PEACESAT PROGRAM.

SEC. 133. PEACESAT PROGRAM. (a) Findings.— Section 2(a) of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize appropriations for activities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991”, approved November 15, 1990 (Public Law 101–555; 104 Stat. 2758), is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by striking “the Soviet Union and”; (2) in paragraph (8)— (A) by striking “since 1988, significant progress has been” and inserting in lieu thereof “in fiscal years 1988 and 1989, significant progress was”; and (B) by striking “negotiating to acquire” and inserting in lieu thereof “acquiring”; and (3) by striking all after paragraph (8) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs: “(9) because these activities exhausted the funds previously appropriated for the PEACESAT program, Congress authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1990 and such sums as necessary for fiscal year 1991 for use by the Secretary of Commerce in the negotiation for and acquisition of satellite capacity and equipment under subsection (c)(1) of this section and the management and operation of satellite communications services under subsection (c)(2) of this section; “(10) while no funds were appropriated for fiscal year 1990 because of the availability of carry-over funds, Congress appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 for the ongoing maintenance and operation of the GOES-3 satellite, for the administration of the PEACESAT program, for the acquisition and installation of earth stations and the training of engineers to operate the Earth stations, and for the study of a long-term solution to the satellite needs of the PEACESAT program; “(11) with these funds, the PEACESAT program has been reestablished, over 20 new Earth terminals have been installed (some at the expense of the individual user groups), and the use of the PEACESAT network is expanding; 106 STAT. 3541 “(12) while the PEACESAT program has now been reestablished, additional funding continues to be necessary for the ongoing administrative and operational expenses of the PEACESAT program and especially for the acquisition of satellite capacity after 1994; “(13) the importance of the PEACESAT program to the educational and cultural communications in the Pacific Ocean region makes it imperative that the Secretary of Commerce and the PEACESAT users explore every available option for long-term satellite capacity, including the possibility of using foreign-owned satellites or engaging in joint ventures with foreign entities to satisfy these long-term needs for transmission capacity; and “(14) whether or not a domestic or foreign-owned satellite is used for transmission, it is essential to the achievement of United States policy goals that the headquarters, management, and operation of the PEACESAT program be located and conducted in the United States.”. (b) Authorization.— The first sentence of section 2(d) of such Act of November 15, 1990 (104 Stat. 2758), is amended by striking all through “fiscal year 1991” and inserting in lieu thereof “There are authorized to be appropriated $400,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1993”.