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 1066 E x t e n s i o n of credit to Commun i s t c o u n t r i e s, restriction. 76 Stat. 261. 22 USC 2370.

Report to Congress.

PUBLIC LAW 89-698-OCT. 29, 1966

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SEC. 90e3, Xone of the funds made available because of the provisions of this Act shall be used by the Export-Import Bank to either guarantee the payment of any obligation hereafter incurred by any Communist country (as defined in section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended) or any agency or national thereof, or in any other way to participate in the extension of credit to any such country, agency, or national, in connection with the purchase of any product by such country, agency, or national, except when the President determines that such guarantees would be in the national interest and reports each such determination to the House of Representatives and the Senate within thirty days after such determination. Approved October 27, 1966.

Public Law 89-698 October 29, 1966 [H. R. 14643]

International Education Act of 1966.

AN ACT To provide for the strengthening of American educational resources for international studies and research.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "International Education Act of 1966". F I N D I N G S AND D E C L A R A ' n O N

SEC. 2. The Congress hereby finds and declares that a knowledge of other countries is of the utmost importance in promoting mutual understanding and cooperation between nations; that strong American educational resources are a necessary base for strengthening our relations with other countries; that this and future generations of Ameritmns should be assured ample opportunity to develop to the fullest extent possible their intellectual capacities in all areas of knowledge pertaining to other countries, peoples, and cultures; and that it is therefore c>oth necessary and appropriate for the Federal Government to assist in the development of resources for international study and lesearch, to assist in the development of resources and trained personnel in academic and professional fields, and to coordinate the existing and future programs of the Federal Government in international education, to meet the requirements of world leadership. TITLE I—GRANT P R O G R A M S FOR A D V A N C E D A N D UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CENTERS FOR ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL

STUDIES

SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to arrange through grants to institutions of higher education, or combinations of such institutions, for the establishment, strengthening, and operation by them of graduate centers which will be national and international resources for research and training in international studies and the international aspects of professional and other fields of study. Activities carried on in such centers may be concentrated either on specific geographical areas of the world or on particular fields or issues in world affairs which concern one or more countries, or on both. The Secretary may also make grants to public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including professional and scholarly associations, when such grants will make an especially significant contribution to attaining the objectives of this section.

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