[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4083 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4083

    To make available to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives the USIA 
               television program ``Window on America''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 1998

Mr. Kucinich (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Hamilton) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
    To make available to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives the USIA 
               television program ``Window on America''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF USIA TELEVISION PROGRAM ``WINDOW ON 
              AMERICA''.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 208 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 
1461-1a) and the second sentence of section 501 of the United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461), the 
Director of the United States Information Agency is authorized to make 
available, upon request, to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives in 
Cleveland, Ohio and the Slavics Collection, Indiana University 
Libraries in Bloomington, Indiana, copies of the television program 
``Window on America'' produced by the WORLDNET Television Service of 
the United States Information Agency.
    (b) Limitation.--The Ukrainian Museum and Archives is prohibited 
from broadcasting any materials made available pursuant to this Act.
    (c) Reimbursement.--The Ukrainian Museum and Archives shall 
reimburse the Director of the United States Information Agency for any 
expenses involved in making such copies available. Any reimbursement to 
the Director pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to the 
applicable appropriation of the United States Information Agency.
    (d) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall cease to have effect 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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