TRANSFERS AND REPROGRAMMINGS.

SEC. 117. TRANSFERS AND REPROGRAMMINGS. (a) Buying Power Maintenance Account.—Section 24 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696) is amended by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following new paragraph: “(7)(A) Subject to the limitations contained in this paragraph, not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available for an 105 STAT. 657account under ‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’, the Secretary of State may transfer any unobligated balance of such funds to the Buying Power Maintenance account. “(B) The balance of the Buying Power Maintenance account may not exceed $100,000,000 as a result of any transfer under this paragraph. “(C) Any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 34 and shall be available for obligation or expenditure only in accordance with the procedures under such section. “(D) The authorities contained in this section may only be exercised to such an extent and in such amounts as specifically provided for in advance in appropriations Acts. “(E) This paragraph shall cease to have effect after September 30, 1993.”. (b) Increase in Reprogramming Limitation.—Section 34(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706(a)) is amended in paragraph (7) by striking out “$250,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$500,000”. (c) Appropriations.—Section 24(d) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act is amended to read as follows: “(d)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), funds authorized to be appropriated for any account of the Department of State in the Department of State Appropriations Act, for the second fiscal year of any two-year authorization cycle may be appropriated for such second fiscal year for any other account of the Department of State. “(2) Amounts appropriated for the ‘Salaries and Expenses’ and ‘Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad’ accounts may not exceed by more than 5 percent the amounts specifically authorized to be appropriated for each such account for a fiscal year. No other appropriations account may exceed by more than 10 percent the amount specifically authorized to be appropriated for such account for a fiscal year. “(3) The requirements and limitations of section 15 shall not apply to the appropriation of funds pursuant to this subsection. “(4) This subsection shall cease to have effect after September 30, 1993.”.