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POLICY ON THE JAMMING BY THE SOVIET UNION OF BROADCASTS OF THE VOICE OF AMERICA AND RFE/RL

SEC. 308.3 It is the sense of the Congress that the President should urge the government of any country engaging in such activi ties to terminate its jamming of the broadcasts of the Voice of America and RFE/RL, Incorporated.

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h. 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,

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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".

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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".

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i. International Broadcasting Operations Appropriations,

1995

Partial text of Public Law 103-317 [Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994; H.R. 2519], 108 Stat. 1724 at 1770, approved October 27, 1993

AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and making supplemental appropriations for these departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, 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 fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE V-DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED

AGENCIES

RELATED AGENCIES

UNITED STATES INFORMation AgencY

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

For expenses necessary to enable the United States Information Agency, as authorized by the United States Information and Edu cational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977, to carry out international communication ac tivities; $468,796,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used for official receptions within the United States as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1474(3) and not to exceed $35,000 may be used for represen tation abroad as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1452 and 485, and in ad dition, not to exceed $250,000 from fees as authorized by sections 810 of the United States Informational and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, to remain available until expirard four carrying out authorized purposes: Provided, That 29,735,000 shall be transferred to the Board for International Boasting and shall remain available until expended for expenses authorized by the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973, americ ed, of which not to exceed $45,000 shall be availabe for official re ception and representation expenses: Provided further, That on int

date upon which the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2871, et seq.) is repealed, as provided for by section 310(e) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 442), funds made available for expenses of the Board for International Broadcasting shall be made available until expended only for expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors to carry out the authorities provided in section 305(a) of Public Law 103-236, including the appointment of staff personnel as authorized by section 305(a)(11) of Public Law 103-236: Provided further, That such amounts appropriated to the Board for International Broadcasting in fiscal year 1994 as are certified by the Office of Management and Budget to the Congress as gains due to the fluctuation of foreign currency, may be used in fiscal year 1995 and thereafter either to offset foreign currency losses or to offset unfunded RFE/RL costs associated with the implementation of Public Law 103-236: Provided further, That obligated but unexpended balances appropriated in fiscal year 1990 to fund planned transmitter modernization expenses may be expended in fiscal year 1995 for unfunded RFE/RL costs associated with the implementation of Public Law 103-236: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this Act used by the Board for International Broadcasting or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to relocate offices or operations of RFE/RL, Incorporated, from Munich, Germany to Prague, Czech Republic, shall be made available only from funds provided for the Board for International Broadcasting in this paragraph: Provided further, That none of the funds provided by this Act for the United States Information Agency, except for amounts made available for transfer to the Board for International Broadcasting, shall be available for any excess cost to implement the plan required by section 310 of Public Law 103–236: Provided further, That no funds appropriated under this heading may be expended for the payment of retroactive operating costs, including rent on facilities, in Prague, or for the payment of operating costs prior to the date of signing a lease by RFE/RL, Incorporated: Provided further, That not less than the amount appropriated by this Act for the Office of Inspector General, Board for International Broadcasting shall be available for semiannual reviews of RFE/RL, Incorporated and that on-site review is maintained at the current level throughout the duration of the relocation transition.

RADIO CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio transmission and reception and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio and television transmission and reception as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1471, $85,314,000, to remain available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1477b(a).

RADIO FREE ASIA

For expenses necessary to carry out the Radio Free Asia program as authorized by section 309 of the International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (title III of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1994,

Public Law 103-236), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.

BROADCASTING TO CUBA

For expenses necessary to enable the United States Information Agency to carry out the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.) (providing for the Radio Marti Program or Cuba Service of the Voice of America), the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa et seq.), and the International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (title III of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1994, Public Law 103-236), including the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio and television transmission and reception, and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio and television transmission and reception, $24,809,000, to remain available until expended.

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