BALTIC DIVISION Sec. 307. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the amendment made by section 302 of this Act 2 may be used for a grant to RFE/RL, Incorporated unless (1) the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian radio services of RFE/RL, Incorporated, are organized as a separate division within Radio Liberty; and (2) those radio services begin broadcasts under a name which would accurately reflect United States policy of not recognizing the illegal incorporation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the Soviet Union. POLICY ON THE JAMMING BY THE SOVIET UNION OF BROADCASTS OF THE VOICE OF AMERICA AND RFE/RL Sec. 308. (a) The Congress finds that (1) the permanent unrestrained flow of accurate information would greatly facilitate mutual understanding and world peace: (2) the Soviet Union and its allies are at present electronically jamming the broadcasts of the Voice of America and RFE/ RL, Incorporated (commonly known as Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty); and (3) electronic jamming of international broadcasts violates at least four international agreements: Article 35(1) of the International Telecommunications Union Convention, Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (commonly known as the Helsinki Accords). (b) it is the sense of the Congress that the President should urge the Government of the Soviet Union to terminate its jamming of the broadcasts of the Voice of America and RFE/RL, Incorporated. Sec. 302 amended sec. 8 of the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 by authorizing the appropriation of funds for fiscal years 1984 and 1985. See page 1212 for text. c. Board for International Broadcasting Appropriations (1) Board for International Broadcasting Appropriations, 1985 Partial text of Public Law 98-411 [Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1985; H.R. 5712], 98 Stat. 1545 at 1568, approved August 30, 1984 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, and for other purposes, namely: BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING GRANTS AND EXPENSES For expenses of the Board for International Broadcasting, including grants to RFE/RL, Inc., $97,498,000, of which not to exceed $52,000 may be made available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for engineering consultant fees, and no such fees shall be paid after January 1, 1985 at any time the Board's Director of Engineering position is vacant. (1218) (2) Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984 Partial text of Public Law 98–396 [H.R. 6040], 98 Stat. 1369 at 1375, approved August 22, 1984 AN ACT Making supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING GRANTS AND EXPENSES Notwithstanding section 8(b) of the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973, as amended, the amounts placed in reserve, or which would be placed in reserve, in fiscal year 1984 pursuant to that section, shall be available to the Board for carrying out that Act until September 30, 1985. (1219) 12. Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act Public Law 98-111 [S. 602], 97 Stat. 749, approved October 4, 1983, as amended by Public Law 98-411 [H.R. 5712], 98 Stat. 1545 at 1574, approved August 30, 1984 AN ACT To provide for the broadcasting of accurate information to the people of Cuba, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act". FINDINGS; PURPOSES Sec. 2. The Congress finds and declares (1) that it is the policy of the United States to support the right of the people of Cuba to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, in accordance with article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (2) that, consonant with this policy, radio broadcasting to Cuba may be effective in furthering the open communication of accurate information and ideas to the people of Cuba, in particular information about Cuba; (3) that such broadcasting to Cuba, operated in a manner not inconsistent with the broad foreign policy of the United States and in accordance with high professional standards, would be in the national interest; and (4) that the Voice of America already broadcasts to Cuba information that represents America, not any single segment of American society, and includes a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions but that there is a need for broadcasts to Cuba which provide news, commentary and other information about events in Cuba and elsewhere to promote the cause of freedom in Cuba. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY Sec. 3.2 (a) In order to carry out the objectives set forth in section 2, the United States Information Agency (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Agency") shall provide for the open communication of information and ideas through the use of radio broadcasting to Cuba. Radio broadcasting to Cuba shall serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of accurate, objective, and comprehensive news. (b) Radio broadcasting in accordance with subsection (a) shall be part of the Voice of America radio broadcasting to Cuba and shall 122 U.S.C. 1465. 222 U.S.C. 1465a. be in accordance with all Voice of America standards to ensure the broadcast of programs which are objective, accurate, balanced, and which present a variety of views. (c) Radio broadcasting to Cuba authorized by this Act shall utilize the broadcasting facilities located at Marathon, Florida, and the 1180 AM frequency that were used by the Voice of America prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Other frequencies, not on the commercial Amplitude Modulation (AM) Band (535 kHz to 1605 kHz), may also be simultaneously utilized: Provided, That no frequency shall be used for radio broadcasts to Cuba in accordance with this Act which is not also used for all other Voice of America broadcasts to Cuba. Time leased from nongovernmental shortwave radio stations may be used to carry all or part of the Service programs and to rebroadcast Service programs: Provided, That not less than 30 per centum of the programs broadcast or rebroadcast shall be regular Voice of America broadcasts with particular emphasis on news and programs meeting the requirements of section 503(2) of Public Law 80-402. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), in the event that broadcasts to Cuba on the 1180 AM frequency are subject to jamming or interference greater by 25 per centum or more than the average daily jamming or interference in the twelve months preceding September 1, 1983, the Director of the United States Information Agency may lease time on commercial or noncommercial educational AM band radio broadcasting stations. The Federal Communications Commission shall determine levels of jamming and interference by conducting regular monitoring of the 1180 AM frequency. In the event that more than two hours a day of time is leased, not less than 30 per centum of the programing broadcast shall be regular Voice of America broadcasts with particular emphasis on news and programs meeting the requirements of section 503(2) of Public Law 80-402. (e) Any program of United States Government radio broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this section shall be designated "Voice of America: Cuba Service" or "Voice of America: Radio Marti program". (f) In the event broadcasting facilities located at Marathon, Florida, are rendered inoperable by natural disaster or by unlawful destruction, the Director of the United States Information Agency may, for the period in which the facilities are inoperable but not to exceed one hundred and fifty days, use other United States Government-owned transmission facilities for Voice of America broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this Act. CUBA SERVICE OF THE VOICE OF AMERICA Sec. 4.3 The Director of the United States Information Agency shall establish within the Voice of America a Cuba Service (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Service"). The Service shall be responsible for all radio broadcasts to Cuba authorized by section 3. The Director of the United States Information Agency shall appoint a head of the Service and shall employ such staff as the 3 22 U.S.C. 1465b. |