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national information, educational, cultural, and exchange programs under the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1977, and other purposes authorized by law.

IMPROVEMENT OF VOA FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS

Sec. 203. Of the authorizations of appropriations contained in section 202

(1) authorizations of $47,959,000 for the fiscal year 1984, which shall be available for the acquisition and contruction of radio facilities,1 and

(2) authorizations of $164,800,000 for the fiscal year 1985, which shall be available for essential modernization of the facilities and operations of the Voice of America,2

shall remain available until the appropriations are made and when those amounts are appropriated they are authorized to remain available until expended.

INTERNAL AUDITORS

Sec. 204. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 202, not less than $600,000 for each of the fiscal years 1984 and 1985 shall be available only for the employment of twelve professional internal auditors for the United States Information Agency in excess of any internal auditors employed by the Agency during fiscal year 1983.

FUNDS FOR THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

Sec. 205. Of the amounts appropriated for the United States Information Agency for each of the fiscal years 1984 and 1985, not less than $31,300,000 shall be available only for a grant, in accordance with title V of this Act, to the National Endowment for Democracy for use in carrying out its purposes.3

30, 1986; and for an additional amount under this head, $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1986.

"For an additional amount under this head to promote the development of an independent media service by the Afghan people and to provide for the training of Afghans in media and media-related fields, $500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1986: Provided, That the Director, with the Secretary of State, shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the obligation of these funds 60 days from the date of enactment of this Act.

"For the Private Sector Exchange Programs, an additional $500,000 is provided, to remain available until expended, for the model Chinese-American Development Student Exchange Program at Tufts University as authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.).

"ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION of radio facilITIES

"For an additional amount for 'Acquisition and Construction of Radio Facilities', $6,648,000, to remain available until expended.

"UNITED STATES Information Agency

“SALARIES AND EXPENSES
"(RESCISSION)

"Of available funds under this head, $2,879,000 are rescinded."

3 The Department of State and Related Agency Appropirations Act, 1984 (title III of Public Law 98-166; 97 Stat. 1098) included $18,000,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy during fiscal year 1984. The Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1985 Continued

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EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES

Sec. 206. (a) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the United States Information Agency for the fiscal year 1984, not less than $100,500,000 shall be available only for grants for the Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs and the International Visitor Program, not less than $3,729,000 shall be available only for grants for the Humphrey Fellowship Program, and not more than $7,100,000 shall be available for the Private Sector Program.* Funds authorized to be appropriated by this title for the Private Sector Program shall be available only for grants to not-for-profit cultural, educational, or exchange-of-persons organizations. Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the United States Information Agency for fiscal year 1984, $3,000,000 shall be available only for enhancements of United States libraries overseas and programs providing support services to foreign students studying, or intending to study, in the United States.

(b) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the United States Information Agency for the fiscal year 1985, not less than $123,100,000 shall be available only for grants for the Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs and the International Visitor Program, and not less than $4,435,000 shall be available only for grants for the Humphrey Fellowship Program.5

PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM

Sec. 207.6 (a) No funds authorized to be appropriated for the Private Sector Program shall be used to pay for foreign travel by any United States citizen who, in the five years preceding the date of the proposed foreign travel, made two or more trips financed in whole or in substantial part by grants from the Private Sector Program. This limitation shall not apply to escort interpreters accompanying delegations, to artists accompanying exhibitions, to persons engaging in theatrical or musical performances, or to the fulltime staff of the grantee organization. In addition, the Director of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs may waive this limitation in exceptional cases if he determines that foreign travel is essential to the successful completion of the grant program and so certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate at least 15 days prior to the commencement of the proposed foreign travel.

(b) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Director of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report listing all

(title III of Public Law 98-411; 98 Stat. 1569) included $18,500,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy during fiscal year 1985. See also page 689 for the text of the National Endowment for Democracy Act.

The Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1984 (title III of Public Law 98-166; 97 Stat. 1097) included $92,900,000 for educational and cultural exchange programs and $7,100,000 for the Private Sector Exchange Program during fiscal year 1984.

5 The Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1985 (title III of Public Law 98-411; 98 Stat. 1569) included $121,352,000 for educational and cultural exchange programs and $8,648,000 for the Private Sector Exchange Program during fiscal year 1985. 622 U.S.C. 2460 note.

individuals, with their organization, who in the preceding 5 years made two or more trips involving foreign travel financed in whole or substantial part by grants from the Private Sector Program.

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR

Sec. 208. (a) From the funds allocated to the Private Sector Program, the United States Information Agency may make grants to youth and youth service organizations in support of activities to promote participation by American young people in the activities of International Youth Year. Activities to be supported shall involve exchange-of-persons. Grants under this subsection shall be subject to all applicable guidelines and notification requirements, except that organizations receiving such grants shall not be subject to the funding limitation on newer organizations which is contained in the "ECA Grant Guidelines" which were submitted to the Congress on May 4, 1983 (see pages 42-44 of the report of the Committee on Foreign Relations on S. 1342 (Senate report numbered 98-143) and pages 66-68 of the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs to accompany H.R. 2915 (House of Representatives report numbered 98-130)).

(b) The Secretary of State shall ensure that any organization designated by the United States Government, or any agency thereof, as the official United States commission or committee for United States participation in International Youth Year meets the following criteria: (1) the membership of such organization is open to all major youth and youth service organizations; (2) the charter of such organization provides that the organization will have full financial responsibility for its own assets, receipts, and expenditures; and (3) the composition of the Governing Board shall be elected from the constituent youth and youth service organizations, and in such an election the size of the membership of the constituent youth and youth service organizations shall be an important factor. Clause (3) shall not be construed as requiring any particular system of proportional representation in the election of the Governing Board.

(c) No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act shall be made available to any organization to coordinate or plan for United States participation in International Youth Year if that organization does not meet the criteria specified in subsection (b).

PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING WITH UNITED STATES FUNDS BY USIA
GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS

Sec. 209. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this title shall be used by any grantee organization of the United States Information Agency for lobbying or propaganda which is directed at influencing public policy decisions of the Government of the United States or any State or locality thereof. This section shall not be construed so as to abridge the right of any grantee organization to exercise the same freedom of speech as is protected by the first article of amendment of the United States Constitution, so long as such organization does not use funds provided under this title in exercising such right.

FUNDS FOR OFFICIAL RECEPTIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES

Sec. 210. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not more than $20,000 of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the United States Information Agency for the fiscal year 1984 or for the fiscal year 1985 shall be available for domestic representation or entertainment expenses, including official receptions.

FUNDS FOR UNITED STATES-GERMAN TEENAGE EXCHANGE

Sec. 211. In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the United States Information Agency, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for the fiscal year 1984 and $2,500,000 for the fiscal year 1985 to carry out a United StatesGerman teenage exchange sponsored by the Members of the United States Congress and the West German Bundestag.

FUNDING FOR UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE TSUKUBA, JAPAN EXPOSITION 1985

Sec. 212. In addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Information Agency, without fiscal year limitation, $4,000,000 for expenses in connection with United States participation in the Tsukuba, Japan Exposition 1985.

e. United States Information Agency Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983

Partial text of Public Law 97-241 [S. 1193], 96 Stat. 273 at 291, approved August 24, 1982

AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for the Department of State, the International Communication Agency, and the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes.

NOTE.-Deleted sections in this Act amend State Department, USIA, and other foreign affairs legislation and are incorporated in the appropriate acts.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF STATE

TITLE II-FOREIGN MISSIONS

TITLE III-UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

SHORT TITLE

Sec. 301. This title may be cited as the "United States Information Agency Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983".

AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 302. There are authorized to be appropriated for the United States Information Agency, as so redesignated by section 303 of this Act, $494,034,000 for the fiscal year 1982 1 and $559,000,000 for the fiscal year 1983 2 to carry out international communication,

1 The Continuing Appropriations Act, 1982 (Public Law 97-92; 95 Stat. 1183) and H.R. 4169, as passed by the House and made applicable to Public Law 97-92, included $488,886,000 for fiscal year 1982, itemized as follows: salaries and expenses-$443,286,000; salaries and expenses (special foreign currency program) $9,800,000; Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West-$16,800,000; and acquisition and construction of radio facilities$19,000,000.

2 Public Law 97-377 (Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 1983; 96 Stat. 1830 at 1877) and S. 2956, as reported in the Senate on Sept. 24, 1982 and made part of Public Law 97-377, appropriated $545,449,000 for fiscal year 1983 itemized in the following manner: salaries and expenses-$492,122,000, of which $84,292,000 shall be for certain USIA exchange programs; salaries and expenses (special foreign currency program)-$10,327,000; Center for Čultural and TechContinued

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