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 112 STAT. 2681-831 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (iv) TIBETAN EXCHANGES. — Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be available for "Educational and Cultural Exchanges with Tibet" under section 236 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236). (4) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES.— (A) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For "International Broadcasting Activities", $340,315,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $340,365,000 for the fiscal year 1999. (B) ALLOCATION. — Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Director of the United States Information Agency and the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall seek to ensure that the amounts made available for broadcasting to nations whose people do not fully enjoy freedom of expression do not decline in proportion to the amounts made available for broadcasting to other nations. (5) RADIO CONSTRUCTION.— For "Radio Construction", $40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $13,245,000 for the fiscal year 1999. (6) RADIO FREE ASIA.— For "Radio Free Asia", $24,100,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $22,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999, and an additional $8,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 for one-time capital costs. (7) BROADCASTING TO CUBA.— For "Broadcasting to Cuba", $22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1999. (8) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.— For the "Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West", not more than $12,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and not more than $12,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999. (9) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY. — For the "National Endowment for Democracy", $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $31,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999. (10) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.— For "Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between North and South" not more than $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and not more than $1,750,000 for the fiscal year 1999. CHAPTER 2—AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES 22 USC 4416. SEC. 2411. RETENTION OF INTEREST. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the approval of the National Endowment for Democracy, grant funds made available by the National Endowment for Democracy may be deposited in interest-bearing accounts pending disbursement, and any interest which accrues may be retained by the grantee without returning such interest to the Treasury of the United States and interest earned may be obligated and expended for the purposes for which the grant was made without further appropriation.

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