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(c) Implementation.

6205. Foreign policy guidance.

6206. International Broadcasting Bureau.

(a) Establishment.

(b) Selection of Director of Bureau.

6207. Limits on grants for Radio Free Europe and

Radio Liberty.

(a) Board of RFE/RL, Incorporated.

(b) Location of principal place of business.

(c) Limitation on grant amounts.

(d) Alternative grantee.

(e) Not a Federal agency or instrumentality.

(f) Authority.

(g) Grant agreement.

(h) Prohibited uses of grant funds.

(i) Report on management practices.

(j) Audit authority.

(k) Plan for relocation.

(l) Reports on personnel classification.

6208. Radio Free Asia.

(a) Authority.

(b) Functions.

(c) Submission of detailed plan for Radio

Free Asia.

(d) Grant agreement.

(e) Limitations on administrative and

managerial costs.

(f) Assessment of effectiveness of Radio

Free Asia.

(g) Sunset provision.

(h) Notification and consultation regarding displacement of Voice of America broadcasting.

(i) Not a Federal agency or instrumentality.

6209. Transition.

(a) Authorization.

(b) New appointees.

(c) Board for International Broadcasting

personnel.

(d) Other authorities.

(e) Repeal.

(f) Savings provisions.

6210. Preservation of American jobs.

6211. Privatization of Radio Free Europe and Radio

Liberty.

(a) Declaration of policy.

(b) Presidential submission.

(c) Reports on transfer of RFE/RL Research Institute.

6212. Requirement for authorization of appropriations.

(a) Limitation on obligation and expenditure of funds.

(b) Subsequent authorization.

(c) Application.

6213. Definitions.

6214. Relocation costs.

§ 6201. Congressional findings and declaration of

purposes

The Congress makes the following findings

and declarations:

(1) It is the policy of the United States to

promote the right of freedom of opinion and

expression, including the freedom ‘‘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) Open communication of information and

ideas among the peoples of the world contributes to international peace and stability and

the promotion of such communication is in

the interests of the United States.

(3) It is in the interest of the United States

to support broadcasting to other nations consistent with the requirements of this chapter.

(4) The continuation of existing United

States international broadcasting, and the

creation of a new broadcasting service to the

people of the People’s Republic of China and

other countries of Asia which lack adequate

sources of free information, would enhance the

promotion of information and ideas, while advancing the goals of United States foreign policy.

(5) The reorganization and consolidation of

United States international broadcasting will

achieve important economies and strengthen

the capability of the United States to use

broadcasting to support freedom and democracy in a rapidly changing international environment.

(Pub. L. 103–236, title III, §302, Apr. 30, 1994, 108

Stat. 432.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

This chapter, referred to in par. (3), was in the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title III of Pub. L. 103–236,

Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 432, as amended, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title note set

out below and Tables.

SHORT TITLE

Section 301 of title III of Pub. L. 103–236 provided

that: ‘‘This title [enacting this chapter, amending sections 1465b, 1465c, and 2873 of this title and section 5315

of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees,

and repealing sections 1463, 2871 to 2877, and 2878 to 2883

of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 2871 of this title] may be cited as the ‘United

States International Broadcasting Act of 1994’.’’

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONSTHIS SECTION

IS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 6211 OF THIS TITLE.

§ 6202. Standards and principles

(a) Broadcasting standards

United States international broadcasting

shall—

(1) be consistent with the broad foreign policy objectives of the United States;

(2) be consistent with the international telecommunications policies and treaty obligations of the United States;

(3) not duplicate the activities of private

United States broadcasters;

(4) not duplicate the activities of government supported broadcasting entities of other

democratic nations;

(5) be conducted in accordance with the

highest professional standards of broadcast

journalism;

(6) be based on reliable information about its

potential audience; and

(7) be designed so as to effectively reach a

significant audience.

(b) Broadcasting principles

United States international broadcasting shall

include—

(1) news which is consistently reliable and

authoritative, accurate, objective, and comprehensive;

(2) a balanced and comprehensive projection

of United States thought and institutions, re-