§ 2075. — Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between North and South.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2075]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 29--CULTURAL, TECHNICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER III--DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CENTER
Sec. 2075. Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between
North and South
(a) Short title
This section may be cited as the ``Dante B. Fascell North-South
Center Act of 1991'' \1\
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(b) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to promote better relations between
the United States and the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean and
Canada through cooperative study, training, and research, by supporting
in Florida a Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between North
and South where scholars and students in various fields from the nations
of the hemisphere may study, give and receive training, exchange ideas
and views, and conduct other activities consistent with the objectives
of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C.
2451 et seq.] and other Acts promoting international, educational,
cultural, scientific, and related activities of the United States.
(c) Dante B. Fascell North-South Center
In order to carry out the purpose of this section, the Director of
the United States Information Agency shall provide for the operation in
Florida of an educational institution which shall be known and
designated as the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center, through
arrangements with public, educational, or other nonprofit institutions.
(d) Authorities
The Director of the United States Information Agency, in carrying
out this section, may utilize the authorities of the Mutual Educational
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.]. Section
2056(b) of this title shall apply in the administration of this section.
In order to carry out the purposes of this section, the Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center is authorized to use funds made available under this
section to acquire property and facilities, by construction, lease, or
purchase.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year
1992 and $10,000,000 for each subsequent fiscal year to carry out this
section. Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to be
available until expended.
(Pub. L. 102-138, title II, Sec. 208, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 694; Pub.
L. 106-29, Sec. 1, May 21, 1999, 113 Stat. 54.)
References in Text
The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, referred
to in subsecs. (b) and (d), is Pub. L. 87-256, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat.
527, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 33
(Sec. 2451 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2451 of this
title and Tables.
Codification
Section is comprised of section 208 of Pub. L. 102-138. Subsec. (f)
of section 208 of Pub. L. 102-138 repealed a prior section 2075 of this
title. See Prior Provisions note below.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2075, Pub. L. 101-513, title II, Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 1984, was based on section 206 of title II of the House engrossed
amendment (as passed the House of Representatives on May 24, 1990) to S.
2364, One Hundred First Congress, which was enacted into law by Pub. L.
101-513, and which was cited as the ``Center for Cultural and Technical
Interchange between North and South Act of 1990'', established a North-
South Center in Florida to promote better relations between the United
States and the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean and Canada
through study, training, exchange of ideas and views, and other
activities in support of the objectives of the United States Information
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, prior to repeal, effective Oct. 1,
1991, by Pub. L. 102-138, title II, Sec. 208(f), Oct. 28, 1991, 105
Stat. 694.
Amendments
1999--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-29, Sec. 1(1), added subsec. (a) and
struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Text read as follows:
``This section may be cited as the `North/South Center Act of 1991'.''
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-29, Sec. 1(2)(A), amended subsec. heading
generally. Prior to amendment, heading read as follows: ``North/South
Center''.
Pub. L. 106-29, Sec. 1(2)(B), substituted ``which shall be known and
designated as the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center,'' for ``known as
the North/South Center,''.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-29, Sec. 1(3), substituted ``Dante B.
Fascell North-South Center'' for ``North/South Center''.
Change of Name
Pub. L. 106-29, Sec. 2, May 21, 1999, 113 Stat. 54, provided that:
``(a) Center.--Any reference in any other provision of law to the
educational institution in Florida known as the North/South Center shall
be deemed to be a reference to the `Dante B. Fascell North-South
Center'.
``(b) Short Title.--Any reference in any other provision of law to
the North/South Center Act of 1991 shall be deemed to be a reference to
the `Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991'.''
Transfer of Functions
United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of
Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau) abolished and functions
transferred to Secretary of State, see sections 6531 and 6532 of this
title.
