PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-102 "(B) such special agent satisfies the requirements of subsection (d) without taking into account any hours described in paragraph (2)(B) thereof "(2) In applying subsection (h) with respect to a special agent under this subsection— "(A) any reference in such subsection to *basic pay' shall be considered to include amounts designated as 'salary*; "(B) paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection shall be considered to include (in addition to the provisions of law specified therein) sections 609(b)(1), 805, 806, and 856 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980; and "(C) paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection shall be applied by substituting for 'Office of Personnel Management' the following: 'Office of Personnel Management or the Secretary of State (to the extent that matters exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Secretary are concerned)'.". (b) Not later than the date on which the amendments made by this section take effect, each special agent of the Diplomatic Security Service who satisfies the requirements of subsection (k)(l) of section 5545a of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this section, and the appropriate supervisory officer, to be designated by the Secretary of State, shall make an initial certification to the Secretary of State that the special agent is expected to meet the requirements of subsection (d) of such section 5545a. The Secretary of State may prescribe procedures necessary to administer this subsection. (c)(1) Paragraph (2) of section 5545a(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended (in the matter before subparagraph (A)) by striking "Public Law 99-399)" and inserting "Public Law 99-399, subject to subsection (k))". (2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by striking "title 18, United States Code," and inserting "title 18 or section 37(a)(3) of the State Depsirtment Basic Authorities Act of 1956,". (d) The amendments made by this section shall take effect Effective date. on the first day of the first applicable pay period— 5 USC 5542 note. (1) which begins on or after the 90th day following the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) on which date all regulations necessary to carry out such amendments are (in the judgment of the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the Secretary of State) in effect. SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Department of State or the United States Information Agency to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistsince to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. SEC. 409. During the current fiscal yestr and hereafter, the 28 USC 2669-1. Secretary of State shall have discretionary authority to pay tort claims in the manner authorized by section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries in connection with the overseas operations of the Department of State. SEC. 410. (a)(l)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall impose, for the processing of any application for the issuance of a machine readable combined border crossing card and nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, a fee of $13 (for recovery of
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