f. Board for International Broadcasting Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 Partial text of Public Law 98-164 [H.R. 2915], 97 Stat. 1017, at 1036, approved November 22, 1983 NOTE.-Sections of this Act amend the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 and have been incorporated into that Act at the appropriate places. AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, the Inter-American Foundation, and the Asia Foundation, to establish the National Endowment for Democracy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE III-BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING SHORT TITLE SEC. 301. This title may be cited as the "Board for International Broadcasting Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985". SEC. 305. (a) 1 * SALARY OF THE RFE/RL PRESIDENT * (b) The amendment made by this section applies with respect to funds used for the salary of any President of RFE/RL, Incorporated, who is appointed after the date of enactment of this Act. POLICY ON BROADCASTS OF RFE/RL AND THE VOICE OF AMERICA SEC. 306. It is the sense of the Congress that RFE/RL, Incorporated (commonly known as Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty) and the Voice of America (VOA) are to be commended for their news and editorial coverage of the increasing religious persecution in the Soviet Union, including the declining levels of Jewish emigration, and are encouraged to intensify their efforts in this regard. 1 Sec. 305(a) added a new sec. 13 to the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 regarding the salary of the RFE/RL President. 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. 2 Sec. 302 amended sec. 8 of the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 by authoriaing the appropriation of funds for fiscal years 1984 and 1985. g. Board for International Broadcasting Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983 Partial text of Public Law 97-241 [S. 1193], 96 Stat. 273, at 295, approved August 24, 1982 NOTE.-Sections of this Act amend the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 and have been incorporated into that Act at the appropriate places. AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for the Department of State, the International Communications Agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE IV—BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING SHORT TITLE SEC. 401. This title may be cited as the "Board for International Broadcasting Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983". RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA SEC. 404. Any program of the United States Government involving radio broadcast directed principally to Cuba, for which funds are authorized to be appropriated by this Act or any other Act, shall be designated as "Radio Marti". h. Board for International Broadcasting Appropriations, 1993 Partial text of Public Law 102–395 [Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993; H.R. 5678], 106 Stat. 1828 at 1869, approved October 6, 1992 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, 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, 1993, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE V-DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED RELATED AGENCIES BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING GRANTS AND EXPENSES For expenses of the Board for International Broadcasting, including grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Incorporated as authorized by the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2871-2883), $220,000,000, of which not to exceed $52,000 may be made available for official reception and representation expenses. 16. Broadcasting to Cuba 1 a. Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act Partial text of Public Law 101-246 [H.R. 3793], 104 Stat. 15 at 58, approved February 16, 1990; amended by Public Law 102-138 [Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993; H.R. 1415], 105 Stat. 647, approved October 28, 1991 AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the Department of State, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, PART D-TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA SEC. 241.2 SHORT TITLE This part may be cited as the "Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act". SEC. 242.3 FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. The Congress finds and declares that (1) 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) consonant with this policy, television broadcasting to Cuba may be effective in furthering the open communication of accurate information and ideas to the people of Cuba and, in particular, information about Cuba; (3) television 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; (4) facilities broadcasting television programming to Cuba must be operated in a manner consistent with applicable regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, and must not affect the quality of domestic broadcast transmission or reception; and (5) 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 1 See also Board for International Broadcasting Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983, page 1027. 2 22 U.S.C. 1465aa note. 3 22 U.S.C. 1465aa. |