designate an Ombudsman to carry out the duties of the 
Office. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Office shall act as a liaison be-
tween both the audience and employees and employees and 
management of the broadcasting entities under the control 
of the Board of Governors. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.—The Board shall 
ensure that the services of the Office are available to the 
public online and through advertising. 
(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Any information provided to 
the Office may be disclosed only to the extent necessary 
to carry out the duties of the Office. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AGENCY. 
Section 305 of the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 305. AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED 
STATES 
INTERNATIONAL 
BROADCASTING 
AGENCY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Agency shall have the fol-
lowing authorities and functions: 
‘‘(1) To supervise all broadcasting activities 
conducted pursuant to this title, the Radio Broad-
casting to Cuba Act, and the Television Broad-
casting to Cuba Act. 
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‘‘(2) To review and evaluate the mission and 
operation of, and to assess the quality, effectiveness, 
and professional integrity of, all such activities with-
in the context of the broad foreign policy objectives 
of the United States and the guiding principles and 
doctrines of the United States, particularly freedom 
and democracy. 
‘‘(3) To develop strategic goals after reviewing 
human rights reporting and other reliable assess-
ments to assist in determining programming and re-
source allocation. 
‘‘(4) To ensure that United States international 
broadcasting is conducted in accordance with the 
standards and principles specified in section 303. 
‘‘(5) To review, evaluate, and determine, at 
least annually, after consultation with the Secretary 
of State, the addition or deletion of language serv-
ices. 
‘‘(6) To make and supervise grants for broad-
casting and related activities in accordance with sec-
tions 308 and 309. 
‘‘(7) To allocate funds appropriated for inter-
national broadcasting activities among the various 
elements of the Agency and grantees, subject to the 
limitations in sections 308 and 309 and subject to 
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reprogramming notification requirements in law for 
the reallocation of funds. 
‘‘(8) To undertake such studies as may be nec-
essary to identify areas in which broadcasting activi-
ties under its authority could be made more efficient 
and economical. 
‘‘(9) To submit to the President and Congress 
an annual report which summarizes and evaluates 
activities under this title, the Radio Broadcasting to 
Cuba Act, and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 
Act, placing special emphasis on the assessment de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(10) To make available in the annual report 
required by paragraph (9) information on funds ex-
pended on administrative and managerial services by 
the Agency and by grantees and the steps the Agen-
cy has taken to reduce unnecessary overhead costs 
for each of the broadcasting services. 
‘‘(11) To utilize the authorities of any other 
statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regula-
tion, agreement, determination, or other official doc-
ument or proceeding that had been available to the 
Director of the United States Information Agency, 
the Bureau, or the Board of Governors before the 
effective date of title XIII of the Foreign Affairs 
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Consolidation Act of 1998 for carrying out the 
broadcasting activities covered by this title. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAMMING CONTENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
501 of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461), 
the Board of Governors may make programming 
content produced by Middle East Broadcast Net-
work, Alhurra, Radio Sawa, Radio Farda, and VOA 
Persian Service available to cable or satellite broad-
casters operating in the United States. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAMMING CONTENT 
IN OTHER THAN ENGLISH.—In cases where foreign 
broadcasters have access to United States cable and 
satellite transmission capabilities, the Board of Gov-
ernors is authorized to make available the program-
ming content of its corresponding language service 
to cable and satellite broadcasters operating in the 
United States. 
‘‘(3) FEES
AND
RECEIPTS.—Notwithstanding 
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, or any 
other provision of law or limitation of authority, fees 
and receipts generated by the Agency’s placement of 
programming in accordance with this section are au-
thorized to be credited each fiscal year for author-
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ized purposes to the appropriate appropriations ac-
count of the Board of Governors. 
‘‘(c) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board of 
Governors may delegate to the Director of the Agency, or 
any other officer or employee of the United States the au-
thorities referred to in— 
‘‘(1) subsection (a), except those authorities re-
ferred to in paragraph (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), or 
(9) of such subsection; and 
‘‘(2) subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) BROADCASTING BUDGETS.—The Director and 
the grantees identified in sections 308 and 309 shall sub-
mit proposed budgets to the Board of Governors. The 
Board of Governors shall forward to the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget its recommendations concerning the pro-
posed budget for the Board of Governors and broadcasting 
activities under this title, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba 
Act, and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act.’’. 
SEC. 5. ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. 
Section 306 of the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6205) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 306. ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. 
‘‘To assist the Agency in carrying out its functions, 
the Secretary of State shall provide to the Agency such 
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