PART B-BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS SEC. 221. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. In addition to amounts otherwise made available under section 201 for such purposes, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to carry out the purposes of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 the following amounts: * * * 3 (5) OTHER PROGRAMS.-For "East Europe Training Projects", "Citizen Exchange Programs", and the "Congress-Bundestag Exchange Program", $14,028,000 for the fiscal year 1992 and $14,700,000 for the fiscal year 1993. (9) SOVIET-AMERICAN INTERPARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGES.-For the expenses of Soviet-American Interparliamentary meetings and visits in the United States approved by the joint leadership of the Congress, after an opportunity for appropriate consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of the United States Information Agency, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1992, of which not more than $1,000,000 shall be available for obligation or expenditure during that fiscal year. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to be available until expended. The Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 (title V of Public Law 102-140; 105 Stat. 822), provided the following: "EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS "For expenses of Fulbright, International Visitor, Humphrey Fellowship, Citizen Exchange, and Congress-Bundestag Exchange Programs, as authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636), $194,232,000, to remain available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2455, of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the Claude and Mildred Pepper Scholarship Program of the Washington Workshops Foundation.". The Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (title V of Public Law 102-395; 106 Stat. 1870), provided the following: "EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS "For expenses of Fulbright, International Visitor, Humphrey Fellowship, Citizen Exchange, and Congress-Bundestag Exchange Programs, as authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636), $223,447,000, to remain available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2455, of which $200,000 shall be available for the Claude and Mildred Pepper Scholarship Program of the Washington Workshops Foundation and $600,000 shall be available for the Institute of Representative Government.". Formerly at 22 U.S.C. 2452 note. Sec. 807(c) of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102511; 3354) repealed sec. 225, effective 6 months after the date of enactment of that Act [enacted October 24, 1992). Sec. 225 formerly read as follows: "EASTERN EUROPE STUDENT EXCHANGE ENDOWMENT FUND. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL ENDOWMENT.-The Director of the United States Information Agency is authorized to establish an endowment fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'fund'), in accordance with the provisions of this section, to support an exchange program among secondary school students from the United States and secondary school students from Continued SEC. 226.5 ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. (1) Not later than September 30, 1993, the number of scholarships provided to foreign students and scholars by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Information Agency for the purpose of study, research, or teaching in the United States shall be increased by 100 over the number of such scholarships provided in fiscal year 1991, subject to the availability of appropriations. (2) Scholarships provided to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) shall be available only (A) to students and scholars from the new democracies of Eastern Europe, (B) to students and scholars from the Soviet Union; (C) to students and scholars from countries determined by the Associate Director of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to be not adequately represented in the foreign student population in the United States. (b) PROGRAMS FOR UNITED STATES STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS.— (1) Not later than September 30, 1993, the number of scholarships provided to United States students and scholars by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Information Agency for the purpose of study, research, or teaching in other countries shall be increased by 100 over the number of such scholarships provided in fiscal year 1991, subject to the availability of appropriations. (2) Scholarships provided to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) shall be available only for study, research, and teaching in the new democracies of Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, and non-European countries. former Warsaw Pact countries in Eastern Europe, including from the territory formerly known as East Germany. The Director may enter into such agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. "(b) TRANSFER.— "(1) APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER AVAILABLE FUNDS.-The Director shall transfer to the fund the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authority of subsection (f) to carry out the exchange program under this section. “(2) GIFTS. (A) The Director is authorized to accept, use, and dispose of gifts of donations of services or property to carry out the provisions of this section. "(B) Any sums received by the Director pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be transferred to the fund. "(3) IN GENERAL.-The Director in investing the corpus and income of the fund, shall exercise the judgment and care, under the prevailing circumstances, which a person of prudence, discretion, and intelligence would exercise in the management of that person's own business affairs. "(4) SPECIAL RULE.-The fund corpus and income shall be invested in federally insured bank savings accounts or comparable interest bearing accounts, certificates of deposit, money market funds, mutual funds, obligations of the United States, or other low-risk instruments and securities. "(c) WITHDRAWals and ExpenDITURES.-The Director may withdraw or expend amounts from the fund for any expenses necessary to carry out the exchange program described in subsection (a). "(d) DEFINITIONS.-For the purposes of this section "(1) the term 'secondary school' has the same meaning given to such term by section 1471(21) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and "(2) the term 'Director' means the Director of the United States Information Agency. "(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this section. Funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection are authorized to be available until expended.". 22 U.S.C. 2452 note. (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, and living expenses at a United States or foreign educational institution. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 to carry out the purposes of this section. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to be available until expended. SEC. 227.5 LAW AND BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE SOVIET UNION, LITHUANIA, LATVIA, AND ESTONIA. (a) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.-The purpose of this section is to establish a scholarship program designed to bring students from the Soviet Union, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to the United States for study in the United States. (b) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (d), the President, acting through the United States Information Agency, shall provide scholarships (including partial assistance) for study at United States institutions of higher education together with private and public sector internships by nationals of the Soviet Union, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia who have completed their undergraduate education and would not otherwise have the opportunity to study in the United States due to financial limitations. (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 design ways to identify promising students for study in the United States. (3) The United States Information Agency should develop and strictly implement specific financial need criteria. Scholarships under this Act may only be provided to students who meet the financial need criteria. (4) The program may utilize educational institutions in the United States, if necessary, to help participants acquire necessary skills to fully participate in professional training. (5) Each participant shall be selected on the basis of academic and leadership potential in the fields of business administration, economics, law, or public administration. Scholarship opportunities shall be limited to fields that are critical to economic reform and political development in the Soviet Union, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, particularly business administration, economics, law, or public administration. (6) The program shall be flexible to include not only training and educational opportunities offered by universities in the United States, but to also support internships, education, and training in a professional setting. (7) The program shall be flexible with respect to the number of years of education financed, but in no case shall students be brought to the United States for less than one year. (8) Further allowance shall be made in the scholarship for the purchase of books and related educational material relevant to the program of study. (9) Further allowance shall be made to provide opportunities for professional, academic, and cultural enrichment for scholarship recipients. (10) The program shall, to the maximum extent practicable, offer equal opportunities for both male and female students to study in the United States. (11) The program shall, to the maximum extent practicable, offer equal opportunities for students from each of the Soviet republics, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. (12) The United States Information Agency shall recommend to each student who receives a scholarship under this section that the student include in their course of study programs which emphasize the ideas, principles, and documents upon which the United States was founded. (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) 6 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. 801 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511; 106 Stat. 3352) added subsec. (f). (3) Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 Public Law 101-454 [S. 2017], 104 Stat. 1063, approved October 24, 1990 AN ACT To provide a permanent endowment for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.1 SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990". SEC. 2.2 PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are— (1) to provide a permanent endowment for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program; (2) to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower for his character, courage, and patriotism, and for his leadership based on moral integrity and trust; (3) to pay tribute to President Eisenhower's leadership in war and peace, through his diverse understanding of history, practical affairs, and the hearts of humankind; (4) to address America's need for the best possible higher education of its young talent for a competitive world which shares a common and endangered environment; (5) to advance the network of friendship and trust already established in President Eisenhower's name, so that it may continue to grow to the imminent challenges of the 21st century; (6) to complete Dwight David Eisenhower's crusade to liberate the people's 3 of Europe from oppression; (7) to deepen and expand relationships with European nations developing democracy and self-determination; and (8) to honor President Dwight D. Eisenhower on the occasion of the centennial of his birth through permanent endowment of an established fellowship program, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, to increase educational opportunities for young leaders in preparation for and enhancement of their professional careers, and advancement of peace through international understanding. SEC. 3. EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRUST FUND. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund (hereinafter in this Act re 120 U.S.C. 5201 note. 220 U.S.C. 5201. 3 So in original. Should read peoples. 20 U.S.C. 5202. |