substantially increased and maintained the number of exit visas granted to Jewish individuals and families within the Soviet Union who have applied for emigration to Israel.

States that if such conditions are met, Soviet participation shall require the approval and joint invitation of the Governments of Egypt, Israel, and Jordan.

Requires the U.S. Ambassadors to the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Cuba, the People's Republic of China, Laos, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, and Yugoslavia to submit an annual report to the Under Secretary of State for management concerning the security of U.S. diplomatic or official facilities in those countries.

Establishes a Commission to study the Foreign Service Personnel system with a view toward developing a system that provides adequate career stability to the members of the Service.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to conduct an audit and inspection of the operation of the merit personnel system in the Foreign Service.

Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require the Foreign Service Grievance Board to maintain records of all grievances awarded in favor of the grievant in which the grievance concerns gross misconduct by the supervisor of the grievant. Requires that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee shall be provided with a copy of such a grievance decision whenever such a supervisor is nominated for any position requiring the advice and consent of the Senate.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the People's Republic of China should immediately release Yang Wei; and (2) the United States should offer extended voluntary departure status to those Chinese students studying in the United States who can, on a case-by-case basis, demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution.

Requires the Department of State to submit to specified committees of the Congress a report complying with the 1980 and 1984 requests of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs for a listing and description of all policy and supporting positions in the Department of State and related agencies.

Allows the reprogramming of certain funds authorized by the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986.

Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) to provide for the distribution within the United States of the USIA film "America The Way I See It."

Changes the notification date for the submission of the presidential certification required for major drug-producing and drug-transit countries from March 1 to February 15 of each year. Requires that such certifications shall include specific comments and recommendations by Federal agencies involved in drug enforcement. Extends the Congressional review period from 30 to 60 days.

Amends the Foreign Missions Act (title II of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956) to prohibit a foreign mission from allowing the use of its premises by an unaffiliated alien for any purpose which is incompatible with its status as a foreign mission, including use as a residence.

Allows the Secretary to waive such restrictions with respect to all foreign missions of a country 30 days after providing written notification of such a waiver to certain committees of the Congress.

Requires the Secretary of State to report to the Congress concerning specified aspects of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan.

Declares that the Congress: (1) expresses concern for the citizens of Iran; (2) supports an official U. S. policy of completely halting the shipment of arms to the Government of Iran; (3) urges the President to cooperate with the United Nations to bring about an end to government-sponsored torture in Iranian prisons and to pressure Iran to permit inspection of Iranian prisons by an international delegation; and (4) expresses support for all efforts made through the U.N. Security Council to pressure the Khomeini Government to end the Iran-Iraq war.

Expresses the sense of the Senate concerning terrorist bombings in Honduras and the granting of asylum in Mexico of suspects in such bombings.

Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for the expenses of maintaining a U.S. diplomatic or consular post in Antigua and Barbuda.

Requires the President to report to the Congress concerning Soviet violations of the ABM treaty.

Prohibits the Department of State from acquiring a residence for the Secretary of State.

Miroslav Medvid Memorial Act of 1987 - Requires the suspension for one year without pay for any U.S. national employed by the U.S. Government who orders the expulsion from the United States or its territories any person seeking political asylum from a Communist country without the review and rejection of the person's claim by the Secretary of State and the Attorney General.

Title VI: United States Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United Nations - Establishes the United States Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United Nations to examine and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the United Nations system and to submit to the President and the Congress recommendations on ways to improve its effectiveness and the role of the United States in such system.

Sets forth specified items which the Commission should focus on in carrying out its duties. Requires the Commission to transmit to the President and the Congress a report containing a detailed statement of its findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Authorizes the Commission to receive private contributions. Terminates the Commission 60 days after the submission of its report.

Title VII: Indochinese Refugee Resettlement and Protection Act of 1987 - Indochinese Refugee Resettlement and Protection Act of 1987 - Requires the President to submit a report to the Congress assessing the merit of transferring the authority to admit all refugees under the Immigration and Nationality Act from the Attorney General to the Secretary of State.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that within worldwide refugee admissions ceilings the President should allocate a specified number of admissions for: (1) East Asia; (2) the Orderly Departure Program for each of FY 1988, 1989, and 1990; and (3) Amerasians and their immediate family members.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that under the leadership of the United States renewed efforts should be made to settle Indochinese refugees who have lived in camps for at least three years.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to allocate specific amounts from FY 1988 and 1989 authorizations for education, economic, and military training border projects in Thailand.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the international community should increase efforts to protect Indochinese refugee camps in Thailand from cross-border attacks, and that international personnel should be present on a 24-hour-a-day basis at camp "Site 2" in Thailand.

Title VIII: Munitions Control Act of 1987 - Arms Export Control Enforcement and Coordination Act of 1987 - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to require the development of appropriate mechanisms to identify in connection with the export licensing process persons: (1) who have been indicted for a convict of violations of the Arms Export Control Act, the Export Administration Act of 1979, the Espionage Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act or the Foreign Assets Control Act; and (2) who are ineligible to contract with or receive export or import licenses from any agency of the United States Government. Allows the denial of a munitions export license if reasonable cause exists that the applicant has been indicted or has violated any such statutes. Prohibits the issuance of a munitions export license to any applicant who has been convicted of violations of such statutes or who is ineligible to contract with or receive export or import licenses, except as may be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Title IX: International Child Abduction Act - International Child Abduction Act - Grants State courts, the courts of the District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United States, and U.S. district courts original jurisdiction with regard to actions arising under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention) and this Act. Sets forth requirements with regard to notice and burden of proof for such actions.

Allows any court exercising jurisdiction over a petition filed pursuant to the Convention or this Act to take provisional measures under Federal or State law to protect the well-being of the child or prevent the child's removal or concealment. Prohibits any court from ordering the provisional removal of a child from the person having physical control unless the applicable requirements of State law are satisfied.

States that any application submitted to the Central Authority for the United States or petition submitted in accordance with the terms of the Convention shall be admissible in court without regard to the need for legalization or authentication.

Directs the President to designate a Federal agency to serve as Central Authority for the United States for the purpose of: (1) issuing regulations to implement the Convention and this Act; (2) obtaining information from the Federal Parent Locator Service; and (3) collecting, maintaining, and disseminating information for purposes relating to the Convention and this Act.

Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General to designate Federal employees and private citizens to serve as an interagency coordinating group to monitor the operation of the Convention and provide advice on its implementation.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of the Convention and this Act. Amends the Social Security Act to provide the Central Authority for the United States access to the services of the Parent Locator Service.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the disclosure of tax returns and return information to Federal, State, and local child support enforcement agencies for the purpose of locating individuals in connection with the abduction or wrongful restraint or retention of a child.

Title X: Diplomatic Immunity Abuse Prevention Act - Diplomatic Immunity Abuse Prevention Act - Amends the Foreign Missions Act (Title II of the State Department Basic Authorities of 1956) to require the Director of Foreign Missions to maintain records on each incident in which an individual with diplomatic immunity is reasonably believed to have committed a serious criminal offense within the United States.

Prohibits any officer or employee of the Department of State from seeking to influence any investigation, charge, or prosecution by a State or local government not covered by diplomatic immunity. Requires the Director to notify the members of each foreign mission of U.S. policies relating to criminal offenses. Requires the Director to develop and implement registrations and departure procedures for individuals with diplomatic immunity.

Requires the Secretary of State to request a waiver of immunity when a person with diplomatic immunity is charged with a serious crime. Requires the Secretary to declare such a person persona nongrata if such request from waiver of immunity is denied.

Amends the Diplomatic Relations Act to revise the authority to institute and maintain criminal prosecutions provided no measure is taken in derogation of an individual's diplomatic immunity.

Requires the Secretary of State and the Comptroller General to separately review U.S. policy of providing diplomatic immunities which result in treatment required to be provided under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Requires the Attorney General to review procedures for issuing visas to diplomats to the United States and the United Nations.

Requires minimum liability insurance coverage to be carried by foreign missions to the United States. Requires the Director of Foreign Missions to ensure compliance with such insurance coverage requirements.

Revises procedures for certifying diplomatic immunities.

Requires the President to take such steps as may be necessary to prevent the use of diplomatic pouches for the transportation of narcotics, weapons, and materials used to foster terrorism in the United States.

Title XI; Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 - Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 - Expresses the determination of the Congress that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): (1) is a terrorist organization; (2) is a threat to the interests of the United States, its allies, and to international law; and (3) should not benefit from operating in the United States.

Prohibits, if the purpose is to further the interests of the PLO: (1) the receipt of anything of value except informational material from the PLO; (2) the expenditure of funds from the PLO; and (3) the establishment or maintenance of a PLO office within the jurisdiction of the United States.

Provides that the provisions of this Act shall cease to have effect if the President certifies to the Congress that the PLO no longer practices or supports terrorist actions.

Title XII: Effective Date - Sets forth effective dates for provisions of this Act.