116 STAT. 64 PUBLIC LAW 107–148—MAR. 11, 2002

Public Law 107–148

107th Congress

An Act

To authorize the establishment of Radio Free Afghanistan.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Radio Free Afghanistan Act’’.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF RADIO FREE AFGHANISTAN.

(a) REQUIREMENT OF A DETAILED PLAN.—Not later than 15

days after the date of enactment of this Act, RFE/RL, Incorporated,

shall submit to the Broadcasting Board of Governors a report setting

forth a detailed plan for the provision by RFE/RL, Incorporated,

of surrogate broadcasting services in the Dari and Pashto languages

to Afghanistan. Such broadcasting services shall be known as ‘‘Radio

Free Afghanistan’’.

(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, or the date on which the report required

by subsection (a) is submitted, whichever is later, the Broadcasting Board of Governors is authorized to make grants to

support Radio Free Afghanistan.

(2) SUPERSEDES EXISTING LIMITATION ON TOTAL ANNUAL

GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grants made to RFE/RL, Incorporated,

during the fiscal year 2002 for support of Radio Free Afghanistan may be made without regard to section 308(c) of the

United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.

6207(c)).

(c) AVAILABLE AUTHORITIES.—In addition to the authorities in

this Act, the authorities applicable to carry out United States

Government broadcasting activities under the United States

Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the United

States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Foreign Affairs

Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, and other provisions of

law consistent with such purpose may be used to carry out the

grant authority of subsection (b).

(d) STANDARDS; OVERSIGHT.—Radio Free Afghanistan shall

adhere to the same standards of professionalism and accountability,

and shall be subject to the same oversight mechanisms, as other

services of RFE/RL, Incorporated.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to such amounts as are otherwise

available for such purposes, the following amounts are authorized

Effective date.

Deadline.

Reports.

22 USC 6215.

22 USC 6201

note.

Radio Free

Afghanistan Act.

Mar. 11, 2002

[H.R. 2998]

PUBLIC LAW 107–148—MAR. 11, 2002 116 STAT. 65

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2998 (S. 1779):

SENATE REPORTS: No. 107–125 accompanying S. 1779 (Comm. on Foreign

Relations).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

Vol. 147 (2001): Nov. 6, 7, considered and passed House.

Vol. 148 (2002): Feb. 7, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of

S. 1779.

Feb. 12, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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to be appropriated to carry out United States Government broadcasting activities under the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the United States International

Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, and this Act, and to carry out other authorities

in law consistent with such purposes:

(1) For ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, $8,000,000

for the fiscal year 2002.

(2) For ‘‘Broadcasting Capital Improvements’’, $9,000,000

for the fiscal year 2002.

(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated pursuant

to subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF BAN ON UNITED STATES TRANSMITTER IN KUWAIT.

Section 226 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal

Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236; 108 Stat. 423), is

repealed.

Approved Mar. 11, 2002.