HR 13589 · 94th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

United States Information Agency Authorization Act

Introduced 1976-05-06· Sponsored by Rep. Hays, Wayne L. [D-OH-18]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Measure laid on table in House, provisions inserted in S. 3168 as passed House.(1976-06-18)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1976-06-18
Yea 313Nay 25
PassedHouse · 1976-06-18
Yea 313Nay 25

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] United States Information Agency Authorization Act - Authorizes the appropriation to the United States Information Agency for fiscal year 1977 of $254,925,000 for salaries and expenses, $4,841,000 for special international exhibitions, $2,142,000 for the acquisition and construction of radio facilities, and such additional amounts as may be necessary for employee benefits, under the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and Reorganization Plan Numbered 8 of 1953. Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (1) to authorize the purchase of uniforms under such Act and (2) to authorize the use of exchange allowances for the exchange or sale of passenger motor vehicles without fiscal year limitation for replacement of an equal number of such vehicles. Requires the Director of the United States Information Agency to make available to the Administrator of General Services, for deposit in the National Archives of the United States, a master copy of the films, "Echoes," "Sante Fe," "The Numbers Start With the River," and "The Copland Portrait." Directs the Administrator to dist…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only