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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1977

PUBLIC LAW 95-105—AUG. 17, 1977 of the United States assessed contributions to the World Health Organization for the calendar years 1974 through 1977. -

91 STAT. 845 •'

ASSISTANCE FOR REFUGEES SETTLING I N ISRAEL

SEC. 104. Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 101(a)(5) of this Act, $20,000,000 shall be available only for assistance for the resettlement in Israel of refugees from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and from Communist countries in Eastern Europe.

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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS

SEC. 105. (a) The Act entitled "An Act to authorize a contribution Repeal, by the United States to the International Committee of the Ked Cross", approved October 1, 1965 (Public Law 89-230; 79 Stat. 901) is repealed. " * V.^t „'

(b) Not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be contributed annually by the United States to the International Committee of the Ked Cross. Such sums as are necessary for this contribution shall be requested annually by the President and made available through the annual authorization and appropriation process. FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS

SEC. 106. (a)(1) Subsection (a) of the first section of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, is amended by striking out "pursuant ^2 USC 292. to" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "to carry out". (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking out "under authority of" and inserting in lieu thereof "to carry out". (b) Section 6 of such Act is amended by striking out "of not less 22 USC 297. than ten years". STRENGTHENING EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

SEC. 107. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) for over thirty years the United States program for the .if international exchange of teachers and scholars, begun by the Act

,^ of August 1, 1946 (60 Stat. 754; known as the "Fulbright Act of

1946"), Ras contributed significantly to the free flow of knowledge and to greater understanding between the United States and other

nations;

tJ (2) it is in the interest of the United States that this program be strengthened; and

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(3) a still stronger educational exchange program can be i^,,. attained by— (A) diversifying exchange opportunities so as to assist . > persons from professional and public life to spend time in an academic setting and to assist teachers and scholars to spend time in professional and other pursuits in the public arena;

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(B) providing sharper focus to exchange activities by ., bringing selected grant recipients together for joint work on themes and problems identified as having current significance ' in international affairs; and (C) lengthening the period of some scholarships to allow work by grant recipients to be phased over more than one .,. location.

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