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PUBLIC LAW 101-246—FEB. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 25 House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. "(5)(A) Proceeds from the disposition of properties acquired pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to the Foreign Service Buildings Fund (referred to in section 9 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926). "(B) The authority to spend proceeds received under subparagraph (A) may be exercised only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in an appropriation Act.". (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 9(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 300(a)(1)), is amended by inserting before the comma at the end thereof the following: "or in the United States pursuant to section 204(b)(5) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956". SEC. 117. DEBT COLLECTION. Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 44 (as redesignated by section 115) 22 USC 2651 as section 45; and "°*^- (2) by inserting after section 43 (as redesignated by section 115) the following: "SEC. 44. DEBT COLLECTION. 22 USC 2716. "(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY. —(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of State shall enter into contracts for collection services to recover indebtedness owed by a person, other than a foreign country, to the United States which arises out of activities of the Department of State and is delinquent by more than 90 days. "(2) Each contract entered into under this section shall provide Reports, that the person with whom the Secretary enters into such contract shall submit to the Secretary at least once every 180 days a status report on the success of the person in collecting debts. Section 3718 of title 31, United States Code, shall apply to any such contract to the extent that such section is not inconsistent with this subsection. "(b) DISCLOSURE OF DELINQUENT DEBT TO CREDIT REPORTING AGEN- CIES.— The Secretary of State shall, to the extent otherwise allowed by law, disclose to those credit reporting agencies to which the Secretary reports loan activity information concerning any debt of more than $100 owed by a person, other than a foreign country, to the United States which arises out of activities of the Department of State and is delinquent by more than 31 days.". SEC. 118. MUNITIONS CONTROL REGISTRATION FEES. The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2269 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 45 (as redesignated by section 117) 22 USC 2651 as section 46; and note. (2) by inserting after section 44 (as redesignated by section 117) the following new section: "SEC. 45. MUNITIONS CONTROL REGISTRATION FEES. 22 USC 2717. "(a) MUNITIONS CONTROL REGISTRATION FEES. —For each fiscal year, $500,000 of the registration fees collected by the Office of Munitions Control of the Department of State shall be credited to a Department of State account, to be available without fiscal year