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S. 2919 (97th)

Soviet-Bloc Research and Training Act of 1982

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Introduced

16 September 1982

Last action

8 October 1982 · Committee

Status

Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Treasury Department; OMB.

Sponsors

Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL]

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Summary

Soviet-Bloc Research and Training Act of 1982 - Establishes the Soviet-Bloc Research and Training Trust Fund in the Treasury. Appropriates a specified amount for the Fund. Requires that the interest on any obligations held in the Fund shall be available for payments to the National Council for Soviet and East European Research. Requires the Council to use one-fourth of the payments made in each fiscal year to develop and publicize a research agenda at the postdoctoral level in the field of Soviet and East European studies and to award contracts for appropriate research projects. Requires the Council to use parts of the payments to: (1) establish and publish the findings of a fellowship program for advanced training in Soviet studies; (2) make payments to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to provide fellowship support and research facilities in Washington, D.C., for American specialists to conduct advanced research and to conduct workshops designed to facilitate research collaboration between Government and private specialists; and (3) make payments to the International Research and Exchanges Board to conduct specialized reciprocal programs in advanced training and research in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to facilitate access for American specialists to research resources in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Sets forth the method of submitting applications to the Secretary of the Treasury for payments from the Fund. Provides that the Secretary shall manage the Fund. Requires the Council to report annually to the President and the Congress on the activities supported by this Act of the Council, the Board, and the Wilson Center.

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Timeline

  1. 16 September 1982

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Relations; Labor and Human Resources by unanimous consent.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 September 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 September 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee on European Affairs. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  4. 8 October 1982

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Treasury Department; OMB.

    Source: Committee

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