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 105 STAT. 692 PUBLIC LAW 102-138—OCT. 28, 1991 (2) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— For "Office of the Inspector General" $4,206,000 for the fiscal year 1992 and $4,420,000 for the fiscal year 1993. (3) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.— For "National Endowment for Democracy", $25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1992 and $31,250,000 for the fiscal year 1993. (4) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BE- TWEEN EAST AND WEST.— For "Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West", $24,500,000 for the fiscal year 1992 and $26,000,000 for the fiscal year 1993. (b) AUTHORIZATION WITHIN "SALARIES AND EXPENSES" ACCOUNT. — Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a)(1), $284,000 is authorized for the fiscal year 1992 for the establishment and operation of a United States Information Agency office in Vientiane, Laos, pursuant to section 216 of this Act, and $307,000 is authorized for tiscal year 1993 for the continued operation of such office. SEC. 202. REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS. Section 705(a)(7) of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477c(a)(7)) is amended by striking out "$250,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$500,000". SEC. 203. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY. Paragraph (3) of section 801 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471) is amended by inserting "and television" after "radio". SEC. 204. BASIC AUTHORITY. Section 804 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474) is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (19); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (20) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(21) incur expenses authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); "(22) furnish living quarters as authorized by section 5912 of title 5, United States Code; and "(23) provide allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5928 of title 5, United States Code.". SEC. 205. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES FOR PARTICIPANTS. Paragraph (9) of section 804 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474) is amended to read as follows: "(9) pay to or for individuals, not United States Government employees, participating in activities conducted under this Act, the costs of emergency medical expenses, preparation and transport to their former homes of the remains of such participants or their dependents who die while away from their homes during such participation, and health and accident insurance premiums for participants or health and accident benefits for participants by means of a program of self-insurance;".

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