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EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRUST
FUND
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5
of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20
U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to
the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund
on or before September 30, 2000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensa-
tion, or to enter into any contract providing for the pay-
ment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5376; or for purposes which are not in accordance with
OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative Require-
ments) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organi-
zations), including the restrictions on compensation for per-
sonal services.
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship
Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, fiscal years 1992 and 1993 (22
U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the
Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30,
2000, to remain available until expended.
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EAST-WEST CENTER
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car-
rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and
Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960
(22 U.S.C. 2054–2057), by grant to the Center for Cultural
and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the
State of Hawaii, $12,500,000: Provided, That none of the
funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary,
or enter into any contract providing for the payment there-
of, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376.
RELATED AGENCIES
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting
Board of Governors, as authorized by the United States In-
formation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as
amended, the United States International Broadcasting Act
of 1994, as amended, and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of
1977, as amended, and the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998, to carry out international commu-
nication activities, $362,365,000, of which not to exceed
$16,000 may be used for official receptions within the
United States as authorized by section 804(3) of such Act
of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1747(3)), not to exceed $35,000 may
be used for representation abroad as authorized by section
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302 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1452) and section 905
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), and
not to exceed $39,000 may be used for official reception and
representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Lib-
erty; and in addition, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising
and revenue from business ventures, not to exceed $500,000
in receipts from cooperating international organizations,
and not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization
efforts of the Voice of America and the International Broad-
casting Bureau, to remain available until expended for car-
rying out authorized purposes.
BROADCASTING TO CUBA
For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting
Board of Governors to carry out the Radio Broadcasting
to Cuba Act, as amended, the Television Broadcasting to
Cuba Act, and the International Broadcasting Act of 1994,
and the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of
1998, including the purchase, rent, construction, and im-
provement of facilities for radio and television transmission
and reception, and purchase and installation of necessary
equipment for radio and television transmission and recep-
tion, $23,664,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds may be used to purchase or lease, main-
tain, and operate such aircraft (including aerostats) as
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may be required to house and operate necessary television
broadcasting equipment.
RADIO CONSTRUCTION
For the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement
of facilities for radio transmission and reception, and pur-
chase and installation of necessary equipment for radio and
television transmission and reception as authorized by sec-
tion 801 of the United States Information and Educational
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), $13,245,000, to
remain available until expended, as authorized by section
704(a) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477b(a)).
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND
RELATED AGENCIES
SEC. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall
be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances
and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5,
United States Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109; and hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31
U.S.C. 1343(b).
SEC. 402. Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of State in this Act may be transferred between
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more
than 20 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not
to exceed 10 percent of any appropriation made available
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for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of
Governors in this Act may be transferred between such ap-
propriations, but no such appropriation, except as other-
wise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than
20 percent by any such transfers: Provided further, That
any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 403. The Secretary of State is authorized to ad-
minister summer travel and work programs without regard
to preplacement requirements.
SEC. 404. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by the Department of State or the Broad-
casting Board of Governors to provide equipment, technical
support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance
to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
SEC. 405. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year
2000 or any fiscal year thereafter should be obligated or
expended for the operation of a United States consulate or
diplomatic facility in Jerusalem unless such consulate or
diplomatic facility is under the supervision of the United
States Ambassador to Israel.
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SEC. 406. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year
2000 or any fiscal year thereafter may be obligated or ex-
pended for the publication of any official Government docu-
ment which lists countries and their capital cities unless
the publication identifies Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
SEC. 407. For the purposes of registration of birth, cer-
tification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a
United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, the Sec-
retary of State shall, upon request of the citizen, record the
place of birth as Israel.
SEC. 408. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available in this Act for the United Nations may be
used by the United Nations for the promulgation or enforce-
ment of any treaty, resolution, or regulation authorizing
the United Nations, or any of its specialized agencies or
affiliated organizations, to tax any aspect of the Internet.
SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED
STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF LIBERIA. (a) CON-
TINUATION OF STATUS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any alien described in subsection (b) who, as
of the date of enactment of this Act, is registered for tem-
porary protected status in the United States under section
244(c)(1)(A)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(1)(A)(iv)), or any predecessor law,