Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 103 Part 2.djvu/305

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PUBLIC LAW 101-179—NOV. 28, 1989 103 STAT. 1315 are necessary for the development of a free market economy in Pdlaftd and Hungary. 0>) BiNATiONAL FuLBRiGHT COMMISSIONS.— The United States should take all appropriate action to establish binational Fulbright commissions with Poland and Hungary in order to facilitate and enhance academic and scholarly exchanges with those countries. (c) RECIPROCAL CULTURAL CENTERS.—The President should con- sider the establishment of reciproced cultural centers in Poland and the United States and in Hungary and the United States to facili- tate government-funded and privately-funded cultural exchanges. (d) SISTER INSTITUTIONS PROGRAMS.— The President shall act to encourage the establishment of "sister institution" programs be- tween American and Polish organizations and between American and Hungarian organizations, including such organizations as institutions of higher education, cities and towns, and organizations in such fields as medicine and health care, business management, environmental protection, and agricultural research and marketing. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — To enable the United States Information Agency to support the activities described in this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 for the 3-year period beginning October 1, 1989, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. SEC. 402. POLAND-HUNGARY SCHOLARSHIP PARTNERSHIP. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—The Adminis- trator of the Agency for International Development is authorized to establish and administer a program of scholarship assistance, in cooperation with State governments, universities, community col- leges, and businesses, to provide scholarships to enable students from Poland and Hungary to study in the United States. 0)) EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS. —The scholarship pro- gram provided for in this section shall emphasize scholarships to enable students from Poland and Hungary to study business and economics in the United States. Such scholarships may be provided for study in programs that range from the standard management courses to more specialized assistance in commercial banking and the creation of a stock market. (c) GRANTS TO STATES. —In carrying out this section, the Adminis- trator may make grants to States to provide scholarship assistance for undergraduate or graduate degree programs, and training pro- grams of one year or longer, in study areas related to the critical development needs of Poland and Hungary. (d) CONSULTATION WITH STATES.— The Administrator shall consult with the participating States with regard to the educational opportunities available within each State and on the assignment of scholarship recipients. (e) FEDERAL SHARE.— The Federal share for each year for which a State receives payments under this section shall not be more than 50 percent. (f) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— The non-Federal share of payments under this section may be in cash, including the waiver of tuition or the offering of in-State tuition or housing waivers or subsidies, or in- kind fairly evaluated, including the provision of books or supplies. (g) FORGIVENESS OF SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE. —The obligation of any recipient to reimburse any entity for any or all scholarship assistance provided under this section shall be forgiven upon the recipient's prompt return to Poland or Hungary, as the case may be. President of U.S. State and local governments. Schools and colleges. 22 USC 5442.