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(d) FUNDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1992 AND FISCAL YEAR 1993.-There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Information Agency $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, to carry out this section.

(e) COMPLIANCE WITH CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT.-Any authority provided by this section shall be effective only to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

(f) 18 DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM AND SCHOLARSHIPS.—

(1) The scholarship program established by this section shall be known as the "Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program". (2) Scholarships provided under this section shall be known as "Muskie Fellowships".

SEC. 228.17 NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST RESEARCH AND TRAINING.

(a) NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST STUDIES.-The Director of the United States Information Agency may expend from the amount authorized for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, such sums as are appropriate to assist graduate and postdoctoral studies by United States scholars on the Near and Middle East.

(b) REPORT.-The Director of the United States Information Agency shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress at the end of each fiscal year in which assistance is provided under subsection (a) a report concerning such assistance.

(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.-Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Information Agency, in consultation with qualified government agencies and appropriate private organizations and individuals, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives recommendations concerning the conduct of educational and cultural exchange programs administered and funded by the Agency.

(d) DEFINITION.-For purposes of this section, the term "Near and Middle East" refers to the region consisting of those countries and peoples covered by the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs of the Department of State on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act and includes the Republic of Turkey. 19

SEC. 229.17,20 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR VIETNAMESE.

(a) IN GENERAL.-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 1992 and 1993, 15 scholarships for Vietnamese residents in Vietnam qualified to study in the United States for the purpose of studying in the United States. Each scholarship made available under this subsection shall be for not less than one semester of study in a United States college or university.

(b) PREFERENCE IN AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS.-In awarding scholarships under this section, preference shall be given to can

18 Sec. 801 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511; 106 Stat. 3352) added subsec. (1).

19 Sec. 233 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 424), inserted “and includes the Republic of Turkey".

20 Sec. 2010bX2XA) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 421), continued this program, authorizing $3,000,000 to be available for fiscal year 1995.

didates intending to pursue studies in economics and commercial law.

d. United States Information Agency Authorization, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

Partial text of Public Law 101-246 [Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991; H.R. 3792], 104 Stat. 15, approved February 16, 1990; amended by Public Law 102-138 (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993; H.R. 1415], 105 Stat. 647, approved October 28, 1991; and by Public Law 102-499 (H.R. 6047], 106 Stat. 3264, approved October 24, 1992

NOTE.-Sections of this Act amend State Department, USIA, and other foreign affairs legislation and are incorporated in the appropriate Acts.

AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the
Department of State, and for other purposes.

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

TITLE II-UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL,
EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

PART A-UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.-The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the United States Information Agency (other than for the Voice of America) to carry out international 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, Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, and other purposes authorized by law:

(1) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.-For "Salaries and Expenses", $410,000,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and $432,640,000 for the fiscal year 1991.

(2)2 TELEVISION AND FILM SERVICE.-For "Television and Film Service", $31,000,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and $32,240,000 for the fiscal year 1991.

The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-162; 103 Stat. 1029), provided $638,569,000, for salaries and expenses, with several provisos.

The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Ap propriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-515; 104 Stat. 2146), provided $652,757,000, for salaries and expenses, with several provisos.

The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-162; 103 Stat. 1029), provided not less than $32,800,000

(3)3 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.-For "National Endowment for Democracy" $25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and $25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1991.

(4)4 CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.-For "Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West", $20,700,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and $26,000,000 for the fiscal year 1991. (b) SEVILLE WORLD'S FAIR.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Information Agency for fiscal year 1990 $7,300,000 for United States participation in the World's Fair in Seville, Spain.

(2) Funds made available under this title for any educational or cultural exchange program, Voice of America_programming to China, or any overseas post of the United States Information Agency may not be transferred or otherwise made available for the purposes of paragraph (1).

SEC. 202. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

SEC. 203. DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY FILM ENTITLED "LONG JOURNEY HOME".

Notwithstanding section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461–1(a)) and the second sentence of section 501 of the United States Information and Education Exchange Act of 19486 (22 U.S.C. 1461)—

(1) the Director of the United States Information Agency shall make available to the Archivist of the United States a master copy of the film entitled "Long Journey Home"; and

(2) upon evidence that necessary United States rights and licenses have been secured and paid for by the person seeking domestic release of the film, the Archivist shall

(A) reimburse the Director for any expenses of the Agency in making that master copy available;

(B) deposit that film in the National Archives of the United States; and

(C) make copies of that film available for purchase and public viewing within the United States.

Any reimbursement to the Director pursuant to this section shall be credited to the applicable appropriation of the United States Information Agency.

specifically for television and film service, notwithstanding sec. 209(e) of Public Law 100-204, for fiscal year 1990.

The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-162; 103 Stat. 1030), provided $17,000,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy for fiscal year 1990.

The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-515; 104 Stat. 2147), provided $25,000,000, for the National Endowment for Democracy for fiscal year 1991.

The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-162; 103 Stat. 1030), provided $20,700,000 for the EastWest Center for fiscal year 1990.

The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Ap propriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-515; 104 Stat. 2147), provided $23,000,000, for fiscal year 1991.

Sec. 202 amended sec. 501 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461).

•See page 892.

SEC. 204. THE J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIP BOARD.

(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACT OF 1961. * * *

(b)7 CONTINUED SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF BOARD OF FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIPS.-Each member appointed to the Board of Foreign Scholarships before the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to serve for the remainder of the term to which each such member was appointed.

(c) REFERENCES IN LAW. Any reference in any provision of law to the Board of Foreign Scholarships shall, on and after the date of enactment of this Act, be deemed to be a reference to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

SEC. 205. USIA SATELLITE AND TELEVISION.

SEC. 206. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. (a) ***

(b)10 CONTINUED SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.-Each member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy as in existence on the day before the effective date of section 604 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (as amended by section 213 of Public Law 100-204) shall continue to serve for the remainder of the term to which such member was appointed.

SEC. 210.11 USIA NETWORK FOR DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING UNITED STATES PROGRAMS TO COMBAT NARCOTICS AND OTHER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

The United States Information Agency shall establish and maintain an international narcotics information network. The network shall disseminate prompt, accurate, and comprehensive information to foreign governments concerning programs and activities of the United States Government

(1) to eliminate the illicit production, trafficking, and abuse of narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances within the United States; and

(2) to promote drug prevention and rehabilitation in the United States.

SEC. 211. AFGHANISTAN COUNTRY PLAN.

(a) MAINTENANCE OF PLAN.-The Director of the United States Information Agency shall maintain a comprehensive country plan for the Agency's activities with respect to Afghanistan, consistent with the plan submitted to the Congress for the fiscal year 1989. (b) REPORT.-Not later than March 1, 1990, the Director of the United States Information Agency shall submit to the Congress a report describing the Afghanistan country plan and including a

722 U.S.C. 2456 note.

*Sec. 205 added a new sec. 505, USIA Satellite and Television, to the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, and made conforming amendment to the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204).

Sec. 206(a) amended sec. 604 of the United States Information and Education Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469).

10 22 U.S.C. 1469 note.

11 22 U.S.C. 1461 note.

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