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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 363 

To amend the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to 

reorganize United States international broadcasting, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2009 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. ROYCE, and 

Mr. MCCOTTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the United States International Broadcasting Act 

of 1994 to reorganize United States international broadcasting, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Broad5 casting Reorganization Act of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES INTER2 NATIONAL BROADCASTING AGENCY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the United States 

4 International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203) 

5 is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES INTER7 NATIONAL BROADCASTING AGENCY. 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as an 

9 independent agency in the executive branch the United 

10 States International Broadcasting Agency (in this title re11 ferred to as the ‘Agency’). 

12 ‘‘(b) BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE AGENCY.— 

13 ‘‘(1) HEAD OF AGENCY.—The Agency shall be 

14 headed by the Board of Governors of the United 

15 States International Broadcasting Agency (in this 

16 title referred to as the ‘Board of Governors’). 

17 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS.—The 

18 Board of Governors shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) carry out the authorities and func20 tions of the Agency under section 305; and 

21 ‘‘(B) be responsible for the exercise of all 

22 authorities and powers and the discharge of all 

23 duties and functions of the Agency. 

24 ‘‘(3) COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF GOV25 ERNORS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board of Gov2 ernors shall consist of nine members, as follows: 

3 ‘‘(i) Eight voting members who shall 

4 be appointed by the President, by and with 

5 the advice and consent of the Senate. 

6 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary of State who shall 

7 also be a voting member. 

8 ‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR.—The 

9 President shall appoint one member (other than 

10 the Secretary of State) as Chair of the Board 

11 of Governors, by and with the advice and con12 sent of the Senate. 

13 ‘‘(C) POLITICAL AFFILIATION.—Exclusive 

14 of the Secretary of State, not more than four 

15 of the members of the Board of Governors ap16 pointed by the President shall be of the same 

17 political party. 

18 ‘‘(4) TERM OF OFFICE.—The term of office of 

19 each member of the Board of Governors shall be 

20 three years, except that the Secretary of State shall 

21 remain a member of the Board of Governors during 

22 the Secretary’s term of service. The President shall 

23 appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the 

24 Senate, a board member to fill a vacancy occurring 

25 prior to the expiration of a term, in which case the 


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1 member so appointed shall serve for the remainder 

2 of such term. Any member whose term has expired 

3 may serve until a successor has been appointed and 

4 qualified. When there is no Secretary of State, the 

5 Acting Secretary of State shall serve as a member 

6 of the board until a Secretary is appointed. 

7 ‘‘(5) SELECTION OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 

8 Members of the Board of Governors appointed by 

9 the President shall be citizens of the United States 

10 who are not regular full-time employees of the 

11 United States Government. Such members shall be 

12 selected by the President from among citizens distin13 guished in the fields of mass communications, print, 

14 broadcast media, or foreign affairs. 

15 ‘‘(6) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board 

16 of Governors, while attending meetings of the board 

17 or while engaged in duties relating to such meetings 

18 or in other activities of the board pursuant to this 

19 section (including travel time) shall be entitled to re20 ceive compensation equal to the daily equivalent of 

21 the compensation prescribed for level IV of the Ex22 ecutive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 

23 United States Code. While away from their homes or 

24 regular places of business, members of the board 

25 may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 


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1 in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for per2 sons in the Government service employed intermit3 tently. The Secretary of State shall not be entitled 

4 to any compensation under this title, but may be al5 lowed travel expenses as provided under this para6 graph. 

7 ‘‘(7) DECISIONS.—Decisions of the Board of 

8 Governors shall be made by majority vote, a quorum 

9 being present. A quorum shall consist of five mem10 bers. 

11 ‘‘(8) IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.—Not12 withstanding any other provision of law, any limita13 tions on liability that apply to the members of the 

14 Board of Governors also shall apply to such mem15 bers when acting in their capacities as members of 

16 the Boards of Directors of RFE/RL, Incorporated, 

17 Middle East Broadcasting Network, and Radio Free 

18 Asia. 

19 ‘‘(c) DIRECTOR.— 

20 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Board of Governors 

21 shall appoint a Director of the Agency. The Director 

22 shall receive basic pay at the rate payable for level 

23 III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of 

24 title 5, United States Code. The Director may be re25 moved through a majority vote of the Board, a 


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1 quorum being present. A quorum shall consist of five 

2 members. 

3 ‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES.—The Director 

4 shall have the following functions and duties: 

5 ‘‘(A) To exercise the authorities delegated 

6 by the Board of Governors pursuant to section 

7 305(b). 

8 ‘‘(B) To carry out all broadcasting activi9 ties conducted pursuant to this title, the Radio 

10 Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the Television 

11 Broadcasting to Cuba Act. 

12 ‘‘(C) To examine and make recommenda13 tions to the Board of Governors on long-term 

14 strategies for the future of international broad15 casting, including the use of new technologies. 

16 ‘‘(D) To review engineering activities to 

17 ensure that all broadcasting elements receive 

18 the highest quality and cost-effective delivery 

19 services. 

20 ‘‘(E) To procure supplies, services, and 

21 other personal property to carry out the func22 tions of the Agency. 

23 ‘‘(F) To obligate and expend, for official 

24 reception and representation expenses, such 


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1 amounts as may be made available through ap2 propriations. 

3 ‘‘(G) To provide for the use of United 

4 States Government transmitter capacity for 

5 relay of broadcasting by grantees. 

6 ‘‘(H) To procure temporary and intermit7 tent personal services to the same extent as is 

8 authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

9 States Code, at rates not to exceed the daily 

10 equivalent of the rate provided for positions 

11 classified above grade GS–15 of the General 

12 Schedule under section 5108 of title 5, United 

13 States Code. 

14 ‘‘(I) To procure for the Agency, pursuant 

15 to section 1535 of title 31, United States Code, 

16 goods and services from other departments or 

17 agencies. 

18 ‘‘(J) To the extent funds are available, to 

19 lease space and acquire personal property for 

20 the Agency. 

21 ‘‘(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUTHORITIES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 

23 the Department of State shall exercise the same au24 thorities with respect to the Agency as the Inspector 

25 General exercises under the Inspector General Act of 


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1 1978 and section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of 

2 1980 with respect to the Department of State. 

3 ‘‘(2) RESPECT FOR JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY

4 OF BROADCASTERS.—The Inspector General of the 

5 Department of State shall respect the journalistic in6 tegrity of the broadcasters covered by this title and 

7 may not evaluate the philosophical or political per8 spectives reflected in the content of broadcasts.’’. 

9 (b) RETENTION OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS.— 

10 The members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors ap11 pointed by the President pursuant to section 304 of the 

12 United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 on 

13 the day before the effective date of this Act and holding 

14 office as of that date may serve the remainder of their 

15 terms of office as members of the Board of Governors es16 tablished under section 304(b) of the United States Inter17 national Broadcasting Act of 1994, as amended by sub18 section (a) of this section, without reappointment, or if 

19 their term has expired may serve until a successor is ap20 pointed and qualified. 

21 SEC. 3. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be established by the 

23 Board of Governors an Office of the Ombudsman (in this 

24 section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). The Director of the 

25 United States International Broadcasting Agency shall 


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1 designate an Ombudsman to carry out the duties of the 

2 Office. 

3 (b) DUTIES.—The Office shall act as a liaison be4 tween both the audience and employees and employees and 

5 management of the broadcasting entities under the control 

6 of the Board of Governors. 

7 (c) AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.—The Board shall 

8 ensure that the services of the Office are available to the 

9 public online and through advertising. 

10 (d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Any information provided to 

11 the Office may be disclosed only to the extent necessary 

12 to carry out the duties of the Office. 

13 SEC. 4. AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AGENCY. 

14 Section 305 of the United States International 

15 Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204) is amended 

16 to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 305. AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED 

18 STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 

19 AGENCY. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Agency shall have the fol21 lowing authorities and functions: 

22 ‘‘(1) To supervise all broadcasting activities 

23 conducted pursuant to this title, the Radio Broad24 casting to Cuba Act, and the Television Broad25 casting to Cuba Act. 


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1 ‘‘(2) To review and evaluate the mission and 

2 operation of, and to assess the quality, effectiveness, 

3 and professional integrity of, all such activities with4 in the context of the broad foreign policy objectives 

5 of the United States and the guiding principles and 

6 doctrines of the United States, particularly freedom 

7 and democracy. 

8 ‘‘(3) To develop strategic goals after reviewing 

9 human rights reporting and other reliable assess10 ments to assist in determining programming and re11 source allocation. 

12 ‘‘(4) To ensure that United States international 

13 broadcasting is conducted in accordance with the 

14 standards and principles specified in section 303. 

15 ‘‘(5) To review, evaluate, and determine, at 

16 least annually, after consultation with the Secretary 

17 of State, the addition or deletion of language serv18 ices. 

19 ‘‘(6) To make and supervise grants for broad20 casting and related activities in accordance with sec21 tions 308 and 309. 

22 ‘‘(7) To allocate funds appropriated for inter23 national broadcasting activities among the various 

24 elements of the Agency and grantees, subject to the 

25 limitations in sections 308 and 309 and subject to 


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1 reprogramming notification requirements in law for 

2 the reallocation of funds. 

3 ‘‘(8) To undertake such studies as may be nec4 essary to identify areas in which broadcasting activi5 ties under its authority could be made more efficient 

6 and economical. 

7 ‘‘(9) To submit to the President and Congress 

8 an annual report which summarizes and evaluates 

9 activities under this title, the Radio Broadcasting to 

10 Cuba Act, and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 

11 Act, placing special emphasis on the assessment de12 scribed in paragraph (2). 

13 ‘‘(10) To make available in the annual report 

14 required by paragraph (9) information on funds ex15 pended on administrative and managerial services by 

16 the Agency and by grantees and the steps the Agen17 cy has taken to reduce unnecessary overhead costs 

18 for each of the broadcasting services. 

19 ‘‘(11) To utilize the authorities of any other 

20 statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regula21 tion, agreement, determination, or other official doc22 ument or proceeding that had been available to the 

23 Director of the United States Information Agency, 

24 the Bureau, or the Board of Governors before the 

25 effective date of title XIII of the Foreign Affairs 


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1 Consolidation Act of 1998 for carrying out the 

2 broadcasting activities covered by this title. 

3 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAMMING CONTENT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

5 501 of the United States Information and Edu6 cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461), 

7 the Board of Governors may make programming 

8 content produced by Middle East Broadcast Net9 work, Alhurra, Radio Sawa, Radio Farda, and VOA 

10 Persian Service available to cable or satellite broad11 casters operating in the United States. 

12 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAMMING CONTENT

13 IN OTHER THAN ENGLISH.—In cases where foreign 

14 broadcasters have access to United States cable and 

15 satellite transmission capabilities, the Board of Gov16 ernors is authorized to make available the program17 ming content of its corresponding language service 

18 to cable and satellite broadcasters operating in the 

19 United States. 

20 ‘‘(3) FEES AND RECEIPTS.—Notwithstanding 

21 section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, or any 

22 other provision of law or limitation of authority, fees 

23 and receipts generated by the Agency’s placement of 

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1 ized purposes to the appropriate appropriations ac2 count of the Board of Governors. 

3 ‘‘(c) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board of 

4 Governors may delegate to the Director of the Agency, or 

5 any other officer or employee of the United States the au6 thorities referred to in— 

7 ‘‘(1) subsection (a), except those authorities re8 ferred to in paragraph (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), or 

9 (9) of such subsection; and 

10 ‘‘(2) subsection (b). 

11 ‘‘(d) BROADCASTING BUDGETS.—The Director and 

12 the grantees identified in sections 308 and 309 shall sub13 mit proposed budgets to the Board of Governors. The 

14 Board of Governors shall forward to the Office of Manage15 ment and Budget its recommendations concerning the pro16 posed budget for the Board of Governors and broadcasting 

17 activities under this title, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba 

18 Act, and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act.’’. 

19 SEC. 5. ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. 

20 Section 306 of the United States International 

21 Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6205) is amended 

22 to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 306. ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. 

24 ‘‘To assist the Agency in carrying out its functions, 

25 the Secretary of State shall provide to the Agency such 


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1 information and guidance concerning foreign policy and 

2 public diplomacy issues as the Secretary considers appro3 priate.’’. 

4 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

5 Section 307 of the United States International 

6 Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6206) is amended 

7 to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 307. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

9 ‘‘(a) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.—The Board of 

10 Governors may appoint and fix the compensation of such 

11 officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out 

12 the functions of the Agency. Except as otherwise provided 

13 by law, such officers and employees shall be appointed in 

14 accordance with the civil service laws and their compensa15 tion shall be fixed in accordance with title 5, United States 

16 Code. 

17 ‘‘(b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Board of 

18 Governors, as may be provided in appropriations Acts, 

19 may obtain the services of experts and consultants in ac20 cordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 

21 and may compensate such experts and consultants at rates 

22 not to exceed the daily rate prescribed for level IV of the 

23 Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 

24 States Code. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

2 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Board of 

3 Governors may accept, subject to regulations issued 

4 by the Office of Personnel Management, voluntary 

5 services if such services— 

6 ‘‘(A) are to be uncompensated; and 

7 ‘‘(B) are not used to displace any employee 

8 of the Agency. 

9 ‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—Any individual who pro10 vides voluntary services under this section shall not 

11 be considered a Federal employee for any purpose 

12 other than for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, 

13 United States Code (relating to compensation for in14 jury), and sections 2671 through 2680 of title 28, 

15 United States Code (relating to tort claims). 

16 ‘‘(d) DELEGATION.—Except as otherwise provided in 

17 this Act, the Board of Governors may delegate any func18 tion to the Director and such other officers and employees 

19 of the Agency as the Board of Governors may designate, 

20 and may authorize such successive redelegations of such 

21 functions within the Agency as may be necessary or appro22 priate. 

23 ‘‘(e) CONTRACTS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the Federal 

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1 and other applicable Federal law, the Board of Gov2 ernors may make, enter into, and perform such con3 tracts, grants, leases, cooperative agreements, and 

4 other similar transactions with Federal or other pub5 lic agencies (including State and local governments) 

6 and private organizations and persons, and to make 

7 such payments, by way of advance or reimburse8 ment, as the Board of Governors may determine 

9 necessary or appropriate to carry out functions of 

10 the Board of Governors or the Agency. 

11 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY REQUIRED.— 

12 No authority to enter into contracts or to make pay13 ments under this title shall be effective except to 

14 such extent or in such amounts as are provided in 

15 advance under appropriations Acts. 

16 ‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Director may prescribe 

17 such rules and regulations as the Board of Governors con18 siders necessary or appropriate to administer and manage 

19 the functions of the Agency, in accordance with chapter 

20 5 of title 5, United States Code. 

21 ‘‘(g) SEAL.—The Director shall cause a seal of office 

22 to be made for the Agency of such design as the Board 

23 of Governors shall approve. Judicial notice shall be taken 

24 of such seal.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND 

2 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU. 

3 The Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Inter4 national Broadcasting Bureau are abolished. 

5 SEC. 8. DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED 

6 STATES ABROAD. 

7 Section 501 of the United States Information and 

8 Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461(a)), 

9 is amended— 

10 (a) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘(a) The Sec11 retary is authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1) The Secretary 

12 is authorized’’; 

13 (b) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Subject to 

14 subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsections 

15 (a)(2) and (b)’’; and 

16 (c) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding the restriction on domestic dis18 semination described in paragraph (1), the Secretary is 

19 authorized to provide for the preparation and posting on 

20 the Internet of program material without regard to wheth21 er such material can be accessed domestically.’’. 

22 SEC. 9. BROADCASTING STANDARDS. 

23 Section 303(a) of the United States International 

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1 (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

2 end; 

3 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 

4 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (3) by adding after paragraph (8) the following 

6 new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(9) seek to ensure that resources are allocated 

8 to broadcasts directed at people whose governments 

9 deny freedom of expression or who are otherwise in 

10 special need of honest and professional broadcasting, 

11 commensurate with the need for such broadcasts.’’. 

12 SEC. 10. TRANSITION. 

13 (a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—Except as otherwise 

14 provided in this Act or an amendment made by this Act, 

15 all functions that on the day before the effective date spec16 ified in section 14 are authorized to be performed by the 

17 Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International 

18 Broadcasting Bureau and any officer, employee, or compo19 nent of such entities, under any statute, reorganization 

20 plan, Executive order, or other provision of law, are trans21 ferred to the Agency established under this Act effective 

22 on that date. 

23 (b) DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS.—If 

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1 Budget shall make any determination of the functions that 

2 are transferred under this Act. 

3 (c) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.— 

4 (1) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.—Except as 

5 otherwise provided by law, the Board of Governors 

6 may, for purposes of performing a function that is 

7 transferred to the Agency by this title, exercise all 

8 authorities under any other provision of law that 

9 were available with respect to the performance of 

10 that function to the official responsible for the per11 formance of that function on the day before the ef12 fective date specified in section 14. 

13 (2) AUTHORITIES TO WIND UP AFFAIRS.—The 

14 Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

15 may take such actions as the Director considers nec16 essary to wind up any outstanding affairs of the 

17 Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Inter18 national Broadcasting Bureau associated with the 

19 functions that are transferred pursuant to sub20 section (a). 

21 (3) TRANSFER OF ASSETS.—Any property, 

22 records, unexpended balances of appropriations, allo23 cations, and other funds employed, used, held, avail24 able, or to be made available in connection with a 

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1 transferred on the effective date specified in section 

2 14. 

3 SEC. 11. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

4 (a) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROAD5 CASTING ACT OF 1994.—The United States International 

6 Broadcasting Act of 1994 is amended— 

7 (1) in section 308 (22 U.S.C. 6207)— 

8 (A) in subsection (a)— 

9 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph 

10 (1), by striking ‘‘The Board’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘The Agency’’; and 

12 (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking 

13 ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘Board Governors of the Inter15 national Broadcasting Agency’’; 

16 (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as 

17 follows: 

18 ‘‘(b) LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSI19 NESS.—The Agency may not make any grant to RFE/RL, 

20 Incorporated unless the headquarters of RFE/RL, Incor21 porated and its senior administrative and managerial staff 

22 are in a location which ensures economy, operational effec23 tiveness, and accountability to the Agency.’’; 


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1 (C) in subsections (c), (d), (g), (h), and (i), 

2 by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it appears and 

3 inserting ‘‘Agency’’; 

4 (D) in subsection (g)(4), by striking 

5 ‘‘International Broadcasting Bureau’’ and in6 serting ‘‘Agency’’; and 

7 (E) in subsections (i) and (j)(3), by strik8 ing ‘‘and the Foreign Service’’ each place it ap9 pears; 

10 (2) in section 309 (22 U.S.C. 6208)— 

11 (A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 

12 ‘‘Board’’ both places it appears and inserting 

13 ‘‘Agency’’; 

14 (B) by striking subsection (e); 

15 (C) in subsections (f), by striking ‘‘Board’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘Agency’’; and 

17 (D) in subsection (g)— 

18 (i) in the first sentence, by striking 

19 ‘‘Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Agency’’; and 

20 (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 

21 ‘‘Chairman of the Board’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘Agency’’; 

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1 (4) in section 313(a) (22 U.S.C. 6212(a)), in 

2 the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

3 ‘‘Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Agency’’; and 

4 (5) by striking section 315 (22 U.S.C. 6214). 

5 (b) CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY

6 (LIBERTAD) ACT OF 1996.—Section 107 of the Cuban 

7 Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 

8 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6037) is amended, in subsections (a) and 

9 (b), by striking ‘‘International Broadcasting Bureau’’ each 

10 place it appears and inserting ‘‘United States Inter11 national Broadcasting Agency’’. 

12 (c) RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA ACT.—The 

13 Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act is amended— 

14 (1) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 1465a)— 

15 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

16 ‘‘BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘UNITED STATES INTER18 NATIONAL BROADCASTING AGENCY’’; 

19 (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the 

20 ‘Board’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘the ‘Agency’ ’’; and 

21 (C) in subsections (a), (d), and (f) by 

22 striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘United States International 

24 Broadcasting Agency’’; 

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1 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The’’ 

2 and all that follows through ‘‘Bureau’’ and in3 serting: ‘‘The Board of Governors of the United 

4 States International Broadcasting Agency shall 

5 establish within the Agency’’; 

6 (B) in the third sentence, by striking 

7 ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘Board of Governors of the United States 

9 International Broadcasting Agency’’; and 

10 (C) in the fourth sentence, by striking 

11 ‘‘Board of the International Broadcasting Bu12 reau’’ and inserting ‘‘Board of Governors of the 

13 United States International Broadcasting Agen14 cy’’; 

15 (3) in section 5(b) (22 U.S.C. 1465c(b)) in sub16 section (b), by striking ‘‘Broadcasting Advisory 

17 Board of Governors’’ and inserting ‘‘Board of Gov18 ernors of the United States International Broad19 casting Agency’’; 

20 (4) in section 6 (22 U.S.C. 1465d)— 

21 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Broad22 casting Board of Governors’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘United States International Broadcasting 

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1 serting ‘‘the Board of Directors of the United 

2 States International Broadcasting Agency’’; and 

3 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Board’’ 

4 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘United 

5 States International Broadcasting Agency’’; 

6 (5) in section 7 (22 U.S.C. 1465e), in sub7 sections (b) and (d), by striking ‘‘Board’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘United States International Broadcasting 

9 Agency’’; and 

10 (6) in section 8(a) (22 U.S.C. 1465f(a)), by 

11 striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and in12 serting ‘‘United States International Broadcasting 

13 Agency’’. 

14 (d) TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA ACT.— 

15 The Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act is amended— 

16 (1) in section 243(a) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb), by 

17 striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and in18 serting ‘‘United States International Broadcasting 

19 Agency’’; 

20 (2) in section 244 (22 U.S.C. 1465cc)— 

21 (A) in subsection (a), by amending the 

22 third sentence to read as follows: ‘‘The Board 

23 of Governors of the United States International 

24 Broadcasting Agency shall appoint a head of 


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1 the Service who shall report directly to the 

2 Board of Governors.’’; 

3 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Board’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘United States International 

5 Broadcasting Agency’’; and 

6 (C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The 

7 Board’’ and inserting ‘‘The Agency’’ and by 

8 striking ‘‘Board determines’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Board of Governors of the United States 

10 International Broadcasting Agency deter11 mines’’; and 

12 (3) in section 246 (22 U.S.C. 1465dd), by 

13 striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and in14 serting ‘‘United States International Broadcasting 

15 Agency’’ and by striking ‘‘the Board’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘the Board of Governors of the United States Inter17 national Broadcasting Agency’’. 

18 (e) UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDU19 CATIONAL EXCHANGE ACT OF 1948.—The United States 

20 Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in section 505 (22 U.S.C. 1464a), by strik23 ing ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ each place 

24 it appears and inserting ‘‘United States Inter25 national Broadcasting Agency’’; and 


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1 (2) in section 506(c) (22 U.S.C. 1464b(c))— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of 

3 Governors’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Inter4 national Broadcasting Agency’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘the Broad’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘the Agency’’. 

7 (f) FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980.—The Foreign 

8 Service Act of 1980 is amended— 

9 (1) in section 202(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 

10 3922(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of 

11 Governors’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Inter12 national Broadcasting Agency’’; 

13 (2) in section 210 (22 U.S.C. 3930), in the sec14 ond sentence, by striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of 

15 Governors’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Inter16 national Broadcasting Agency’’; 

17 (3) in section 1003(a) (22 U.S.C. 4103(a)), by 

18 striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and in19 serting ‘‘United States International Broadcasting 

20 Agency’’; and 

21 (4) in section 1101(c) (22 U.S.C. 4131(c)), by 

22 striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors,’’ and in23 serting ‘‘the United States International Broad24 casting Agency,’’. 


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1 (g) STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT

2 OF 1956.—The State Department Basic Authorities Act 

3 of 1956 is amended— 

4 (1) in section 23(a) (22 U.S.C. 2695(a)), in the 

5 first sentence, by striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of 

6 Governors,’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Inter7 national Broadcasting Agency,’’; 

8 (2) in section 25(f) (22 U.S.C. 2697(f))— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of 

10 Governors’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Inter11 national Broadcasting Agency’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘the Board and the Agen13 cy’’ and inserting ‘‘their respective agencies’’; 

14 (3) in section 26(b) (22 U.S.C. 2698(b))— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of 

16 Governors,’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Inter17 national Broadcasting Agency’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘the Board and the Agen19 cy’’ and inserting ‘‘their respective agencies’’; 

20 and 

21 (4) in section 32 (22 U.S.C. 2704), in the sec22 ond sentence, by striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of 

23 Governors’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Inter24 national Broadcasting Agency’’. 


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1 (h) TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 5 of the 

2 United States Code is amended— 

3 (1) in section 5314, by adding at the end the 

4 following: ‘‘Director, United States International 

5 Broadcasting Agency.’’; and 

6 (2) in section 5315, by striking ‘‘Director of the 

7 International Broadcasting Bureau.’’. 

8 SEC. 12. REFERENCES. 

9 Except as otherwise provided in this Act or an 

10 amendment made by this Act, any reference in any stat11 ute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, 

12 agreement, determination, or other official document or 

13 proceeding to the Broadcasting Board of Governors and 

14 the International Broadcasting Bureau or any other offi15 cer or employee of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 

16 or the International Broadcasting Bureau shall be deemed 

17 to refer to the United States International Broadcasting 

18 Agency or the Board of Governors of the United States 

19 International Broadcasting Agency established under this 

20 Act. 

21 SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

22 Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the 

23 amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the last 


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1 day of the six-month period beginning on the date of the 

2 enactment of this Act. 

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