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91 STAT. 1636 REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 2 OF 1977 11 As amended November 1, 1977, and November 3, 1977.*Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled, October 11, 1977,22 Actually transmitted October 12, 1977. pursuant to the provisions of chapter 9 of title 5 of the United States Code*.This Plan met the requirements of [5 U.S.C. 906](/us/usc/t5/s90) on December 12, 1977. International Communication Agency Section 1. [5 USC app](/us/usc/t). *Establishment of the International Communication Agency* There is hereby established in the executive branch an agency to be known as the International Communication Agency (the “Agency”).

Section 2. *Director* The Agency shall be headed by a Director (the “Director”), who shall serve as the principal advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of State on the functions vested in the Director. The Director shall report to the President and the Secretary of State. Under the direction of the Secretary of State, the Director shall have primary responsibility within the Government for the exercise of the functions vested in the Director.

The Director shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be entitled to receive compensation at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for Level II of the Executive Schedule. Section 3. *Deputy Director* A Deputy Director shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Director shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Director during the Director’s absence or disability or during a vacancy in said office and, in addition, shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Director may from time to time prescribe.

The Deputy Director shall be entitled to receive compensation at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for Level III of the Executive Schedule. Section 4. *Associate Directors* The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may appoint four Associate Directors, who shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Director may from time to time prescribe. One Associate Director shall be known as the Associate Director for Educational and Cultural Affairs and one Associate Director shall be known as the Associate Director for Broadcasting.

Each Director shall be entitled to receive compensation at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for Level IV of the Executive Schedule.Associate Section 5. *Performance of Functions* The Director may establish within the Agency bureaus, offices, divisions and other units. The Director may from time to time make provision for the performance of any function of the Director by any officer, employee or unit of the Agency. 91 STAT. 1637 Section 6. *Negotiations*

(a)Under the direction of the Secretary of State, the Director shall prepare for, manage and conduct negotiations with representatives of foreign states or international organizations on matters for which responsibility is vested in the Director or in the Agency.

(b)For the purpose of conducting such negotiations, or for the purpose of exercising any other authority vested in the Director or in the Agency, the Director may

(1)consult and communicate with or direct the consultation and communication with representatives of other nations or of international organizations; and

(2)communicate in the name of the Secretary of State with diplomatic representatives of the United States in this country and abroad. Section 7. *Transfer of Functions*

(a)There are hereby transferred to the Director all functions vested in the President, the Secretary of State, the Department of State, the Director of the United States Information Agency, and the United States Information Agency pursuant to the following:

(1)the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431–1479), except to the extent that any function in sections 302, 401, or 602 is vested in the President;

(2)the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451–2458a), except for:

(A)such functions as are vested by sections 102(b)(6), 102(b) (10), 104(a), 104(e)(1), 104(e)(2), 104(f), 104(g), 105(a), 105(b), 105(c), 106(a), 108;

(B)to the extent that such functions were assigned to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare immediately prior to the effective date of this Reorganization Plan, sections 104(b), 105(d)(2), 105(f), 106(d), and 106(f); and

(C)of the extent that any function therein is vested in the President or the Secretary of State, sections 106(b) and 106(c).

(3)Public Law 90–494 (22 U.S.C. 929–932, 1221–1234), to the extent that such functions are vested in the Director of the United States Information Agency;

(4)Sections 522(3), 692(1), and 803(a)

(4)of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 922(3), 1037a(l), and 1063(a)(4), to the extent such functions are vested in the Director of the United States Information Agency or in the United States Information Agency.

(5)Section 4 of the United States Information Agency Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973, Public Law 93–168;

(A)Sections 107(b), 204 and 205 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1978, Public Law 95–105, 91 Stat. 844; and

(B)to the extent such functions are vested in the Director of the United States Information Agency, section 203 of the Act;

(7)the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960 (22 U.S.C. 2054–2057);

(8)Sections 101

(J)and 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101

(15)(J), 1182 (e)); 91 STAT. 1638

(9)Section 2(a)(1) of Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1953 (22 U.S.C. 1461 note);

(10)Section 3(a) of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act (20 U.S.C. 972(a));

(11)Section 7 of the Act of June 15, 1951, c. 138, 65 Stat. 71 (50 U.S.C. App. 2316);

(12)Section 9(b) of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 958(b)), to the extent that such functions are vested in the Secretary of State;

(13)Section 112(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1009(a)), to the extent such functions are vested in the Department of State;

(14)Section 3(b)(1) of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (20 U.S.C. 80f (b)(1)); Law 94–422 (16 U.S.C. 470i(a) (9));

(15)Section 201 of Public Law 89–665, as amended by section 201

(5)of Public

(16)The third proviso in the twenty-third unnumbered paragraph of title V of Public Law 95–86 (headed “UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY, SALARIES AND EXPENSES”), 91 Stat. 440–41;

(17)The twentieth unnumbered paragraph of title I of Public Law 95–86 (headed “CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST”), 91 Stat. 424;

(18)Sections 4(d)

(1)(F), 4(f)

(1)(F), 4(g)

(1)(F), and 4(h)

(F)of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 295(d)(1)(F), 295

(1)(F), 295(g)

(1)(F), and 295(h)(1) (F)); and

(19)Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act of July 9, 1949, c. 301, 63 Stat. 408 (22 U.S.C. 2681–2683).

(b)There are hereby transferred to the Director all functions vested in the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs pursuant to Section 2(a) of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76h (a)).

(c)The Director shall insure that the scholarly integrity and nonpolitical character of educational and cultural exchange activities vested in the Director are maintained. Section 8. *Establishment of the United States Advisory Commission on International Communication, Cultural and Educational Affairs*

(a)There is hereby established an advisory commission, to be known as the United States Advisory Commission on International Communication, Cultural and Educational Affairs (the “Commission”). The Commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members of the Commission shall represent the public interest and shall be selected from a cross section of educational, communications, cultural, scientific, technical, public service, labor and business and professional backgrounds. Not more than four members shall be from any one political party. The term of each member shall be three years except that of the original seven appointments, two shall be for a term of one year and two shall be for a term of two years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which a 91 STAT. 1639predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. Upon the expiration of a member’s term of office, such member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified. The President shall designate a member to chair the Commission.

(b)The functions now vested in the United States Advisory Commission on Information and in the United States Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs under sections 601 through 603 and 801(6) of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1466–1468, 1471(6)), and under sections 106(b) and 107 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2456(b), 2457), respectively, are hereby consolidated and vested in the Commission, as follows: The Commission shall formulate and recommend to the Director, the Secretary of State, and the President policies and programs to carry out the functions vested in the Director or the Agency, and shall appraise the effectiveness of policies and programs of the Agency. The Commission shall submit to the Congress, the President, the Secretary of State and the Director annual reports on programs and activities carried on by the Agency, including appraisals, where feasible, as to the effectiveness of the several programs. The Commission shall also include in such reports such recommendations as shall have been made by the Commission to the Director for effectuating the purposes of the Agency, and the action taken to carry out such recommendations. The Commission may also submit such other reports to the Congress as it deems appropriate, and shall make reports to the public in the United States and abroad to develop a better understanding of and support for the programs conducted by the Agency. The Commission’s reports to the Congress shall include assessments of the degree to which the scholarly integrity and nonpolitical character of the educational and cultural exchange activities vested in the Director have been maintained, and assessments of the attitudes of foreign scholars and governments regarding such activities.

(c)The Commission shall have no authority with respect to the Board of Foreign Scholarships or the United States National Commission for UNESCO. Section 9. *Abolitions and Supersessions*

(a)The following are hereby abolished:

(1)The United States Information Agency, including the offices of Director, Deputy Director, Deputy Director (Policy and Plans) (5 U.S.C. 5316(67)), Associate Director (Policy and Plans) (5 U.S.C. 5316(103)), and additional offices created by section 1(d) of Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1953 (22 U.S.C. 1461 note), of the United States Information Agency, provided that, pending the initial appointment of the Director, Deputy Director and Associate Directors of the Agency their functions shall be performed temporarily, but not for a period in excess of sixty

(60)days, by such officers of the Department of State or of the United States Information Agency as the President shall designate;

(2)One of the offices of Assistant Secretary of State provided for in section 1 of the Act of May 26, 1949, c. 143, 63 Stat. 111, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2652), and in section 5315(22) of title 5 of the United States Code;

(3)The United States Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs (22 U.S.C. 2456(b));

(4)The United States Advisory Commission on Information (22 U.S.C. 1466–1468); 91 STAT. 1640

(5)All functions vested in or related to the United States Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs and the United States Advisory Commission on Information that are not transferred to the Director by section 7 or consolidated in the Commission by section 8 of this Reorganization Plan;

(6)The Advisory Committee on the Arts, all functions thereof, and all functions relating thereto (22 U.S.C. 2456(c)); and

(7)The functions vested in the Secretary of State by section 3(e) of the Act of August 1, 1956, c. 841, 70 Stat. 890 (22 U.S.C. 2670(e)).

(b)Sections 1, 2(a) (2), 2(b), 2(c) (3), 3, 4, and 5 of Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1953 (22 U.S.C. 1461 note) are hereby superseded. Section 10. *Other Transfers* So much of the personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations and other funds employed, used, held, available, or to be made available in connection with the functions transferred or consolidated by this Reorganization Plan, as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine, shall be transferred to the appropriate department, agency, or commission at such time or times as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide, except that no such unexpended balances transferred shall be used for purposes other than those for which the appropriation was originally made. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide for terminating the affairs of all agencies, commissions, and offices abolished herein and for such further measures and dispositions as such Director deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Reorganization Plan. Section 11. *Effective Date* This Reorganization Plan shall become effective at such time or times, on or before July 1, 1978, as the President shall specify, but not sooner than the earliest time allowable under section 906 of title 5 of the United States Code. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS: Vol 13, No. 42: Oct. 11, Presidential message transmitting Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 to Congress. (Also printed as House Document No. 95–243.) Vol. 13, No. 45: Nov. 1, Presidential message transmitting amendments to the Plan. (Also printed as House Document No. 95–251.) Vol. 13, No. 45: Nov. 3, Presidential message transmitting further amendments to the Plan. (Also printed as House Document No. 95–254.) HOUSE REPORT No. [95–818](/us/hrpt/95/81) accompanying [H. Res. 827](/us/bill/95/hr/82) (Comm. on Government Operations). SENATE REPORT No. [95–606](/us/srpt/95/60) accompanying [S. Res. 293](/us/bill/95/s/29) (Comm. on Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): Oct. 12, [H. Res. 827](/us/bill/95/hr/82), resolution of disapproval, introduced in the House and referred to Committee on Government Operations. Oct. 13, [S. Res. 293](/us/bill/95/s/29), resolution of disapproval, introduced in the Senate and referred to Committee on Governmental Affairs. Nov. 29, [H. Res. 827](/us/bill/95/hr/82)lrejected by House. Dec. 12, completion of the period required by Section 906 of Title 5 of the United States Code. RECOMMENDATIONSOF THE PRESIDENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THEPRESIDENT Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries Recommendations of the President 91 Stat. 1643 1977-01-17 1977-01-17 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-08-27 95 1 Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries As required by section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967, Public Law 90–206 (2 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries has submitted to the President recommendations on salaries for Senators, Representatives, Federal judges, Cabinet officers, and other agency heads, and certain other officials in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The statute requires the President, in the budget next submitted by him after receipt of the report of the Commission, to set forth his recommendations for adjustment of these salaries. Under the statute, the President’s recommendations become effective 30 days following transmittal of the budget,11 Transmitted January 17, 1977. Effective at the beginning of the first pay period which begins after the thirtieth day following transmittal of such recommendations in the budget (sec. 225(i) (1), Public Law 90–206). Published in accordance with sec. 225(k) of Public Law 90–206. unless in the meantime other rates have been enacted by law or at least one House of Congress has enacted legislation which specifically disapproves all or part of the recommendations. Accordingly, pursuant to section 225(h) of Public Law 90–206 (81 Stat. 644),[2 USC 358](/us/usc/t2/s358). the President recommends the following rates of pay for executive, legislative, and judicial offices and positions within the purview of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and

(D)of subsection

(f)of that section: For the Vice President of the United States $75, 000 For offices and positions under the Executive Schedule in subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, as follows: Positions at level I 66, 000 Positions at level II 57,500 Positions at level III 52, 500 Positions at level IV 50, 000 Positions at level V 47, 500 For Speaker of the House of Representatives 75,000 For the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, and majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives 65,000 For Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, Delegate to the House of Representatives and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico 57, 500 For other officers and positions in the legislative branch as follows: Comptroller General of the United States 57, 500 Deputy Comptroller General of the United States 52, 500 The Public Printer, Librarian of Congress, Architect of the Capitol, and General Counsel of the General Accounting Office 50,000 The Deputy Public Printer, Deputy Librarian of Congress, and Assistant Architect of the Capitol 47, 500 For Justices, judges and other personnel in the judicial branch as follows: Chief Justice of the United States 75, 000 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court 72, 000 Judges, Circuit Court of Appeals; judges, Court of Claims; judges, Court of Military Appeals; judges, Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 57, 500 Judges, District Courts; judges, Customs Court; judges, Tax Court of the United States 54, 500 Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts 54, 500 Deputy Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; Commissioners, Court of Claims; referees in bankruptcy, full time (maximum) 48, 500 Referees in bankruptcy part time (maximum) 24, 200 These recommendations of the President as well as the recommendations of the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries concerning ethical standards of conduct are addressed in a Message to the Congress by the President. 1643 PRIVATE LAWSfirst session, ninety-fifth congress Private Law 95–1: For the relief of Eun Kyung Park and Sang Hyuk Park. Private Law 1

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