PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-812 SEC. 2211. AUTHORITY OF THE FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION. Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1623(a)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subpara- ' graphs (A) and (B), respectively; (2) in the first sentence, by striking "(a) The" and all that follows through the period and inserting the following: "(a)(1) The Commission shall have jurisdiction to receive, examine, adjudicate, and render a final decision with respect to any claim of the Government of the United States or of any national of the United States— "(A) included within the terms of the Yugoslav Claims Agreement of 1948; "(B) included within the terms of any claims agreement concluded on or after March 10, 1954, between the Government of the United States and a foreign government (exclusive of >; governments against which the United States declared the existence of a state of war during World War II) similarly providing for the settlement and discharge of claims of the Government of the United States and of nationals of the United States against a foreign government, arising out of the nationalization or other taking of property, by the agreement of the Government of the United States to accept from that government a sum in en bloc settlement thereof; or "(C) included in a category of claims against a foreign •i government which is referred to the Commission by the Secretary of State."; and (3) by redesignating the second sentence as paragraph (2). SEC. 2212. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS AND PROCEEDINGS. (a) RECOVERY OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.— The Department of State Appropriation Act of 1937 (22 U.S.C. 2661) is amended in the fifth undesignated paragraph under the heading entitled "INTER- NATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION" by inserting "(including such expenses as salaries and other personnel expenses)" after "extraordinary expenses". (b) PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES.—Section 38(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(c)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting "personal and" before "other support services". SEC. 2213. GRANTS TO REMEDY INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTIONS OF CHILDREN. Section 7 of the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (42 U.S.C. 11606; Public Law 100-300) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(e) GRANT AUTHORITY. —The United States Central Authority is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or agreements with, any individual, corporation, other Federal, State, or local agency, or private entity or organization in the United States for purposes of accomplishing its responsibilities under the Convention and this Act.". SEC. 2214. COUNTERDRUG AND ANTICRIME ACTIVITIES OF THE 22 USC 6561. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (a) COUNTERDRUG AND LAW ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY.—
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