PUBLIC LAW 107-228—SEPT. 30, 2002 116 STAT. 1387 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code) in the Senior Executive Service; or "(B) an employee in a position that has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of its confidential, policy- determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character. "(4) An assignment or detail under this subsection may be made with or without reimbursement from the American Institute in Taiwan. "(5) The period of an assignment or detail under this subsection shall not exceed a total of 6 years, except that the Secretary (or any other head of a department or agency of the United States, with the concurrence of the Secretary) may extend the period of an assignment or detail for an additional period of not more than 6 years."; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking "Assignments" and inserting "Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d)(5), assignments". SEC. 327. ANNUAL REPORTS ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE. Section 702(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4022(c)) is amended— (1) by striking "March 31" and inserting "January 31"; and (2) in paragraph (1), by striking "calendar year" and inserting "fiscal year". SEC. 328. TRAVEL OF CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE ASSIGNED ABROAD. Section 901(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(15)) is amended by striking "port of entry in the contiguous 48 States which is nearest to that post" and inserting "residence of the other parent, or between the post to which the member is assigned and the residence of the child if the child does not reside with a parent". TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SEC. 401. PAYMENT OF THIRD INSTALLMENT OF ARREARAGES. (a) IN GENERAL. —The United Nations Reform Act of 1999 (title IX of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-113; appendix G; 113 Stat. 150lA- 475) is amended as follows: (1) Section 912(b)(3) is amended by striking ", upon the certification described in section 941" and inserting the following: "upon a certification described in section 941 with respect to the United Nations or a particular designated specialized agency, and immediately with respect to organizations to which none of the conditions in section 941(b) apply". (2) Section 941(a)(2) is amended— (A) by striking "also"; (B) by striking "in subsection (b)(4)" both places it appears; and (C) by striking ", if the other conditions in subsection (b) are satisfied".
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