assistant secretaries of state

assistant secretaries of state Sec. 109. (a) (1) (A) Paragraph (1) of section 624(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to read as follows: “(f) (1) There shall be in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State for matters pertaining to human rights and humanitarian affairs (including matters relating to refugees, prisoners of war, and members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action) in the conduct of foreign policy. The Secretary of State shall carry out his responsibility under section 502B of this Act through the Assistant Secretary.”. (B) Paragraph (2) of such section 624(f) is amended by striking out “Coordinator” and inserting in lieu thereof “Assistant Secretary of State”. (2) Section 116(c) of such Act is amended by striking out “Coordinator” in the text preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof “Assistant Secretary”. (3) Section 502B of such Act is amended— (A) in subsection (b) by striking out “Coordinator” in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “Assistant Secretary of State”; and (B) in subsection (c)(1) by striking out “Coordinator” in the text preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof “Assistant Secretary of State”. (4) Section 505(g) (4) (A) of such Act is amended by striking out “Coordinator” in the text preceding clause (i) and inserting in lieu thereof “Assistant Secretary of State”. (5) Section 5(d) (1) of the Arms Export Control Act is amended by striking out “Coordinator” in the text preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof “Assistant Secretary of State”. (6) The individual holding the position of Coordinator for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs on the date of enactment of this section shall assume the duties of the Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs and shall not be required to be reappointed by reason of the enactment of this section. 91 STAT. 847 (7) Not later than January 31, 1978, the Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairmen of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary a comprehensive report on the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, including its current mandate and operations, the mandate and operations of its predecessor offices, and proposals for the reorganization of the Department of State that would strengthen human rights and humanitarian considerations in the conduct of United States foreign policy and promote the ability of the United States to participate effectively in international humanitarian efforts. (b) (1) Section 104 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1104) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out “Security and”; (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in the first sentence by striking out “Security and” and all that follows through “Assistant Secretary of State” and inserting in lieu thereof “Consular Affairs, to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs”; (ii) by striking out the second sentence ; and (iii) in the third sentence, by striking out “administrator” and inserting in lieu thereof “Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs”; (C) in subsection (d), by striking out “Security and”; and (D) by repealing subsection (f). (2) Section 105 of such Act is amended by striking out “administrator” both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs”. (3) Section 101(a)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out “administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs of the Department of State” and inserting in lieu thereof “Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs”. (4) The individual holding the position of administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs on the date of enactment of this section shall assume the duties of the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs and shall not be required to be reappointed by reason of the enactment of this section. (5) Any reference in any law to the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs or to the administrator of such Bureau shall be deemed to be a reference to the Bureau of Consular Affairs or to the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, respectively. (c) The first section of the Act entitled “An Act to strengthen and improve the organization and administration of the Department of State, and for other purposes”, approved May 26, 1949 (22 U.S.C. 2652), is amended by striking out “eleven” and inserting in lieu thereof “thirteen”. (d) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by repealing paragraph (1); and (2) by striking out “(11)” in paragraph (22) and inserting in lieu thereof “ (13) ”.