SAMANTHA SMITH MEMORIAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

SEC. 302. SAMANTHA SMITH MEMORIAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.— Section 112(a) of the Mutual Educational Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)) is amended— (1) by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (6); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof “, and”; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(8) the Samantha Smith Memorial Exchange Program which advances understanding between the United States and the 101 STAT. 1379Soviet Union and between the United States and Eastern European countries through the exchange of persons under the age of 21 years and of students at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))) who have not received their initial baccalaureate degree.”. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.— In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 301, there is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1988 and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 to carry out the program established by the amendment made by subsection (a).