Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 97.djvu/1056

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97 STAT. 1024 PUBLIC LAW 98-164—NOV. 22, 1983 "(D) travel of delegations representing the President at any inauguration or funeral of a foreign dignitary; "(E) travel of the President, the Vice President, or a Member of Congress to a foreign country, including advance arrange- ments, escort, and official entertainment; "(F) travel of the Secretary of State within the United States and outside the United States, including official entertainment; "(G) official representational functions of the Secretary of State and other principal officers of the Department of State; "(H) official functions outside the United States the expenses for which are not otherwise covered by amounts appropriated for representation allowances; "(I) investigations and apprehension of groups or individuals involved in fraudulent issuance of United States passports and visas; and "(J) gifts of nominal value given by the President, Vice Presi- dent, or Secretary of State to a foreign dignitary. Audit. "(c) The Inspector General of the Department of State and the Confess" Foreign Service shall conduct an annual confidential audit of the Department of State's emergency expenditures and prepare and transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an annual report indicating whether such expenditures were made in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Repatriation "(d) With regard to the repatriation loan program, the Secretary loan program. ^f g^^^^ gij^ll_ "(1) require the borrower to provide a verifiable address and social security number at the time of application; "(2) require a written loan agreement which includes a repay- ment schedule; "(3) bar passports from being issued or renewed for those individuals who are in default; "(4) refer any loan more than one year past due to the Department of Justice for litigation; "(5) obtain addresses from the Internal Revenue Service for all delinquent accounts which have social security numbers; "(6) report defaults to commercial credit bureaus as provided in section 3711(f) of title 31, United States Code; "(7) be permitted to usc any funds necessary to contract with commercial collection agencies, notwithstanding section 3718(c) of title 31, United States Code; "(8) charge interest on all loans as of May 1, 1983, with the rate of interest to be that set forth in section 3717(a) of title 31, United States Code; "(9) assess charges, in addition to the interest provided for in paragraph (8), to cover the costs of processing and handling delinquent claims, as of May 1, 1983; "(10) assess a penalty charge, in addition to the interest provided for in paragraphs (8) and (9), of 6 per centum per year for failure to pay any portion of a debt more than ninety days past due; and "(11) implement the interest and penalty provisions in para- graphs (8), (9), and (10) for all current and future loans, regard- less of whether the debts were incurred before or after May 1, 1983.".