President. in addition to the funding increases I have just described. S. 2727 contains a number of policy amendments including provisions which: First. repeal the authorization ceiling of Public Law 9660 for fiscal year 1980. second. increase by $250.000 the amounts that shall be made available to the American Institute in Taiwan. third. provide legal authority to pay arrearages in the U.S. assessments for the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law and the Hague Conference on Private International Law. fourth. extend the duration of passports. fifth. grant authority to the Secretary of State to raise the passport fee. sixth. enable the United States to provide payments for ceremonial gifts to international organizations of which the United States is a member. seventh. establish the position of the U.S. Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna. eighth. enable the United States to make payments for the expenses of the United Nations peacekeeping forces wherever they are sent. ninth. authorize funds to meet the U.S. share of the assessed contributions to the International Labor Organization. tenth. prohibit the use of funds authorized by this act to .close seven posts abroad and earmark $1.7 million for their continued operation. eleventh. earmark $0.5 million for the Belgium American Educational Foundation. twelfth. create an Assistant Secretary for Refugee Affairs. thirteenth. provide various administration authorities for the International Communication Agency. and fourteenth. earmark $4.5 million for the relocation of various elements of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty from Germany. In conclusion. I ask that my colleagues support the passage of this bill.