§ 290j. — Establishment of the Fund.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC290j]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER XXV--UNITED STATES-INDIA FUND FOR CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND
SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION
Sec. 290j. Establishment of the Fund
(a) Agreement with Government of India; program purposes
The President is authorized to enter into an agreement with the
Government of India for the establishment of a fund (hereafter in this
subchapter referred to as the ``Fund'') which would provide grants and
other assistance for cultural, educational, and scientific programs of
mutual interest. Such programs may include exchanges of persons,
exchanges of information, and other programs of study, research, and
scholarly cooperation. The agreement may also provide for the
establishment of an endowment, a foundation, or other means to carry out
the purposes of the agreement.
(b) United States representatives
The United States representatives on any board or other entity
created in accordance with the agreement to administer the Fund shall be
designated by the President predominately from among representatives of
United States Government agencies, including those administering
programs which may be supported in whole or in part by the Fund.
(c) Funding of programs
United States Government agencies carrying out programs of the types
specified in subsection (a) of this section may receive amounts directly
from the Fund for use in carrying out those programs.
(Pub. L. 98-164, title IX, Sec. 902, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1051.)
Short Title
Section 901 of title IX of Pub. L. 98-164 provided that: ``This
title [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the `United States-
India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation Act'.''
Ex. Ord. No. 12517. Delegation Concerning United States-India Fund for
Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation
Ex. Ord. No. 12517, May 29, 1985, 50 F.R. 23105, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
statutes of the United States of America, including section 301 of Title
3 of the United States Code, and in order to delegate certain functions
concerning the United States-India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and
Scientific Cooperation to the Secretary of State, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
Section 1. All functions vested in the President by the United
States-India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation
Act (Title IX of Public Law 98-164, 97 Stat. 1051; ``the Act'') [22
U.S.C. 290j et seq.] are delegated to the Secretary of State.
Sec. 2. India rupees provided to the President for purposes of Title
IX of the Act and under Title III of the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation
Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-411, 98 Stat. 1545) are allocated to the
Secretary of the Treasury for investment to generate earnings for
purposes of Title IX of the Act.
Ronald Reagan.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 290j-1 of this title.
