United States Information Agency

United States Information Agency salaries and expenses For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the United States Information Agency, as authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636), to carpi out international communication, educational and cultural activities; and to carry out related activities authorized by law, including employment, without regard to civil service and classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1471, and entertainment, including official receptions, within the United States, not to exceed $25,000 as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1474(3); $691,725,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,235,000 may be used for representation abroad as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1452 and 4085: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,500,000 of the amounts allocated by the United States Information Agency to carry out section 102(a)(3) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2452(a)(3)), shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 shall remain available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1477b(a), for expenses and equipment necessary for maintenance and operation of data processing and administrative services as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1535–1536: Provided further, That not to exceed $7,615,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from or in connection with English teaching, library, motion pictures, television, and publication programs as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended: Provided further, That up to $1,250,000 shall be available for the operation of International Literary Centre, Ltd., or a nonprofit successor organization, as appropriate. 105 STAT. 822 office of inspector general For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), and in accordance with the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1105(a)(25), $4,206,000. 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. eisenhower exchange fellowship program payment to the eisenhower exchange fellowship program trust fund For payment to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund to provide for a permanent endowment for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, $5,000,000 as authorized by section 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–454): Provided, That interest and earnings in the Fund shall be made available to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 5203(a): Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized for GS-18 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended; or for purposes which are not in accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements) and A-122 (Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation for personal services. radio construction For an additional amount for the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio transmission and reception and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio transmission and reception as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1471, $98,043,000, to remain available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1477b(a). broadcasting to cuba For expenses necessary to enable the United States Information Agency to carry out the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.) (providing for the Radio Marti Program or Cuba Service of the Voice of America), and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa et seq.) including the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio and television transmission and reception and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio and television transmission and reception as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1471, $36,888,000, to remain available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 105 STAT. 8231477b(a): Provided, That such funds for television broadcasting to Cuba may be used to purchase or lease, maintain, and operate such aircraft (including aerostats) as may be required to house and operate necessary television broadcasting equipment. east-west center To enable the Director of the United States Information Agency to provide for carrying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960 (22 U.S.C. 2054–2057), by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, $24,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized for GS-18 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. north/south center To enable the Director of the United States Information Agency to provide for carrying out the provisions of the North/South Center Act of 1991 as authorized by section 209 of H.R. 1415 as passed the House of Representatives on May 15, 1991, by grant to an educational institution in Florida known as the North/South Center, $5,000,000 to remain available until expended. national endowment for democracy For grants made by the United States Information Agency to the National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, $27,500,000, to remain available until expended. This title may be cited as the “Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992”.