Sec. 104. UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS
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## SEC. 104 UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS ###
(a)In General The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State to carry out international information activities and educational and cultural exchange programs under the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991, and the National Endowment for Democracy Act, other such programs including the Claude and Mildred Pepper Scholarship Program of the Washington Workshops Foundation and the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program, and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes: ####
(1)Educational and cultural exchange programs #####
(A)Fulbright academic exchange programs For the “Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs” (other than programs described in subparagraph (B)), $112,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $120,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001. #####
(B)Other educational and cultural exchange programs ######
(i)In general For other educational and cultural exchange programs authorized by law, including the Claude and Mildred Pepper Scholarship Program of the Washington Workshops Foundation and Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program, $98,329,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $105,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001. ######
(ii)South pacific exchanges Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), $750,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $750,000 for the fiscal year 2001 is authorized to be available for “South Pacific Exchanges”. ######
(iii)East timorese scholarships Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 2001 is authorized to be available for “East Timorese Scholarships”. ######
(iv)Tibetan exchanges Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 2001 is authorized to be available for “Ngawang Choephel Exchange Programs” (formerly known as educational and cultural exchanges with Tibet) under section 103(a) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–319). ######
(v)African exchanges Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 2001 is authorized to be available only for “Educational and Cultural Exchanges with Sub-Saharan Africa”. ######
(vi)Israel-arab peace partners program Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), $750,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $750,000 for the fiscal year 2001 is authorized to be available only for people-to-people activities (with a focus on young people) to support the Middle East peace process involving participants from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Arab countries, and the United States, to be known as the “Israel-Arab Peace Partners Program”. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a plan to the appropriate congressional committees for implementation of such program. The Secretary shall not implement the plan until 45 days after its submission to the appropriate congressional committees. ####
(2)National endowment for democracy #####
(A)Authorization of appropriations For the “National Endowment for Democracy”, $32,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $32,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001. #####
(B)Reagan-fascell democracy fellows Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by subparagraph (A), $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001 is authorized to be appropriated only for a fellowship program, to be known as the “Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows”, for democracy activists and scholars from around the world at the International Forum for Democratic Studies in Washington, D.C., to study, write, and exchange views with other activists and scholars and with Americans. ####
(3)Dante b. fascell north-south center For “Dante B. Fascell North-South Center” $2,500,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $2,500,000 for the fiscal year 2001. ####
(4)Center for cultural and technical interchange between east and west For the “Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West”, $12,500,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $12,500,000 for the fiscal year 2001. ###
(b)Muskie Fellowships ####
(1)Exchanges with russia Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act for the fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for exchange programs with the Russian Federation, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be available only to carry out the Edmund S. Muskie Program under section 227 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–138; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note). ####
(2)Doctoral graduate studies for nationals of the independent states of the former soviet union Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act for the fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for exchange programs, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be available only to provide scholarships for doctoral graduate study in economics to nationals of the independent states of the former Soviet Union under the Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program authorized by section 227 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–138; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note). ###
(c)Vietnam Fulbright Academic Exchange Program Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a)(1)(A), $4,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $4,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001 shall be available only to carry out the Vietnam scholarship program established by section 229 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–138; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note).
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- Pub. L. 104-319
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Sec. 104
UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104-319
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102-138
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