97 STAT. 1026 PUBLIC LAW 98-164—NOV. 22, 1983 and interagency meetings as may be necessary to coordinate actions on pending issues to ensure proper policy coordination; "(3) in accordance with such authority as may be delegated by the President pursuant to Executive order, supervise and coordinate the activities of the Senior Interagency Group on International Communications and Information Policy; "(4) coordinate the activities of, and assist as appropriate, interagency working level task forces and committees con- cerned with specific aspects of international communications and information policy; "(5) maintain liaison with the members and staffs of commit- tees of the Congress concerned with international communica- tions and information policy and provide testimony before such committees; "(6) maintain appropriate liaison with representatives of the private sector to keep informed of their interests and problems, meet with them, and provide such assistance as may be needed to ensure that matters of concern to the private sector are promptly considered by the Department or other executive branch agencies; and "(7) assist in arranging meetings of such public sector advisory groups as may be established to advise the Department of State and other executive branch agencies in connection with international communications and information policy issues.". COUNSELOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SEC. 125. (a) Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to strengthen and improve the organization and administration of the Department of State, and for other purposes", approved May 26, 1949 (22 U.S.C. 2653), is amended by striking out "Counselor of the Department of State and the Legal Adviser who are" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "Legal Adviser who is". (b)(1) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately after the item relating to the Under Secretar- ies of State the following: "Counselor of the Department of State.". 5 USC 5315. (2) Section 5315 of such title is amended by striking out "Coun- selor of the Department of State.". ATTENDANCE OF CITIZENS OF THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS AT THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE SEC. 126. Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Training and instruction may be provided at the Institute for not to exceed sixty citizens of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in order to prepare them to serve as members of the foreign services of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau. The authority of this subsection shall expire when the Compact of Free Association is approved by the Congress.". FOREIGN NATIONAL EMPLOYEES SEC. 127. (a) Section 408(a)(l) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3968(a)(l)) is amended in the last sentence by insert-
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