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 Education 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 carry 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, or persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000, of this appropriation), as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1471, expenses authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.), living quarters as authorized by 5 U.S.C, 5912, and allowances as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5921–5928 and 22 U.S.C. 287e–1; and entertainment, including official receptions, within the United States, not to exceed $20,000 as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1474(3); $638,569,000, none of which shall be restricted from use for the purposes appropriated herein: Provided, That not less than $32,800,000 shall be available for the Television and Film Service notwithstanding section 209(e) of Public Law 100–204: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,210,000 may be used for representation abroad as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1452 and 4085: Provided further, That not to exceed $12,902,000 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. 1477(b), for expenses (including those authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980) 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 $6,000,000 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. office of the 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, $3,675,000. educational and cultural exchange programs For expenses of Fulbright, International Visitor, Humphrey Fellowship, Private Sector, and Congress-Bundestag Exchange Pro-grams, as authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-change Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq ), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636) $160,300,000, including up to 103 STAT. 1030 $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program. 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, $85,000,000, to remain available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1477b(a), of which not to exceed $16,000,000 may be available for the completion of testing and first-year operations of television broadcasting to Cuba, including, but not limited to the purchase, rent, construction, improvement and equipping of facilities, operations, and staffing: Provided, That such funds for television broad-casting 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: Provided further, That the availability of such funds for television broadcasting to Cuba shall be subject to the provisions of part B, title H of H.R. 1487 as passed the House of Representatives until such time as legislation authorizing such activity is enacted into law. Section 725 of the International Security and Development Co-operation Act of 1981 (22 U.S.C. 2370 note) is hereby repealed. radio broadcasting to cuba For an additional amount, necessary to enable the United States Information Agency to carry out the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (providing for the Radio Marti Program or Cuba Service of the Voice of America), including the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio transmission and reception and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio trans-mission and reception as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1471, $12,700,000, to remain available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1477b(a). 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, by grant to any appropriate recipient in the State of Hawaii, $20,700,000: 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, exclusive of any cap on such rate. 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, $17,000,000.