RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS.

SEC. 141. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS. (a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Department of State may be used by the Department of State to make any contract or purchase order agreement, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, with any individual, group, organization, partnership, corporation, or other entity for the purpose of— (1) providing advice or assistance for any program for foreign of representatives of any civic, labor, business, or humanitarian group during any visit to Washington, District of Columbia, or any other location within the United States; (2) providing contact with any refugee group or exile in Washington, District of Columbia, or elsewhere in the United States, including the arranging of any media event, interview, Columbia, or public appearance; (3) translating articles on regions of the world and making them available for distribution to United States news organizations or public interest groups; (4) providing points of contact for public interest groups seekinge to interview exiles, refugees, or other visitors; (5) coordinating or accompanying media visits to any region of the world; (6) providing source material relating to regional conflicts for public diplomacy efforts; (7) providing or presenting, in writing or orally, factual material on security considerations, refugee problems, or political dynamics of any region of the world for use on public diplomacy efforts; (8) editing briefs or other materials for use on public diplomacy efforts; (9) conducting special studies or projects for use on public diplomacy efforts; (10) designing or organizing a distribution system for materials for use on public diplomacy efforts; or (11) directing the operation of this distribution system, including— (A) development of specialized, segmented addressee lists of persons or organizations which have solicited materials or information on any region of the world; 101 STAT. 1350 (B) computerization, coding, maintenance, or updating of lists; (C) retrieval, storage, mailing, or shipping of individual or bulk packets of publications; (D) maintenance or control of inventory or reserve stocks of materials; (E) distribution of materials; (F) coordinating publication production; or (G) conducting systematic evaluations of the system. (b) Exceptions.— (1) Subsection (a) does not apply to any contract or purchase order agreement made, after competitive bidding, by or for the Bureau of Public Affairs of the Department of State. (2) During fiscal years 1988 and 1989, a contract related to advocacy and policy positions may be entered into by or on behalf of the Department of State if the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified not less than 15 days in advance of the proposed contract. (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.— Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act, not more than $389,000 may be used in any fiscal year to finance the activities set forth in subsection (a).