PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-782 (5) in section 245(d) (22 U.S.C. 1465c note), by striking "Board" and inserting "Advisory Board". SEC. 1326. TRANSFER OF BROADCASTING RELATED FUNDS, PROPERTY, 22 USC 6542. AND PERSONNEL. (a) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY AND APPROPRIA- TIONS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities arising from suits continued with a substitution or addition of parties under section 1327(d)), contracts, property, records, and luiexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, edlocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions and offices of USIA transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors by this chapter shall be transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for appropriate allocation. (2) ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS. —In addition to the transfers made under paragraph (1), there shall be transferred to the Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors the assets, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds, as determined by the Secretary, in concurrence with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, to support the functions transferred by this chapter. (b) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) except as provided in subsection (c), all personnel and positions of USIA employed or maintained to carry out the functions transferred by this chapter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall be transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors at the same grade or class and the ssune rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and with the same tenure held immediately preceding transfer; and (2) the personnel and positions of USIA, as determined by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Director of USIA, to support the fimctions transferred by this chapter shall be transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, including the International Broadcasting Bureau, at the same grade or class and the same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and with the same tenure held immediately preceding transfer. (c) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY, APPROPRIATIONS, AND PERSONNEL ASSOCIATED WITH WORLDNET.— U SIA personnel responsible for carrying out interactive dialogs with foreign media and other similar overseas public diplomacy programs using the Worldnet television broadcasting system, and funds associated with such personnel, shall be transferred to the Department of State in accordance with the provisions of title XVI of this subdivision. (d) INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.— The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, when requested by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, is authorized to make such incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with fimctions and offices
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