PUBLIC LAW 99-93—AUG. 16, 1985
99 STAT. 431
ing in international games for the handicapped which are conducted in the United States. SEC. 208. BAN ON DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES BY THE USIA.
22 USC 1461-la.
Except as provided in section 501 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461) and this section, no funds authorized to be appropriated to the United States Information Agency shall be used to influence public opinion in the United States, and no program material prepared by the United States Information Agency shall be distributed within the United States. This section shall not apply to programs carried out pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). SEC. 209. PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING FOR USIA'S PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM.
(a) LIMITATION ON GRANTS.—No grant shall be made to any organization through the Private Sector Program of the United States Information Agency unless— (1) costs equal to at least 15 percent of grants from the United States Information Agency in fiscal year 1986, and (2) costs equal to at least 25 percent of grants from the United States Information Agency in fiscal year 1987, for that organization's exchange and exchange-related programs are provided for from non-United States Government sources. (b) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to grantee organizations which have been in existence for less than one year. (c) PROHIBITION ON FUNDING 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR
ACTIVITIES.—No funds from fiscal year 1986 appropriations for the United States Information Agency or for any other United States Government agency shall be available for grants related to 1985 International Youth Year activities. SEC. 210. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY. (a)
REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO THE ENDOWMENT AND ITS
GRANTEES.—The National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: "SEC. 505. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE ENDOWMENT AND ITS 22 USC 4414. GRANTEES.
"(a) PARTISAN POLITICS.—(1) Funds may not be expended, either by Prohibitions, the Endowment or by any of its grantees, to finance the campaigns of candidates for public office. "(2) No funds granted by the Endowment may be used to finance activities of the Republican National Committee or the Democratic National Committee. "(3) No grants may be made to any institute, foundation, or organization engaged in partisan activities on behalf of the Republican or Democratic National Committee, on behalf of any candidate for public office, or on behalf of any political party in the United States. "(b) CONSULTATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—The Endowment
shall consult with the Department of State on any overseas program funded by the Endowment prior to the commencement of the activities of that program.
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