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cy, shall provide information and guidance on

foreign policy issues to the Board.

(Pub. L. 103–236, title III, §306, Apr. 30, 1994, 108

Stat. 436.)

§ 6206. International Broadcasting Bureau

(a) Establishment

There is hereby established an International

Broadcasting Bureau within the United States

Information Agency (hereafter in this chapter

referred to as the ‘‘Bureau’’), to carry out all

nonmilitary international broadcasting activities supported by the United States Government

other than those described in sections 6207 and

6208 of this title.

(b) Selection of Director of Bureau

(1) The Director of the Bureau shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Board, in consultation with the Director of the United States

Information Agency and with the concurrence of

a majority of the Board. The Director of the Bureau shall be entitled to receive compensation

at the rate prescribed by law for level IV of the

Executive Schedule.

(2) Omitted.

(Pub. L. 103–236, title III, §307, Apr. 30, 1994, 108

Stat. 436.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Level IV of the Executive Schedule, referred to in

subsec. (b)(1), is set out in section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

CODIFICATION

Section is comprised of section 307 of Pub. L. 103–236.

Subsec. (b)(2) of section 307 of Pub. L. 103–236 amended

section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 6211, 6213 of this

title.

§ 6207. Limits on grants for Radio Free Europe

and Radio Liberty

(a) Board of RFE/RL, Incorporated

The Board may not make any grant to RFE/

RL, Incorporated, unless the certificate of incorporation of RFE/RL, Incorporated, has been

amended to provide that—

(1) the Board of Directors of RFE/RL, Incorporated, shall consist of the members of the

Broadcasting Board of Governors established

under section 6203 of this title and of no other

members; and

(2) such Board of Directors shall make all

major policy determinations governing the operation of RFE/RL, Incorporated, and shall appoint and fix the compensation of such managerial officers and employees of RFE/RL, Incorporated, as it considers necessary to carry

out the purposes of the grant provided under

this chapter.

(b) Location of principal place of business

(1) The Board may not make any grant to

RFE/RL, Incorporated unless the headquarters

of RFE/RL, Incorporated and its senior administrative and managerial staff are in a location

which ensures economy, operational effectiveness, and accountability to the Board.

(2) Not later than 90 days after confirmation of

all members of the Board, the Board shall provide a report to Congress on the number of administrative, managerial, and technical staff of

RFE/RL, Incorporated who will be located within the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C.,

and the number of employees whose principal

place of business will be located outside the

metropolitan area of Washington, D.C.

(c) Limitation on grant amounts

The total amount of grants made by the Board

for the operating costs of Radio Free Europe and

Radio Liberty may not exceed $75,000,000 for any

fiscal year after fiscal year 1995.

(d) Alternative grantee

If the Board determines at any time that RFE/

RL, Incorporated, is not carrying out the functions described in section 6208 of this title in an

effective and economical manner, the Board

may award the grant to carry out such functions

to another entity after soliciting and considering applications from eligible entities in such

manner and accompanied by such information

as the Board may reasonably require.

(e) Not a Federal agency or instrumentality

Nothing in this chapter may be construed to

make RFE/RL, Incorporated a Federal agency or

instrumentality.

(f) Authority

Grants authorized under section 6204 of this

title for RFE/RL, Incorporated, shall be available to make annual grants for the purpose of

carrying out similar functions as were carried

out by RFE/RL, Incorporated, on the day before

April 30, 1994, with respect to Radio Free Europe

and Radio Liberty, consistent with section 2 of

the Board for International Broadcasting Act of

1973 [22 U.S.C. 2871], as in effect on such date.

(g) Grant agreement

Grants to RFE/RL, Incorporated, by the Board

shall only be made in compliance with a grant

agreement. The grant agreement shall establish

guidelines for such grants. The grant agreement

shall include the following provisions—

(1) that a grant be used only for activities

which the Board determines are consistent

with the purposes of subsection (f) of this section;

(2) that RFE/RL, Incorporated, shall otherwise comply with the requirements of this section;

(3) that failure to comply with the requirements of this section may result in suspension

or termination of a grant without further obligation by the Board or the United States;

(4) that duplication of language services and

technical operations between RFE/RL, Incorporated and the International Broadcasting

Bureau be reduced to the extent appropriate,

as determined by the Board; and

(5) that RFE/RL, Incorporated, justify in detail each proposed expenditure of grant funds,

and that such funds may not be used for any

other purpose unless the Board gives its prior

written approval.