c. United States Information Agency Authorization for Fiscal Year 1978 Partial text of Public Law 95-105 [H.R. 6689], 91 Stat. 844 at 849, approved August 17, 1977 AN ACT To authorize fiscal year 1978 appropriations for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, and the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1978". TITLE II-UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Sec. 201. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the United States Information Agency for fiscal year 1978, to carry out international informational activities and 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 8 of 1953, and other purposes authorized by law, the following amounts: (1) For "Salaries and expenses" and "Salary and expenses (special foreign currency program)", $269,286.000. (2) For "Special international exhibitions", $1,360,000. (3) For "Acquisition and construction of radio facilities", $19,872,000. (4) For increases in salary, pay, retirement, and other employee benefits authorized by law, and for other nondiscretionary costs, such additional amounts as may be necessary. (b) Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended. TRANSFER AUTHORITY Sec. 202. Funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1978 by any paragraph of section 201(a) (other than paragraph (4)) may be appropriated for such fiscal year for a purpose for which appropriations are authorized by any other paragraph of such section (other than paragraph (4)), except that the total amount appropriated for a purpose described in any paragraph of section 201(a) (other than paragraph (4)) may not exceed the amount specifically authorized for such purpose by section 201 (a) by more than 10 per centum. REPLACEMENT OF FACILITIES IN SOWETO, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Sec. 203. The Director of the United States Information Agency shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of State plans for the replacement under the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, of the Agency's facilities in Soweto, Republic of South Africa. DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF CERTAIN FILMS PREPARED BY THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY Sec. 204. Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 501 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461), the Director of the United States Information Agency may make available to the Administrator of General Services, for deposit in the National Archives of the United States, a master copy of (1) the film entitled "Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden"; (2) the film entitled "Man in the Environment"; and (3) any of the films sponsored by the Agency for its two "Young Filmmakers Bicentennial Film Series"; and the Administrator shall make copies of such films available for public viewing within the United States. USE BY THE JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY LIBRARY OF CERTAIN FILMS PREPARED BY THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY Sec. 205. Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 501 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461), the Director of the United States Information Agency shall, upon receipt of reimbursement for any expenses involved, make available to the Administrator of General Services for deposit or use at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, copies of the following films and trims and outs: "President Kennedy Addresses Canadian Parliament". "America Welcomes Prime Minister Baldewa (Nigeria)". "America Welcomes Ayub Khan". "America Welcomes President Aboud (Sudan)". "Firm Alliance (Iran)". "American Journey (Ivory Coast)". "A Welcome Visitor (Nehru)". "Hailie Selassie (Return Trip)". "His Majesty, King Hassan (Morocco) Visits U.S.”. "Inauguration of John F. Kennedy". "The Task Begun". "Progress through Freedom". "Forging the Alliance". "Prime Minister of Somali Republic Visits U.S.". "President Olympio of Togo Visits U.S.". "Five Cities in June". "From Uganda to America". "Invitation to Pakistan". d. United States Information Agency Appropriations Partial text of Public Law 93-168 [S. 2681], 87 Stat. 688, approved SEC. 4. The United States Information Agency shall, upon request by Little League Baseball, Incorporated, authorize the purchase by such corporation of copies of the film "Summer Fever", produced by such agency in 1972 depicting events in Little League Baseball in the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, Little League Baseball, Incorporated, shall have exclusive rights to distribute such film for viewing within the United States in furtherance of the object and purposes of such corporation as set forth in section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Little League Baseball, Incorporated", approved July 16, 1964 (78 Stat. 325). 1 Section 3 of Public Law 93-168 amended section 701 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended. See page 705 of text. (726) e. International Communication Agency Appropriations, 1979 Partial text of Public Law 95-431 [Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1979; H.R. 12934], 92 Stat. 1021 at 1041, approved October 10, 1978. AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE V-RELATED AGENCIES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AGENCY SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the International Communication Agency, as authorized by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), to carry out international communication, educational and cultural activities, including employment, without regard to the civil service and classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $20,000), and aliens within the United States; expenses authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158) and living quarters as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5912; entertainment within the United States not to exceed $6,500; purchase for use abroad of passenger motor vehicles (of which not to exceed twenty-five may be for purposes other than replacement); hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; advance of funds notwithstanding section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529); dues for library membership in organizations which issue publications to members only, or to members at a price lower than to others; expenses authorized by section 804 (14) of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1474); radio activities and acquisition and production of motion pictures and visual materials and purchase or rental of technical equipment and facilities therefor, narration, scriptwriting, translation, and engineering services, by contract or otherwise; and purchase of objects for presentation to foreign governments, schools, or organizations; $368,000,000, of which not to exceed $7,941,000 of the amounts allocated by the International Communication Agency |