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SEC. 225. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR ‘‘AMERICAN CORNERS’’ IN THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that joint ventures with host
libraries in the Russian Federation known as ‘‘American Corners’’
are an effective means—
(1) to provide information about United States history,
government, society, and values;
(2) to provide access to computers and the Internet; and
(3) to leverage United States assistance and exchange pro-
grams in the Russian Federation.
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 112(1)(B) of this Act for the fiscal year
2003, $500,000 is authorized to be available for ‘‘American Corner’’
centers operating in the Russian Federation.
SEC. 226. REPORT RELATING TO COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND
COOPERATION IN EUROPE.
Section 5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a Commission
on Security and Cooperation in Europe’’ (22 U.S.C. 3005) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 5. In order to assist the Commission in carrying out
its duties, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Commission
an annual report discussing the overall United States policy objec-
tives that are advanced through meetings of decision-making bodies
of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),
the OSCE implementation review process, and other activities of
the OSCE. The report shall also include a summary of specific
United States policy objectives with respect to participating states
where there is particular concern relating to the implementation
of OSCE commitments or where an OSCE presence exists. Such
summary shall address the role played by OSCE institutions,
mechanisms, or field activities in achieving United States policy
objectives. Each annual report shall cover the period from January
1 to December 31, shall be submitted not more than 90 days
after the end of the reporting period, and shall be posted on the
Internet website of the Department of State.’’.
SEC. 227. AMENDMENTS TO THE VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION
ACT OF 2000.
(a) PURPOSES OF THE ACT.—Section 202 of the Vietnam Edu-
cation Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666,
as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained
in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A-255) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘in the United States’’
after ‘‘technology)’’; and
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘appropriate Viet-
namese institutions’’ and inserting ‘‘academic institutions in
Vietnam’’.
(b) ELECTION OF THE CHAIR.—Section 205(c) of such Act is
amended by inserting ‘‘voting members of the’’ after ‘‘The’’.
(c) DUTIES
OF
THE BOARD.—Section 205(e) of such Act is
amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) provide overall supervision and direction of the Founda-
tion;
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‘‘(2) establish criteria for the eligibility of applicants,
including criteria established by section 206(b), and for the
selection of fellowship recipients; and
‘‘(3) select the fellowship recipients.’’.
(d) TREATMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES TO THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS.—Section 205 of such Act is amended—
(1) in subsection (f)—
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraphs (2)
and (3), each member of the Board shall serve without com-
pensation.’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) COMPENSATION
OF
PRESIDENTIAL
APPOINTEES.—The
members of the Board appointed under subsection (a)(6) shall
be paid at the daily equivalent of the rate of basic pay payable
for positions at level V of the Executive Schedule under section
5316 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including
travel time) during which the member is engaged in the actual
performance of duties as a Board member.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) TREATMENT
OF PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES
AS SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—The members of the Board appointed
under subsection (a)(6) shall be special Government employees,
as defined in section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code.’’.
(e) TRAVEL REGULATIONS.—Section 205 of such Act, as amended
by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(h) TRAVEL REGULATIONS.—Members of the Board shall be
subject to the same travel regulations as apply to officers and
employees of the Department of State.’’.
(f) VACANCIES.—Section 205(b) of such Act is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3)(A) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy prior to the
expiration of the term for which his or her predecessor was
appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.
‘‘(B) Upon the expiration of his or her term of office, any
member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed.’’.
(g) ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.—Section 206(a)(2) of such Act is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL VOCABULARY IN ENGLISH.—
Fellowships awarded to Vietnamese nationals under paragraph
(1) may include funding to improve English proficiency in a
fellowship recipient’s field of study.’’.
(h) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—Section 206(b) of such Act is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Vietnamese candidates
for fellowships’’ and inserting ‘‘Fellowship candidates from
Vietnam’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘teaching candidates’’ and
inserting ‘‘candidates for teaching fellowships’’.
(i) ANNUAL REPORT.—Such Act is amended—
(1) in section 207(d), by striking ‘‘Board’’ and inserting
‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’; and
(2) in section 209(b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘Board’’;
and
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(B) by striking ‘‘its operations under this title’’ and
inserting ‘‘the operations of the Foundation under this title,
including the financial condition of the Foundation’’.
(j) COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—Section 208(d) of
such Act is amended by striking ‘‘level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316’’ and inserting ‘‘level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315’’.
(k) CLERICAL CORRECTIONS.—Such Act is amended—
(1) in section 206(d)—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘MATCHING’’
and inserting ‘‘COST-SHARING’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘matching’’ and inserting ‘‘cost-sharing’’;
(2) in section 206(e)—
(A) by striking ‘‘proficiency’’ and inserting ‘‘progress’’;
and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and applicable law’’;
(3) in section 208(a), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting
‘‘Director’’;
(4) in section 208(d), by striking ‘‘title V’’ and inserting
‘‘title 5’’; and
(5) in section 209(a)(5), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’
and inserting ‘‘metropolitan Washington, D.C., area’’.
SEC. 228. ETHICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make available funds
for international exchanges to provide opportunities to researchers
in developing countries to participate in activities related to ethical
issues in human subject research, as described in subsection (c).
(b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.—The Secretary
shall coordinate programs conducted pursuant to this section with
similar programs that may be conducted by the United States
Agency for International Development and other Federal agencies
as part of United States international health programs, particularly
with respect to research and treatment of infectious diseases.
(c) ETHICAL ISSUES IN HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a), the phrase ‘‘activities related to ethical
issues in human subject research’’ includes courses of study, con-
ferences, and fora on development of and compliance with inter-
national ethical standards for clinical trials involving human sub-
jects, particularly with respect to responsibilities of researchers
to individuals and local communities participating in such trials,
and on management and monitoring of such trials based on such
international ethical standards.
SEC. 229. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Section 112(g) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(g)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘United States Information
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of State’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Associate Director
for Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States
Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of
State for Educational and Cultural Affairs’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
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(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F),
and (G) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F), respec-
tively;
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘United States Information
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of State’’;
(4) in paragraph (6)(G), by striking ‘‘United States Informa-
tion Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of State’’; and
(5) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Director of the United
States Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State,
acting through the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplo-
macy’’.
Subtitle C—Consular Authorities
SEC. 231. REPORT ON VISA ISSUANCE TO INADMISSIBLE ALIENS.
Section 51(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2723(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1) DENIAL OF VISAS.—’’ before ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) VISA
ISSUANCE
TO
INADMISSIBLE
ALIENS.—The Sec-
retary shall, on a semiannual basis, submit to the appropriate
committees of the Congress a report describing every instance
during the period covered by the report in which a consular
post or the Visa Office of the Department of State issued
an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa to an alien who is inadmis-
sible to the United States based upon terrorist activity or
failed to object to the issuance of an immigrant or non-
immigrant visa to an alien notwithstanding any such ground
of inadmissibility. The report shall set forth the name and
nationality of the alien, the issuing post, and a brief factual
statement of the basis for issuance of the visa or the failure
to object. The report may be submitted in classified or unclassi-
fied form.’’.
SEC. 232. DENIAL OF ENTRY INTO UNITED STATES OF CHINESE AND
OTHER NATIONALS ENGAGED IN COERCED ORGAN OR
BODILY TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION.
(a) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law and except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary
shall direct consular officers not to issue a visa to any person
whom the Secretary finds, based on credible and specific informa-
tion, to have been directly involved with the coercive transplantation
of human organs or bodily tissue, unless the Secretary has substan-
tial grounds for believing that the foreign national has discontinued
his or her involvement with, and support for, such practices.
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibitions in subsection (a) do not apply
to an applicant who is a head of state, head of government, or
cabinet-level minister.
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the prohibitions in sub-
section (a) with respect to a foreign national if the Secretary—
(1) determines that it is important to the national interest
of the United States to do so; and
(2) not later than 30 days after the issuance of a visa,
provides written notification to the appropriate congressional
committees containing a justification for the waiver.