[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1031 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1031
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 for the
United States Information Agency, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 26 (legislative day, April 19), 1993
Mr. Pell (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 for the
United States Information Agency, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
short title
Sec. 101. This title may be cited as the ``United States
Information Agency Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995''.
authorization of appropriations
Sec. 102. In addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes, there are authorized to be appropriated for the United States
Information Agency to carry out international information activities,
and educational and cultural exchange programs under the United States
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, the
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended,
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act,
as amended, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, the Center for Cultural and Technical
Interchange Between North and South Act, the National Endowment for
Democracy Act, as amended, and for other purposes authorized by law.
(a) For the fiscal year 1994:
(1) ``Salaries and Expenses,'' $773,024,000;
(2) ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs,''
$242,922,000;
(3) ``Broadcasting to Cuba,'' $28,351,000;
(4) ``Office of the Inspector General,'' $4,390,000;
(5) ``East-West Center,'' $26,000,000;
(6) ``National Endowment for Democracy,'' $50,000,000;
(7) ``Radio Construction,'' $228,720,000;
(8) ``Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program,'' $300,000;
(9) ``Israeli Arab Scholarship Program,'' $397,000.
(b) For the fiscal year 1995:
(1) ``Salaries and Expenses,'' $800,286,000;
(2) ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs,''
$249,238,000;
(3) ``Broadcasting to Cuba,'' $28,382,000;
(4) ``Office of the Inspector General,'' $4,396,000;
(5) ``East-West Center,'' $26,676,000;
(6) ``National Endowment for Democracy,'' $50,780,000;
(7) ``Radio Construction,'' $106,271,000;
(8) ``Eisenhower Fellowship Exchange Programs,'' $308,000;
and
(9) ``Israeli Arab Scholarship Program,'' $407,000.
changes in administrative authorities
Sec. 103. Section 801 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), is amended by
replacing the period at the end of subsection ``(6)'' with a semicolon,
and adding a new subsection ``(7)'' as follows:
``(7) notwithstanding any other provision of law, to carry
out projects involving security construction and related
improvements for Agency facilities not collocated with
Department of State facilities abroad.''.
Sec. 104. Section 804(6) of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474(6)), is amended to
read as follows:
``(6) contract with individuals for personal service
abroad: Provided, That such individuals shall not be regarded
as employees of the United States Government for the purpose of
any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management.''.
Sec. 105. Section 206(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993, Public Law 102-138 (22 U.S.C. 1475g
note), is hereby repealed.
Sec. 106. Subsection (a) of section 501 of the United States
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461(a)),
is hereby amended by deleting the second sentence in said subsection
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``Subject to subsection
(b) any such information shall not be disseminated within the United
States, its territories or possessions, but, on request, shall be made
available following its release as information abroad, to
representatives of United States press associations, newspapers,
magazines, radio and television systems and stations, research students
and scholars, and Members of Congress.''.
Section 208 of Public Law 99-93 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1a), is amended by
adding the following sentence at the end of such section: ``Nothing
herein shall preclude the United States Information Agency from
reasonably keeping the United States public informed of its operations,
policies or programs.''.
Sec. 107. Section 802(b)(3) of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, (22 U.S.C. 1472(b)(3)) is
amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: ``However,
notwithstanding this or any other provision in this section, the United
States Information Agency is authorized to enter into contracts not to
exceed seven years for circuit capacity to distribute radio and
television programs.''.
Sec. 108. Subsection (f) of section 701 of the United States
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C.
1476(f)(4)), is amended as follows:
(1) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``, for the second
fiscal year of any two-year authorization cycle may be
appropriated for such second fiscal year'' and inserting in its
place ``for a given fiscal year may be appropriated for such
year''; and
(2) by striking subsection ``(f)(4)''.
Sec. 109. Section 902 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948, section 1431 and the following of
title 22, United States Code, is amended by inserting on line one after
the word ``any'' the following language: ``international organization
of which the United States is a member, or''.
Sec. 110. The Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, is
amended by adding the following new section after section 216A (8
U.S.C. 1186b):
``conditional permanent resident status for certain united states
information agency employees
``Sec. 216B. (a) Conditional Basis for Admission.--Conditional
immigrant visas may be issued to employees of the United States
Information Agency beginning fiscal year 1994 in a number not to exceed
one hundred per fiscal year. Upon enactment, one hundred and fifty
additional visas shall be available to present United States
Information Agency employees. Such employees shall be identified by the
Director of the United States Information Agency, and, if otherwise
admissible, shall be admitted conditionally for a period not to exceed
four years. Spouses and dependent children of such employees may also
be admitted as conditional permanent residents but shall not be subject
to numerical limitation.
``(b) Removal of Conditional Basis.--Persons admitted under this
provision shall be eligible for removal of the conditional basis of
their admission for permanent resident status after three years, upon
certification by the Director of the United States Information Agency
to the Attorney General; the Attorney General shall remove the
conditional basis of his or her admission, if the alien is otherwise
admissible, effective as of the date of such certification.
``(c) Termination of the Status.--At any time during such four year
period, the Director of the United States Information Agency may
certify to the Attorney General that such conditional status with
respect to any alien should be terminated. Upon receipt of such notice,
the Attorney General shall terminate such status and the alien and any
other family members admitted with such alien shall be subject to
deportation proceedings. The conditional status of any such alien,
admitted under this provision who has not had the conditional basis of
his or her admission removed by a date four years after such admission,
shall be deemed to have been terminated.''.
Section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(27)), is amended by adding a new subsection ``(L)'', as
follows:
``(L) an immigrant who is employed by the United
States Information Agency for service in the United
States, and his or her accompanying spouse and
children, under conditions set forth in section 216B of
this Act.''.
Section 804(1) of the United States Information and Educational
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474(1)), as amended, is amended by
inserting the words ``or as an immigrant under section 101(a)(27)(L) of
that Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(L))'' immediately after the words ``as
nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15))''.
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