(b) LIMITATIONS. (1) of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for "Salaries and Expenses" under section 201(a)(1) for fiscal year 1995, $500,000 is authorized to be appropriated for expenses and activities related to United States participation in the 1996 Budapest World's Fair (Budapest Expo '96). (2) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for "Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs" under under subsection (a)(2)(A)— (A) $3,000,000 is authorized to be available for fiscal year 1995 for the Vietnam Scholarship Program established by section 229 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102138); and (B) $1,500,000 is authorized to be available for fiscal year 1994 and $2,000,000 is authorized to be available for fiscal year 1995, for the "Environment and Sustainable Development Exchange Program" established by section 241. (3) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for "Other Programs" under subsection (a)(2)(B) $1,000,000 is authorized to be available for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995 for the "American Studies Collections" program established under section 235. PART B-USIA AND RELATED AGENCIES AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES SEC. 221. USIA OFFICE IN LHASA, TIBET. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.-The Director of the United States Information Agency shall seek to establish an office in Lhasa, Tibet, for the purpose of (1) disseminating information about the United States; (2) promoting discussions on conflict resolution and human rights; (3) facilitating United States private sector involvement in educational and cultural activities in Tibet; and (4) advising the United States Government with respect to Tibetan public opinion. (b) REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF USIA.-Not later than April 1 of each year, the Director of the United States Information Agency shall submit a detailed report on developments relating to the implementation of this section to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. SEC. 222. CHANGES IN ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES. * * SEC. 223. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITY. For fiscal years 1994 and 1995, the Director of the United States Information Agency may, in carrying out the provisions of the Unit For fiscal year 1995, the Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (title V of Public Law 103-317; 108 Stat. 1772), provided $34,000,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy. Sec. 222 amended sec. 801 of the United States Informational and Educational Exchange Act of 1948. 922 U.S.C. 1474 note. ed States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, employ individuals or organizations by contract for services to be performed in the United States or abroad, who shall not, by virtue of such employment, be considered to be employees of the United States Government for the purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management, except that the Director may determine the applicability to such individuals of section 804(5) of that Act. SEC. 224.10 BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT. SEC. 225.11 CONTRACT AUTHORITY. * * SEC. 226. UNITED STATES TRANSMITTER IN KUWAIT. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for the design, development, or construction of a United States short-wave radio transmitter in Kuwait. SEC. 227.12 FULBRIGHT-HAYS ACT AUTHORITIES. * * SEC. 228.13 SEPARATE LEDGER ACCOUNTS FOR NED GRANTEES. SEC. 229. COORDINATION OF UNITED STATES EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. (a) 14 * * (b) REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF USIA.-Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Information Agency shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report (1) detailing the range of exchange programs administered by the Agency; (2) identifying possible areas of duplication of inefficiency; and (3) recommending program consolidation and administrative restructuring as warranted. SEC. 230.15 LIMITATION CONCERNING PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Information Agency shall not obligate or expend any funds for a United States Government funded pavilion or other major exhibit at any international exposition or world's fair registered by the Bureau of International Expositions in excess of amounts expressly authorized and appropriated for such purpose. 10 Sec. 224 amended sec. 704(c) of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to establish the Buying Power Maintenance account. -11 Sec. 225 amended sec. 802(b) of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 relating to the distribution of radio and television programs. 12 Sec. 227 amended the Fulbright-Hays Act (Public Law 87-256; 22 U.S.C. 2455) at sec. 105(a). 13 Sec. 228 amended sec. 504(hX1) of the National Endowment for Democracy Act (title V of Public Law 96–164; 22 U.S.C. 4413(hX1)). 14 Sec. 229(a) amended sec. 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 15 22 U.S.C. 2452 note. SEC. 231.16 PRIVATE SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES. *** SEC. 232.17 AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES. * * * SEC. 234. DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF CERTAIN CY. Notwithstanding section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1a) and the second sentence of section 501 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461),19 the Director of the United States Information Agency may make available for distribution within the United States the following: (1) The United States Information Agency's Thomas Jefferson Paper Show, which commemorates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson. (2) The documentary entitled "Crimes Against Humanity", a film about the ensuing conflict in the former Yugoslavia. SEC. 235.20 AMERICAN STUDIES COLLECTIONS. (a) AUTHORITY.-In order to promote a thorough understanding of the United States among emerging elites abroad, the Director of the United States Information Agency is authorized to establish and support collections at appropriate university libraries abroad to further the study of the United States, and to enter into agreements with such universities for such purposes. (b) DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT.-Such collections (1) shall be developed in consultation with United States associations and organizations of scholars in the principal academic disciplines in which American studies are conducted; and (2) shall be designed primarily to meet the needs of undergraduate and graduate students of American studies. (c) SITE SELECTION.-In selecting universities abroad as sites for such collections, the Director shall (1) ensure that such universities are able, within a reasonable period of the establishment of such collections, to assume responsibility for their maintenance in current form; (2) ensure that undergraduate and graduate students shall enjoy reasonable access to such collections; and (3) include in any agreement entered into between the United States Information Agency and a university abroad, terms embodying a contractual commitment of such maintenance and access under this subsection.1 (d) FUNDING.— (1) The Director of the United States Information Agency is authorized to establish an endowment fund (hereafter in this 16 Sec. 231 amended the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-256) at sec. 104(eX4). 17 Sec. 232 amended sec. 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99-93; 22 U.S.C. 1461-1a). 18 Sec. 233 amended sec. 228(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-138; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note). 19 See box note at page 891-892. 20 22 U.S.C. 2452 note. section referred to as the "fund") to carry out the purposes of this section and to enter into such agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. (2)(A) The Director shall make deposits to the fund of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this section. (B) The Director is authorized to accept, use, and dispose of gifts of donations of services or property to carry out this section. Sums donated to carry out the purposes of this section shall be deposited into the fund. (3) The corpus of the fund shall be invested in federally-insured bank savings accounts or comparable interest-bearing accounts, certificates of deposit, money market funds, obligations of the United States, or other low-risk instruments and securities. (4) The Director may withdraw or expend amounts from the fund for any expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. (e) AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.-Authorizations of appropriations for the purposes of this section shall be available without fiscal year limitation and shall remain available until used. SEC. 236.20 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES WITH TIBET. The Director of the United States Information Agency shall establish programs of educational and cultural exchange between the United States and the people of Tibet. Such programs shall include opportunities for training and, as the Director considers appropriate, may include the assignment of personnel and resources abroad. SEC. 237.2° SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EAST TIMORESE STUDENTS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Information Agency shall make available for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995, scholarships for East Timorese students qualified to study in the United States for the purpose of studying at the undergraduate level in a United States college or university. Each scholarship made available under this subsection shall be for not less than one semester of study. SEC. 238.2o CAMBODIAN SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. (a) PURPOSE.-It is the purpose of this section to provide financial assistance (1) to establish a scholarship program for Cambodian college and post-graduate students to study in the United States; and (2) to expand Cambodian participation in exchange programs of the United States Information Agency. (b) PROGRAM. (1) The Director of the United States Information Agency shall establish a scholarship program to enable Cambodian college students and post-graduate students to study in the United States. (2) The Director of the United States Information Agency shall also include qualified Cambodian citizens in exchange programs funded or otherwise sponsored by the Agency, in particular the Ful 88-541 95-30 bright Academic Program, the International Visitor Program, and the Citizen Exchange Program. (c) DEFINITION.-For the purposes of this section, the term "scholarship" means an amount to be used for full or partial support of tuition and fees to attend an educational institution, and may include fees, books, and supplies, equipment required for courses at an educational institution, living expenses at a United States educational institution, and travel expenses to and from, and within, the United States. SEC. 239.20 INCREASING AFRICAN PARTICIPATION IN USIA EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. The Director of the United States Information Agency shall expand exchange program allocations to Africa, in particular Fulbright Academic Exchanges, International Visitor Programs, and Citizen Exchanges, and shall further encourage a broadening of af filiations and links between United States and African institutions. SEC. 240.20 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM. (a) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to establish a program to promote academic exchanges in disciplines relevant to environment and sustainable development. (b) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.-Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the United States Information Agency, through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, shall provide scholarships beginning in the fiscal year 1994, and for each fiscal year thereafter, for study at United States institutions of higher education in furtherance of the purpose of this section for foreign students who have completed their undergraduate education and for postsecondary educators. (c) GUIDELINES.-The scholarship program under this section shall be carried out in accordance with the following guidelines: (1) Consistent with section 112(b) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(b)), all programs created pursuant to this Act shall be nonpolitical and balanced, and shall be administered in keeping with the highest standards of academic integrity and cost-effectiveness. (2) The United States Information Agency shall administer this program under the auspices of the Fulbright Academic Exchange Program. (3) The United States Information Agency shall ensure the regional diversity of this program through the selection of candidates from Asia, Africa, Latin America, as well as Europe and the Middle East. (d) DEFINITION.-For purposes of this section, the term "institution of higher education" has the same meaning given to such term by section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. SEC. 241.20 SOUTH PACIFIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. (a) AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS.-The Director of the United States Information Agency is authorized to award academic scholarships to qualified students from the sovereign nations of the South Pacific region to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate study at institutions of higher education in the United States; to make grants to accomplished United States scholars and experts to pursue re |