organizations or otherwise. Programs funded by this title
are as follows:
(1) PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
AND
GOVERN-
ANCE.—Funds made available under this paragraph
shall be used for programs of up to 8 weeks dura-
tion for—
(A) exchanges and training of local and re-
gional government officials, practitioners, and
experts in public administration to assist the
former Soviet Union and Baltic states in estab-
lishing and sustaining democratic institutions;
(B) exchanges and training that will assist
the former Soviet Union and Baltic states in
the establishment of social services programs;
and
(C) exchanges and training in the area of
political science.
It is the sense of the Congress that technical assist-
ance and training of public officials under this para-
graph should be conducted by American organiza-
tions that are representative of elected officials.
(2) RULE
OF
LAW.—Funds made available
under this paragraph shall be used for legal initia-
tives to assist the former Soviet Union and Baltic
states in modifying or restructuring their laws and
legal systems to reflect democratic principles and be
compatible with a democratic society and free mar-
ket principles.
(3) AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS.—Funds
made available under this paragraph shall be used
for—
(A) technical assistance and training for
the development of market-oriented policies, ag-
ricultural financial institutions and marketing
systems, agribusiness organization, and privat-
ization of state agricultural organizations; and
(B) agricultural exchanges that will allow
foreign farmers to come to the United States to
acquire agriculture skills.
(4) ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT.—Funds made
available under this paragraph shall be used for a
comprehensive exchange and training program for
enhancing environmental management and sustain-
able economic development, emphasizing the active
participation of local scientific expertise, nongovern-
mental organizations, and the public, and includ-
ing—
(A) environmental monitoring and protec-
tion,
(B) establishment of appropriate environ-
mental institutions and infrastructure,
(C) programs to enhance energy conserva-
tion and efficiency, and
(D) nuclear safety and other appropriate
initiatives consistent with this paragraph.
(5) HEALTH
AND
MEDICINE.—Funds made
available under this paragraph shall be used for ex-
change and training programs that will enhance
medical delivery systems, assist in establishment of
pharmaceutical industry, and provide general medi-
cal training and education.
(6) TRADE
AND
INVESTMENT.—Funds made
available under this paragraph shall be used to as-
sist in the development of American business centers
and the expansion of the Special American Business
Internship Training (SABIT) program of the De-
partment of Commerce.
(7) LEADERS
TRAINING.—Funds made avail-
able under this paragraph shall be used for training
by United States business, universities, and others
to build a cadre of young technocrats with strong
grounding in market economics principles who are
likely to rise to positions of responsibility in the pub-
lic and private sectors and influence future national
development. Training under this paragraph shall be
targeted on the priority sectoral areas of the United
States technical assistance program, including
health, energy, environment, banking, and agri-
culture, and educational training shall be combined
with on-the-job training experiences and practical in-
ternships.
(b) 
DEGREE
OF
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
PRO-
FICIENCY.—Foreign participants in the programs under
this section shall be sufficiently proficient in English to
fulfill the purposes of this section.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The President
may use up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under
this title for administrative expenses.
(d) 
GENERAL
AUTHORITY
FOR
AWARDING
GRANTS.—Training and other exchange programs carried
out under this section shall be administered by the Agency
for International Development or such other Government
agency as has experience and expertise in carrying out
such programs.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal
year 1994 to carry out this section.
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