ance with title V of this Act, to the National Endowment for Democracy for use in carrying out its purposes. 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.4 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. "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. "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. 22 U.S.C. 2460 note. Sec. 139(11) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 398), repealed subsec. (b) of this section, which had required that the Director of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs report annually to Congress on certain aspects of foreign travel funded by 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 "EČA 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. * h. 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.-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 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 19821 and $559,000,000 for the fiscal year 19832 to carry out international communication, 1The 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 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 1983 (Public Law 97-377; 96 Stat. 1830 at 1877), and S. 2956, as reported in the Senate on September 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 Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West-$18,000,000; and acquisition of radio facilities-$25,000,000. In addition to funds contained in Public Law 97-377 for the United States Information Agency during fiscal year 1983, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (Public Law 98-63; 97 Stat. 307), provided the following. 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. REDESIGNATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AGENCY AS THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY SEC. 303.3 (a) The International Communication Agency, established by Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1977, is hereby redesignated the United States Information Agency. The Director of the International Communication Agency or any other official of the International Communication Agency is hereby redesignated the Director or other official, as appropriate, of the United States Information Agency. (b) Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other official document or proceeding to the International Communication Agency or the Director or other official of the International Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer respectively to the United States Information Agency or the Director or other official of the United States Information Agency, as so redesignated by subsection (a). INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES AND NATIONAL SECURITY SEC. 305. (a) The Congress finds that (1) United States Government sponsorship of international exchange-of-persons activities has, during the postwar era, contributed significantly to United States national security interests; (2) during the 1970's, while United States programs declined dramatically, Soviet exchange-of-persons activities increased steadily in pace with the Soviet military buildup; (3) as a consequence of these two trends, Soviet exchange-ofpersons programs now far exceed those sponsored by the United States Government and thereby provide the Soviet Union an important means of extending its worldwide influence; (4) the importance of competing effectively in this area is reflected in the efforts of major United States allies, whose programs also represent far greater emphasis on exchange-of-persons activities than is demonstrated by the current United States effort; and (5) with the availability of increased resources, the United States exchange-of-persons program could be greatly strengthened, both qualitatively and quantitatively. "UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY "SALARIES AND EXPENSES "For an additional amount for 'Salaries and expenses', $9,000,000, and, in addition there shall be available the sum of $4,000,000. "ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF RADIO FACILITIES "For an additional amount for 'Acquisition and construction of radio facilities', $10,800,000.". 322 U.S.C. 1461 note. |