108 STAT. 408 PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 "Oi) The Secretary of State shall designate an Administrator who shall be a citizen of the United States, qualified by experience. The Administrator shall maintain close Uaison with the appropriate committees of Congress in order that they may be advised regarding the administration of this Act by consular ofiKcers. The Administrator shall be charged with any and all responsibility and authority in the administration of this Act which are conferred on the Secretary of State as may be delegated to the Administrator by the Secretary of State or which may be prescribed by the Secretary of State, and shall perform such other duties as the Secretary of State may prescribe."; (D) in subsection (c), by striking "Bureau" and inserting "Department of State"; and (E) in subsection (d), by striking all after "respectivel3r" (3) in section 105 (8 U.S.C. 1105) by striking "Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs" and inserting "Administratoi^ each place it appears. (i) DEPARTMENT OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1989.— Section 306 of the Department of State Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public 102 Stat. 2208. Law 100-469) is repealed. (j) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1989.—Section 8125 of the Department of Defense Appropriations 10 USC 113 note. Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-463) is amended by striking subsection (c). (k) STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1956. — (1) Section 35 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1966 (22 U.S.C. 2707) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (a); and (B) in subsection (b)^ (i) by striking the text preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following: "The Secretary of State shall be respK)nsu)le for formulation, coordination, and oversight of foreign ptolicy related to international communications and informationpolicy. The Secretary of State shall—"; (ii) by striking paragraph (2); (iii) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2); (iv) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: "(1) exercise primary authority for the conduct of foreign policy with respect to such telecommunications functions, including the determination of United States positions and the conduct of United States participation in negotiations with foreign governments and international bodies. In exercising this responsibility, the Secretary shall coordinate with other agencies as appropriate, and, in particular, shall give full consideration to the authority vested by law or Executive order in the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative in this area;"; (v) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking "with the bureaus and offices of the Department of State and", and inserting before the semicolon "and with the Federal Communications Commission, as appropriate"; and (vi) in paragraph (3), by striking "the Senior Interagency Group on International Communications and Information Policy" and inserting "any senior interagency
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