International Trade Administration

International Trade Administration operations and administration For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms to include a grant of $9,000,000 for the National Textile Center University Consortium, without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service between two points abroad, without regard to 49 U.S.C. 1517; emplo3mient of Americans and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding ten years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; pa3rment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; obtain insurance on official motor vehicles; and rent tie lines and teletype equipment; $266,450,000, to remain available until expended; of 108 STAT. 1745 which $930,000 is for a grant to the Michigan Biotechnology Institute; $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Emerging Technologies Institute in Sacramento, California; $1,700,000 is for a grant to the Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Institute; $1,200,000 is for a grant to the Center for Global Competitiveness in Loretto, Pennsylvania; and $3,400,000 is for a grant to the Textile Clothing Technology Center: Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities without regard to 15 U.S.C. 4912; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of these activities.