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S. 2488 (102nd)
A bill to amend Section 235 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246), and to amend Section 701 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended (Public Law 80-402.
Introduced
26 March 1992
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Summary
Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to authorize the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) to enter into contracts for the construction of Voice of America facilities in Sri Lanka, Sao Tome, and Kuwait. Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to permit funds authorized to be appropriated for any account of USIA in the Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, for the second fiscal year of any two-year authorization cycle, to be appropriated for the second fiscal year for any other USIA account. Prohibits amounts appropriated for the salaries and expenses and educational and cultural exchange programs accounts from exceeding by more than five percent (ten percent for any other account) the amount authorized to be appropriated for such accounts in a fiscal year.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 March 1992
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/2488
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/s/2488