Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 6.djvu/43

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PUBLIC LAW 104-319—OCT. 19, 1996 110 STAT. 3865 TITLE I—FOREIGN RELATIONS PROVISIONS SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ADJUDICATION PROVISIONS. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167) is amended— (1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking "and 1996" and inserting "1996, and 1997"; and (B) in subsection (e), by striking out "October 1, 1996" each place it appears and inserting "October 1, 1997"; and (2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out "September 30, 1996" and inserting "September 30, 1997". SEC. 102. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL 22 USC 2452 EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. note. In carrying out programs of educational and cultural exchsinge in countries whose people do not fully enjoy freedom and democracy (including but not limited to China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Tibet, and Burma), the Director of the United States Information Agency shall take appropriate steps to provide opportunities for participation in such programs to human rights and democracy leaders of such countries. SEC. 103. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND SCHOLAR- SHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE FOR TIBETANS. — The Director of the United States Information Agency shall establish programs of educational and cultural exchange between the United States and the people of Tibet. Such programs shall include opportunities for training and, as the Director considers appropriate, may include the assignment of personnel and resources abroad. (b) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE. — (1) Subject to the availability of appropriations, for fiscal year 1997 at least 30 scholarships shall be made available to Tibetan students and professionals who are outside Tibet, and at least 15 scholarships shall be made available to Burmese students and professionals who are outside Burma. (2) WAIVER. —Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent that the Director of the United States Information Agency determines that there are not enough qualified students to fulfill such allocation requirement. (3) SCHOLARSHIP DEFINED. —For the purposes of this section, the term "scholarship" means an amount to be used for full or partigil support of tuition suid fees to attend an educational institution, and may include fees, books, and supplies, equipment required for courses at an educational institution, living expenses at a United States educational institution, and travel expenses to and from, and within, the United States.