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U.S. Code as of:
01/3/05
Section 1151. Open World Leadership Center
(a) Establishment
(1) In general
There is established in the legislative branch of the
Government a center to be known as the "Open World Leadership
Center (!1) (the "Center").
(2) Board of Trustees
The Center shall be subject to the supervision and direction of
a Board of Trustees (the "Board") which shall be composed of 11
members as follows:
(A) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, one of whom shall be designated by the
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and one of whom
shall be designated by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives.
(B) Two members appointed by the President pro tempore of the
Senate, one of whom shall be designated by the Majority Leader
of the Senate and one of whom shall be designated by the
Minority Leader of the Senate.
(C) The Librarian of Congress.
(D) Four private individuals with interests in improving
relations between the United States and eligible foreign
states, designated by the Librarian of Congress.
(E) The chair of the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the chair of the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
Each member appointed under this paragraph shall serve for a term
of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment and the individual so appointed shall serve
for the remainder of the term. Members of the Board shall serve
without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel,
subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties.
(b) Purpose and authority of the Center
(1) Purpose
The purpose of the Center is to establish, in accordance with
the provisions of paragraph (2), a program to enable emerging
political leaders of eligible foreign states at all levels of
government to gain significant, firsthand exposure to the
American free market economic system and the operation of
American democratic institutions through visits to governments
and communities at comparable levels in the United States and to
establish and administer a program to enable cultural leaders of
Russia to gain significant, firsthand exposure to the operation
of American cultural institutions.
(2) Grant program
Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4), the Center
shall establish a program under which the Center annually awards
grants to government or community organizations in the United
States that seek to establish programs under which those
organizations will host nationals of eligible foreign states who
are emerging political leaders at any level of government.
(3) Restrictions
(A) Duration
The period of stay in the United States for any individual
supported with grant funds under the program shall not exceed
30 days.
(B) Limitation
The number of individuals supported with grant funds under
the program shall not exceed 3,500 in any fiscal year.
(C) Use of funds
Grant funds under the program shall be used to pay -
(i) the costs and expenses incurred by each program
participant in traveling between an eligible foreign state
and the United States and in traveling within the United
States;
(ii) the costs of providing lodging in the United States to
each program participant, whether in public accommodations or
in private homes; and
(iii) such additional administrative expenses incurred by
organizations in carrying out the program as the Center may
prescribe.
(4) Application
(A) In general
Each organization in the United States desiring a grant under
this section shall submit an application to the Center at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
the Center may reasonably require.
(B) Contents
Each application submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall
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(i) describe the activities for which assistance under this
section is sought;
(ii) include the number of program participants to be
supported;
(iii) describe the qualifications of the individuals who
will be participating in the program; and
(iv) provide such additional assurances as the Center
determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the
requirements of this section.
(c) Establishment of Fund
(1) In general
There is established in the Treasury of the United States a
trust fund to be known as the "Open World Leadership Center Trust
Fund" (the "Fund") which shall consist of amounts which may be
appropriated, credited, or transferred to it under this section.
(2) Donations
Any money or other property donated, bequeathed, or devised to
the Center under the authority of this section shall be credited
to the Fund.
(3) Fund management
(A) In general
The provisions of subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section
1105 of this title, and the provisions of section 1106(b) of
this title, shall apply to the Fund.
(B) Expenditures
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to pay to the
Center from amounts in the Fund such sums as the Board
determines are necessary and appropriate to enable the Center
to carry out the provisions of this section.
(d) Executive Director
The Board shall appoint an Executive Director who shall be the
chief executive officer of the Center and who shall carry out the
functions of the Center subject to the supervision and direction of
the Board of Trustees. The Executive Director of the Center shall
be compensated at the annual rate specified by the Board, but in no
event shall such rate exceed level III of the Executive Schedule
under section 5314 of title 5.
(e) Administrative provisions
(1) In general
The provisions of section 1108 of this title shall apply to the
Center.
(2) Support provided by Library of Congress
The Library of Congress may disburse funds appropriated to the
Center, compute and disburse the basic pay for all personnel of
the Center, provide administrative, legal, financial management,
and other appropriate services to the Center, and collect from
the Fund the full costs of providing services under this
paragraph, as provided under an agreement for services ordered
under sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31.
(f) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section.
(g) Transfer of funds
Any amounts appropriated for use in the program established under
section 3011 of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
(Public Law 106-31; 113 Stat. 93) shall be transferred to the Fund
and shall remain available without fiscal year limitation.
(h) Effective dates
(1) In general
This section shall take effect on December 21, 2000.
(2) Transfer
Subsection (g) of this section shall only apply to amounts
which remain unexpended on and after the date the Board certifies
to the Librarian of Congress that grants are ready to be made
under the program established under this section.
(j) (!2) Eligible foreign state defined
In this section, the term "eligible foreign state" means -
(1) any country specified in section 5801 of title 22;
(2) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; and
(3) any other country that is designated by the Board, except
that the Board shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of
the Senate and the House of Representatives of the designation at
least 90 days before the designation is to take effect.
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