PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-838 to attend an international conference, or for the routine services that a United States diplomatic mission or consular post provides in support of foreign travel by such an officer or employee to attend an international conference, unless that officer or employee has submitted a preliminary report with respect to that foreign travel in accordance with subsection (b), and has not previously failed to submit a final report with respect to foreign travel to attend an international conference required by subsection (c). (b) PRELIMINARY REPORTS.— A preliminary report referred to in subsection (a) is a report by an officer or employee of an Executive branch agency with respect to proposed foreign travel to attend an international conference, submitted to the Director prior to commencement of the travel, setting forth— (1) the name and employing agency of the officer or employee; (2) the name of the official who authorized the travel; and (3) the purpose and duration of the travel. (c) FINAL REPORTS.— A final report referred to in subsection (a) is a report by an officer or employee of an Executive branch agency with respect to foreign travel to attend an international conference, submitted to the Director not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the travel— (1) setting forth the actual duration and cost of the travel; and (2) updating any other information included in the preliminary report. (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —The Director shall submit a report not later than April 1, 1999, to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on International Relations and Appropriations of the; House of Representatives, setting forth with respect to each international conference for which reports described in subsection (c) were required to be submitted to the Director during the preceding six months— (1) the names and employing agencies of all officers and employees of Executive branch agencies who attended the international conference; (2) the names of all officials who authorized travel to the international conference, and the total number of officers and employees who were authorized to travel to the conference by each such official; and (3) the total cost of travel by officers and employees of Executive branch agencies to the international conference. (e) EXCEPTIONS. —T h is section shall not apply to travel by— (1) the President or the Vice President; (2) any officer or employee who is carrying out an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, who is performing a protective function, or who is engaged in a sensitive diplomatic mission; or (3) any officer or employee who travels prior to January 1, 1999. (f) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: (1) DIRECTOR. —The term "Director" means the Director of the Office of International Conferences of the Department of State. (2) EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCY.— The terms "Executive branch agency" and "Executive branch agencies" mean—
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