Foreign Relations Authorization Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 - Title I: State Department - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of State for fiscal year 1979 to conduct the foreign affairs of the United States for functions relating to: (1) the administration of foreign affairs; (2) international organizations and conferences; (3) international commissions; (4) migration and refugee assistance; and (5) increases in in salary, pay, retirement, and employee benefits. Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of State to provide emergency medical assistance and dietary supplements to destitute Americans abroad. Authorizes the Secretary of State to acquire on behalf of the United States a memorial statue or bust of General George C. Marshall to be placed in an appropriate location within the Department of State. Establishes a Commission, whose members shall not be compensated, to select the sculptor for such statue or bust. Authorizes $500,000 to be set aside from the sums authorized for the Department of State under this Act for assistance for children in Thailand born of American fathers and Asian mothers. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) compensatory time off at posts in fo…