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Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983

Introduced: January 6, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 1983
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Treasury.
Sep 12, 1983
Executive Comment Received From Treasury.
Jul 25, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 28, 1983
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 98-75 (Part I).
Apr 13, 1983
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Apr 13, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 24, 1983
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Mar 24, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 22, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 21, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from Treasury, State, Education.
Feb 15, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from Arms Control & Disarm Agcy, State, Education.
Feb 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Feb 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Feb 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Feb 2, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Jan 6, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 6, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 6, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 - Establishes the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Trust Fund in the Treasury.

Appropriates a specified amount for the Fund.

Requires that the interest on any obligations held in the Fund shall be available for payments to the National Council for Soviet and East European Research.

Requires the Council to use parts of the payments made in each fiscal year to: (1) develop and publicize a research agenda at the postdoctoral level in the field of Soviet and Eastern European studies and to award contracts for appropriate research projects; (2) establish and publish the findings of a fellowship program for advanced training in Soviet studies; (3) make payments to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to provide fellowship support and research facilities in Washington, D.C., for American specialists to conduct advanced research and to conduct workshops designed to facilitate research collaboration between Government and private specialists; and (4) make payments to the International Research and Exchanges Board to conduct specialized reciprocal programs in advanced training and research in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to facilitate access for American specialists to research resources in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

Sets forth the method of submitting applications to the Secretary of the Treasury for payments from the Fund.

Provides that the Secretary shall manage the Fund.

Requires the Council to report annually to the President and the Congress on the activities supported by this Act of the Council, the Board, and the Wilson Center.

What's happening now September 12, 1983

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Treasury.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3