I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3969
To enhance United States public diplomacy, to reorganize United States
international broadcasting, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 14, 2002
Mr. HYDE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on International Relations
A BILL
To enhance United States public diplomacy, to reorganize
United States international broadcasting, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom Promotion
Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
Sec. 101. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 102. Public diplomacy responsibilities of the Department of State.
Sec. 103. Annual report on public diplomacy and communications strategy.
Sec. 104. Public diplomacy training.
Sec. 105. Study and report on United States public diplomacy.
Sec. 106. Funding and authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II—UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 201. Establishment of initiatives for predominantly Muslim countries.
Sec. 202. Database of alumni of American and foreign participants in exchange
programs.
Sec. 203. Report on inclusion of freedom and democracy advocates in edu-
cational and cultural exchange programs.
Sec. 204. Supplemental authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III—REORGANIZATION OF UNITED STATES
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
Sec. 301. Establishment of United States International Broadcasting Agency.
Sec. 302. Authorities and functions of the Agency.
Sec. 303. Role of the Secretary of State.
Sec. 304. Establishment of Board for International Broadcasting.
Sec. 305. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 306. Broadcasting Board of Governors and International Broadcasting
Bureau.
Sec. 307. Transition.
Sec. 308. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 309. References.
Sec. 310. Broadcasting standards.
Sec. 311. Effective date.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on International Re-
lations and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate.
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’
means the Department of State.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of State.
TITLE I—UNITED STATES
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) The United States possesses strong and
deep connections with the peoples of the world sepa-
rate from its relations with their governments.
(2) These connections can be a major asset in
the promotion of United States interests and foreign
policy.
(3) Misinformation and hostile propaganda in
these countries regarding the United States and its
foreign policy endanger the interests of the United
States. Existing efforts to counter such misinforma-
tion and propaganda are inadequate and must be
greatly enhanced in both scope and substance.
(4) United States foreign policy has been ham-
pered by an insufficient consideration of the impor-
tance of public diplomacy in the formulation and im-
plementation of that policy and by the underuse of
modern communication techniques.
(5) The United States lacks an operational
strategy and a coordinated effort regarding the utili-
zation of its public diplomacy resources.
(6) The development of an operational strategy
and a coordinated effort by United States agencies
regarding public diplomacy would greatly enhance
United States foreign policy.
(b) PURPOSES.—It is the purpose of this Act to en-
hance in scope and substance, redirect, redefine, and reor-
ganize United States public diplomacy.
SEC. 102. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 265 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 56 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 57. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall
make public diplomacy an integral component in the plan-
ning and execution of United States foreign policy. The
Department of State shall develop a comprehensive strat-
egy for the use of public diplomacy resources and assume
a prominent role in coordinating the efforts of all Federal
agencies involved in public diplomacy. Public diplomacy ef-
forts shall be addressed to developed and developing coun-
tries, to select and general audiences, and shall utilize all
available media to ensure that the foreign policy of the
United States is properly explained and understood not
only by the governments of countries but also by their peo-
ples, with the objective of enhancing support for United
States foreign policy. The Secretary shall ensure that the
public diplomacy strategy of the United States is cohesive
and coherent and shall aggressively and through the most
effective mechanisms counter misinformation and propa-
ganda concerning the United States. The Secretary shall
endeavor to articulate the importance in American foreign
policy of the guiding principles and doctrines of the United
States, particularly freedom and democracy. The Sec-
retary shall develop and articulate long-term measurable
objectives for United States public diplomacy. The Sec-
retary is authorized to produce and distribute public diplo-
macy programming for distribution abroad in order to
achieve public diplomacy objectives, including through sat-
ellite communication, the Internet, and other established
and emerging communications technologies. In coopera-
tion with the Agency for International Development (AID)
and other public and private assistance organizations and
agencies, the Secretary shall ensure that information con-
cerning assistance provided by the United States Govern-
ment, by United States nongovernmental organizations
and private entities, and by the American people is dis-
seminated widely and prominently, particularly within
countries and regions that receive such assistance.
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary of State, an-
nually, shall conduct a review and analysis of the impact
of public diplomacy efforts on target audiences. The review
shall consider and evaluate the content of programming
and the effectiveness of the media for distribution of such
programming.
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY.— Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary may contract with and com-
pensate government and private agencies or persons for
property and services to carry out this section.’’.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SERVE CORPS.—
(1) The Secretary of State shall establish a
public diplomacy reserve corps to augment the public
diplomacy capacity and capabilities of the Depart-
ment in emergency and critical circumstances world-
wide. The Secretary shall develop a detailed action
plan for the temporary deployment and use of the
corps to bolster public diplomacy resources and ex-
pertise. To the extent considered necessary and ap-
propriate, the Secretary may recruit experts in pub-
lic diplomacy and related fields from the private sec-
tor and utilize the expertise of former employees of
the Department in implementing this subsection.
(2) While actively serving with the reserve
corps, individuals are prohibited from engaging in
activities directly or indirectly intended to influence
public opinion within the United States to the same
degree that employees of the Department engaged in
public diplomacy are so prohibited.
(c) TECHNOLOGY
AND EQUIPMENT UPGRADES.—
The Secretary shall establish a fully capable multimedia
programming and distribution capacity including satellite,
Internet, and other services, and also including the capa-
bility to acquire and produce audio and video feeds and
Internet streaming to foreign news organizations. The
technology and equipment upgrades under the first sen-
tence shall be fully implemented within 2 years of the date
of the enactment of this Act. To the extent practicable,
activities under this subsection shall utilize the facilities
of the United States International Broadcasting Agency
established by title III.
(d) FUNCTIONS OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.—
(1) Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department
Basic 
Authorities 
Act 
of 
1956 
(22 
U.S.C.
2651a(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘formation’’
and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘formation, supervision, and imple-
mentation of United States public diplomacy poli-
cies, programs, and activities, including the provision
of guidance to Department personnel in the United
States and overseas who conduct or implement such
policies, programs, and activities. The Under Sec-
retary for Public Diplomacy shall assist the United
States Agency for International Broadcasting in pre-
senting the policies of the United States clearly and
effectively, shall submit statements of United States
policy and editorial material to the Agency for
broadcast consideration in addition to material pre-
pared by the Agency, and shall ensure that editorial
material created by the Agency for broadcast is re-
viewed expeditiously by the Department.’’.
(2) The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy,
in carrying out the functions under the last sentence
of section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by paragraph (1),
shall consult public diplomacy officers operating at
United States overseas posts and in the regional bu-
reaus of the Department of State.
(e) INCREASE IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PERSONNEL
OF THE DEPARTMENT.—The Secretary of State shall en-
sure that of the new job positions established at the De-
partment after September 30, 2002, not less than one
fourth shall be public diplomacy positions.
SEC. 103. ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND
COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY.
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days
before the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary of
State, in coordination with the Director of the United
States International Broadcasting Agency, shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees an annual re-
port on public diplomacy and communications strategy.
Each report shall present the Secretary’s public diplomacy
and communications strategy worldwide and by region for
the subsequent fiscal year, including the allocation of re-
sources and an evaluation and assessment of the progress
in, and barriers to, achieving the goals set forth under
previous reports submitted under this subsection. The re-
port may be submitted in classified form.
(b) PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 60
days after the date of the submission of each annual re-
port under subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in co-
ordination with the Director of the United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Agency and all appropriate Federal
agencies that conduct public diplomacy programs abroad,
shall develop a detailed plan for the implementation of the
report which specifies goals, agency responsibilities, and
necessary resources and mechanisms for achieving such
goals during the next fiscal year.
SEC. 104. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TRAINING.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) The Foreign Service should recruit individ-
uals with expertise and professional experience in
public diplomacy.
(2) Ambassadors should have a prominent role
in the formulation of public diplomacy strategies for
the countries and regions to which they are assigned
and be accountable for the operation and success of
public diplomacy efforts at their posts.
(3) Initial and subsequent training of Foreign
Service officers should be enhanced to include infor-
mation and training on public diplomacy and the
tools and technology of mass communication.
(b) PERSONNEL.—
(1) In the recruitment, training, and assign-
ment of members of the Foreign Service, the Sec-
retary shall emphasize the importance of public di-
plomacy and of applicable skills and techniques. The
Secretary shall require that members of the Foreign
Service have a public diplomacy assignment prior to
promotion to the senior levels of the Foreign Service.
The Secretary shall consider the priority recruitment
into the Foreign Service, at middle-level entry, of in-
dividuals with expertise and professional experience
in public diplomacy or mass communications, espe-
cially individuals with language facility and experi-
ence in particular countries and regions.
(2) The Secretary of State shall seek to in-
crease the number of Foreign Service officers pro-
ficient in languages spoken in predominantly Muslim
countries. Such increase shall be accomplished
through the recruitment of new officers and incen-
tives for officers in service.
(c) ENHANCED PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TRAINING.—Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees concerning en-
hancements that the Secretary has determined are appro-
priate and are being implemented to ensure adequate
training in public diplomacy for ambassadors, Foreign
Service officers, and civil service officers.
SEC. 105. STUDY AND REPORT ON UNITED STATES PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.
(a) STUDY AND REPORT BY UNITED STATES ADVI-
SORY
COMMISSION
ON
PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.—Section
604(c)(2) of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469(c)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) Not less often than every two years, the Com-
mission, in consultation with the General Accounting Of-
fice, shall undertake an indepth study of public and media
attitudes around the world toward the United States,
Americans, and United States foreign policy. Each study
shall assess the effectiveness of the various mechanisms
of United States public diplomacy and make appropriate
recommendations. The Commission shall give priority at-
tention and analysis to regions and countries determined
by the Secretary of State to be of particular interest for
national security or foreign policy reasons, where such at-
titudes are changing, or where such attitudes among the
masses of people diverge widely from that of their govern-
ments.
‘‘(B) A comprehensive report of each study under
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted to the Secretary of
State and the appropriate congressional committees. At
the discretion of the Commission, any report under this
subsection may be submitted in classified form or with a
classified appendix.
(b) ASSISTANCE OF GAO.—The Comptroller General
of the General Accounting Office shall provide such assist-
ance in the research and production of the study and re-
port under section 604(c)(5) of the United States Infor-
mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (as amend-
ed by subsection (a)), including the detail of personnel,
as the United States Advisory Commission on Public Di-
plomacy may require in carrying out its responsibilities
under such section.
(c) INFORMATION
AND
SUPPORT
FROM
OTHER
AGENCIES.—Upon request of the United States Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy, the Secretary of State,
the Director of the United States International Broad-
casting Agency, and the head of any other Federal agency
that conducts public diplomacy programs and activities
shall provide information to the Advisory Commission to
assist in carrying out the responsibilities under section
604(c)(5) of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (as amended by subsection
(a)).
(d) ENHANCING THE EXPERTISE OF UNITED STATES
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.—
(1) QUALIFICATIONS
OF
MEMBERS.—Section
604((a)(2) of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C.
1469(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘At least 4 members shall have substan-
tial experience in the conduct of public diplomacy or
comparable activities in the private sector. No mem-
ber shall be an officer or employee of the United
States.’’.
(2) 
APPLICATION
OF
AMENDMENT.—The
amendments made by paragraph (1) shall not apply
to individuals who are members of the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 106. FUNDING AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
(a) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated for each of the fis-
cal years 2002 and 2003 for the Diplomatic and Consular
Programs of the Department of State, $497,000,000 for
the fiscal year 2002 and $512,000,000 for the fiscal year
2003 shall be available only for public diplomacy programs
and activities as carried out prior to the Foreign Affairs
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, other than pro-
grams of educational and cultural exchange.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR IM-
PROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAMS.—
(1) In addition to amounts otherwise authorized
to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2002 and 2003 for Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams of the Department of State which shall be
available only for improvements and modernization
of public diplomacy programs and activities of the
Department of State as carried out prior to the For-
eign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998,
other than programs of educational and cultural ex-
change.
(2) LIMITATIONS.—
(A) 
TRANSLATION
SERVICES.—Of 
the
amounts authorized to be appropriated by para-
graph (1), $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2002 and 2003 is authorized to be appro-
priated only for translation services available to
public affairs officers in overseas posts.
(B) 
BROADCAST
SERVICES.—Of 
the
amounts authorized to be appropriated by para-
graph (1), $7,500,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2002 and 2003 is authorized to be appro-
priated only for the Office of Broadcast Serv-
ices to carry out section 102(c).
TITLE II—UNITED STATES EDU-
CATIONAL 
AND 
CULTURAL
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVES FOR PREDOMI-
NANTLY MUSLIM COUNTRIES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) Surveys indicate that, in countries of pre-
dominantly Muslim population, opinions of the
United States and American foreign policy among
the general public and select audiences are signifi-
cantly distorted by highly negative and hostile beliefs
and images and that many of these beliefs and im-
ages are the result of misinformation and propa-
ganda by individuals and organizations hostile to the
United States.
(2) These negative opinions and images are
highly prejudicial to the interests of the United
States and to its foreign policy.
(3) As part of a broad and long-term effort to
enhance a positive image of the United States in the
Muslim world, a key element should be the establish-
ment of programs to promote a greater familiarity
with American society and values among the general
public and select audiences in countries of predomi-
nantly Muslim population.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF INITIATIVES.—The Sec-
retary of State shall establish the following programs with
countries with predominantly Muslim populations as part
of the educational and cultural exchange programs of the
Department of State:
(1) JOURNALISM
PROGRAM.—A program for
foreign journalists and postsecondary students of
journalism which, in cooperation with private sector
sponsors to include universities, shall sponsor work-
shops and professional training in techniques, stand-
ards, and practices in the field of journalism to as-
sist the participants to achieve the highest standards
of professionalism.
(2) LIBRARIES.—The Secretary of State shall
develop and implement a demonstration program to
assist foreign governments to establish or upgrade
their public library systems to improve literacy, sup-
port public education, and provide youth recreation
centers. The program shall provide training in the li-
brary sciences, including exchange opportunities for
postsecondary study in the United States. The pur-
pose of the program shall be to advance American
values and society, particularly the importance of
freedom and democracy.
(3) ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a program to provide grants to
United States citizens to work in middle and sec-
ondary schools as English language teaching assist-
ants for not less than an academic year. If feasible,
the host government or local educational agency
shall share the salary costs of the assistants.
(4) SISTER
CITY
PARTNERSHIPS.—The Sec-
retary shall expand and enhance sister-city partner-
ships between United States and international mu-
nicipalities in an effort to increase global cooperation
at the community level. Such partnerships shall en-
courage economic development, municipal coopera-
tion, health care initiatives, youth and educational
programs, disability advocacy, emergency prepared-
ness, and humanitarian assistance.
(5) YOUTH
AMBASSADORS.—The Secretary
shall establish a program for visits by middle and
secondary school students to the United States dur-
ing school holidays in their home country for periods
not to exceed 4 weeks. Participating students shall
reflect the economic and geographic diversity of their
countries. Activities shall include cultural and edu-
cational activities designed to familiarize partici-
pating students with American society and values.
To the extent practicable, such visits shall be coordi-
nated with middle and secondary schools in the
United States to provide for school-based activities
and interactions. The Secretary shall encourage the
establishment of direct school-to-school linkages
under the program.
(6) FULBRIGHT
EXCHANGE
PROGRAM.—The
Secretary shall seek to substantially increase the
number of awards under the J. William Fulbright
Educational Exchange Program to graduate stu-
dents, scholars, professionals, teachers, and adminis-
trators from the United States who are applying for
such awards to study, teach, conduct research, or
pursue scholarship in predominantly Muslim coun-
tries. Part of such increase shall include awards for
scholars and teachers who plan to teach subjects re-
lating to American studies.
(7) HUBERT
H. HUMPHREY
FELLOWSHIPS.—
The Secretary shall seek to substantially increase
the number of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships
awarded to candidates from predominantly Muslim
countries.
(c) GENERAL
PROVISION.—Programs established
under this section shall be carried out under the provisions
of the United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act of 1948 and the Mutual Educational and Cul-
tural Exchange Act of 1961.
SEC. 202. DATABASE OF ALUMNI OF AMERICAN AND FOR-
EIGN 
PARTICIPANTS 
IN 
EXCHANGE 
PRO-
GRAMS.
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the
heads of other agencies that conduct international ex-
change and training programs, shall establish and main-
tain a database listing all American and foreign alumni
of such programs in order to encourage networking, inter-
action, and communication with alumni.
SEC. 203. REPORT ON INCLUSION OF FREEDOM AND DE-
MOCRACY ADVOCATES IN EDUCATIONAL AND
CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the Congress a report concerning the implementation of
section 102 of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other
Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996. The report shall
include information concerning the number of grants to
conduct exchange programs to countries described in such
section that have been submitted for competitive bidding,
what measures have been taken to ensure that willingness
to include supporters of freedom and democracy in such
programs is given appropriate weight in the selection of
grantees, and an evaluation of whether United States ex-
change programs in the countries described in such section
are fully open to supporters of freedom and democracy,
and, if not, what obstacles remain and what measures are
being taken to implement such policy.
SEC. 204. SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
In addition to such amounts as are otherwise author-
ized to be appropriated, for each of the fiscal years 2002
and 2003 there are authorized to be appropriated
$35,000,000 for educational and cultural exchange pro-
grams of the Department of State.
TITLE III—REORGANIZATION OF
UNITED 
STATES 
INTER-
NATIONAL BROADCASTING
SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES INTER-
NATIONAL BROADCASTING AGENCY.
Section 304 of the United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES INTER-
NATIONAL BROADCASTING AGENCY.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as an
independent agency in the executive branch the United
States International Broadcasting Agency (hereinafter in
this Act referred to as the ‘Agency’).
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—
‘‘(1) The head of the Agency is a Director who
shall—
‘‘(A) be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate; and
‘‘(B) receive basic pay at the rate payable
for level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(2) The term of service of the Director shall
be five years. The Director may continue to serve
beyond the expiration of the term until a successor
is appointed and has qualified. The Director may be
removed by the President only for cause.
‘‘(3) The Director shall—
‘‘(A) carry out the functions and authori-
ties of the United States International Broad-
casting Agency;
‘‘(B) be responsible for the exercise of all
authorities and powers and the discharge of all
duties and functions of the Agency; and
‘‘(C) serve as the Executive Director of the
Board for International Broadcasting.
‘‘(4) The Director shall organize and chair a co-
ordinating committee to examine and make rec-
ommendations on long-term strategies for the future
of international broadcasting, including the use of
new technologies.
‘‘(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of
the Department of State shall exercise the same au-
thorities with respect to the Agency as the Inspector
General exercises under the Inspector General Act of
1978 and section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 with respect to the Department of State.
‘‘(2) RESPECT FOR JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY
OF
BROADCASTERS.—The Inspector General shall
respect the journalistic integrity of all the broad-
casters covered by this title and may not evaluate
the philosophical or political perspectives reflected in
the content of broadcasts.
SEC. 302. 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 AGENCY.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS.—The Agency
shall have the following authorities and functions:
‘‘(1) Except as provided in section 308 and
309, to carry out all nonmilitary international broad-
casting activities supported by the United States
Government.
‘‘(2) 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.
‘‘(3) 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.
‘‘(4) To ensure that United States international
broadcasting is conducted in accordance with the
standards and principles contained 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 review engineering activities to ensure
that all broadcasting elements receive the highest
quality and cost-effective delivery services.
‘‘(7) 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.
‘‘(8) To submit to the President and the Con-
gress an annual report which summarizes and evalu-
ates activities under this title, the Radio Broad-
casting to Cuba Act, and the Television Broad-
casting to Cuba Act, placing special emphasis on the
assessment described in paragraph (2).
‘‘(9) To procure supplies, services, and other
personal property to carry out the functions of the
Agency.
‘‘(10) To obligate and expend, for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, such amounts as
may be made available through appropriations.
‘‘(11) To make available in the annual report
required by paragraph (8) 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.
‘‘(12) To provide for the use of United States
Government transmitter capacity for relay of broad-
casting by grantees.
‘‘(13)(A) To procure temporary and intermit-
tent personal services to the same extent as is au-
thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of
the rate provided for positions classified above grade
GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5108
of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(B) To allow those providing such services,
while away from their homes or their regular places
of business, travel expenses (including per diem in
lieu of subsistence) as authorized by section 5703 of
title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Gov-
ernment service employed intermittently, while so
employed.
‘‘(14) To procure for the Agency, pursuant to
section 1535 of title 31, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘Economy Act’), goods and serv-
ices from other departments or agencies.
‘‘(15) To the extent funds are available, to lease
space and acquire personal property for the Agency
and the Board for International Broadcasting.
‘‘(16) To utilize the provisions of titles III, IV,
V, VII, VIII, IX, and X of the United States Infor-
mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, and
section 6 of Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977,
as in effect on the day before the effective date of
title XIII of the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolida-
tion Act of 1998, to the extent the Agency considers
necessary in carrying out the provisions and pur-
poses of this title.
‘‘(17) 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 before the effective date
of title XIII of the Foreign Affairs Consolidation Act
of 1998 for carrying out the broadcasting activities
covered by this title.
‘‘(b) DELEGATION
OF AUTHORITY.—The Agency
may delegate to any other officer or employee of the
United States the authorities provided in this section, ex-
cept those authorities provided in paragraph (1), (2), (3),
(4), (5), (8), or (9) of subsection (a).
‘‘(c) BROADCASTING BUDGETS.—
‘‘(1) The grantees identified in sections 308
and 309 shall submit proposed budgets to the Agen-
cy. The Agency shall forward its recommendations
concerning the proposed budget for the Agency and
broadcasting activities under this title, the Radio
Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the Television
Broadcasting to Cuba Act to the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget.
‘‘(2) The Director of the Agency shall include
in the Agency’s submission to the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget the comments and recommenda-
tions of the Board for International Broadcasting
concerning the proposed broadcasting budget.
‘‘(d) PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENCE
OF BROAD-
CASTERS.—Consistent with standards and principles set
forth in section 303, the Secretary of State and the Agen-
cy, in carrying out their functions, shall respect the profes-
sional independence and integrity of the Agency’s broad-
casting services and the grantees identified in sections 308
and 309.’’.
SEC. 303. 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 such information and
guidance on foreign policy and public diplomacy issues to
the Agency as the Secretary considers appropriate.’’.
SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 307 of the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6206)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 
307. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
BOARD 
FOR 
INTER-
NATIONAL BROADCASTING.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established
the Board for International Broadcasting. The Board for
International Broadcasting shall exist as a permanent en-
tity.
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS
AND DUTIES.—The Board for
International Broadcasting shall have the following func-
tions and duties:
‘‘(1) To make and supervise grants for broad-
casting and related activities in accordance with sec-
tions 308 and 309.
‘‘(2) 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
reprogramming notification requirements in law for
the reallocation of funds.
‘‘(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 assist the Agency in carrying out its
authorities and functions by providing such insight,
expert advice, and ideas as the Board for Inter-
national Broadcasting considers appropriate. The
Board shall advise the Director regarding the main-
tenance of journalistic integrity and objectivity in re-
porting within the Agency.
‘‘(c) REPORTS.—The Board for International Broad-
casting shall submit an annual report on its activities and
findings to the Agency and the Congress. The Board for
International Broadcasting may submit such other peri-
odic or special reports as the Board considers necessary.
‘‘(d) COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD.—
‘‘(1) The Board for International Broadcasting
shall consist of 9 members, as follows:
‘‘(A) Eight voting members who shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate.
‘‘(B) The Secretary of State who shall also
be a voting member.
‘‘(2) The President shall appoint one member
(other than the Secretary of State) as Chair of the
Board for International Broadcasting, subject to the
advice and consent of the Senate.
‘‘(3) Exclusive of the Secretary of State, not
more than 4 of the members of the Board for Inter-
national Broadcasting appointed by the President
shall be of the same political party.
‘‘(e) TERM OF OFFICE.—The term of office of each
member of the Board for International Broadcasting shall
be three years, except that the Secretary of State shall
remain a member of the Board for International Broad-
casting during the Secretary’s term of service. Of the
other 8 voting members, the initial terms of office of two
members shall be one year, and the initial terms of office
of 3 other members shall be two years, as determined by
the President. The President shall appoint, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, board members to
fill vacancies occurring prior to the expiration of a term,
in which case the members so appointed shall serve for
the remainder of such term. Any member whose term has
expired may serve until a successor has been appointed
and qualified. When there is no Secretary of State, the
Acting Secretary of State shall serve as a member of the
board until a Secretary is appointed.
‘‘(f) SELECTION
OF BOARD
FOR INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING.—Members of the Board for International
Broadcasting appointed by the President shall be citizens
of the United States who are not regular full-time employ-
ees of the United States Government. Such members shall
be selected by the President from among Americans distin-
guished in the fields of mass communications, print,
broadcast media, or foreign affairs.
‘‘(g) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board for
International Broadcasting, while attending meetings of
the board or while engaged in duties relating to such meet-
ings or in other activities of the board pursuant to this
section (including travel time) shall be entitled to receive
compensation equal to the daily equivalent of the com-
pensation prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. While
away from their homes or regular places of business, mem-
bers of the board may be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons in the Government service
employed intermittently. The Secretary of State shall not
be entitled to any compensation under this title, but may
be allowed travel expenses as provided under this sub-
section.
‘‘(h) DECISIONS.—Decisions of the Board for Inter-
national Broadcasting shall be made by majority vote, a
quorum being present. A quorum shall consist of 5 mem-
bers.
‘‘(i) IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, any and all limitations
on liability that apply to the members of the Board for
International Broadcasting also shall apply to such mem-
bers when acting in their capacities as members of the
boards of directors of RFE/RL, Incorporated and Radio
Free Asia.
‘‘(j) STAFF.—The Board for International Broad-
casting may employ such staff as is necessary to perform
functions that cannot be performed appropriately by em-
ployees of the Agency. Staff employed by the board shall
be subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service, and
their compensation shall be fixed in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of such title relating to classification and General Schedule
pay rates.
‘‘(k) SUPPORT FROM OTHER AGENCIES.—Upon re-
quest of the Board for International Broadcasting, the
head of a Federal agency may detail any of the personnel
of that agency to the board to assist the board in carrying
out its duties under this title.
‘‘(l) TEMPORARY AND INTERMITTENT SERVICES.—
The Board for International Broadcasting may procure by
contract, to the extent funds are available, the temporary
or intermittent services of experts or consultants pursuant
to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.’’.
(b) RETENTION OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS.—
The members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors ap-
pointed by the President pursuant to section 304 of the
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 be-
fore the effective date of this title and holding office as
of that date may serve the remainder of their terms of
office as members of the Board for International Broad-
casting established under subsection (a) without re-
appointment.
SEC. 305. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
The United States International Broadcasting Act of
1994 is amended by adding after section 305 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 305A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES.—The Director
may appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and
employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions
of the Agency. Except as otherwise provided by law, such
officers and employees shall be appointed in accordance
with the civil service laws and their compensation shall
be fixed in accordance with title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Director,
as may be provided in appropriation Acts, may obtain the
services of experts and consultants in accordance with sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and may com-
pensate such experts and consultants at rates not to ex-
ceed the daily rate prescribed for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code.
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section
1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Director
may accept, subject to regulations issued by the Of-
fice of Personnel Management, voluntary services if
such services—
‘‘(A) are to be uncompensated; and
‘‘(B) are not used to displace any em-
ployee.
‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—Any individual who pro-
vides voluntary services under this section shall not
be considered a Federal employee for any purpose
other than for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5,
United States Code (relating to compensation for in-
jury) and sections 2671 through 2680 of title 28,
United States Code (relating to tort claims).
‘‘(d) DELEGATION.—Except as otherwise provided in
this Act, the Director may delegate any function to such
officers and employees of the Agency as the Director may
designate, and may authorize such successive redelega-
tions of such functions within the Agency as may be nec-
essary or appropriate. No delegation of functions by the
Director under this section or under any other provision
of this Act shall relieve the Director of responsibility for
the administration of such functions.
‘‘(e) CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
and other applicable Federal law, the Director may
make, enter into, and perform such contracts,
grants, leases, cooperative agreements, and other
similar transactions with Federal or other public
agencies (including State and local governments)
and private organizations and persons, and to make
such payments, by way of advance or reimburse-
ment, as the Director may determine necessary or
appropriate to carry out functions of the Director or
the Agency.
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY REQUIRED.—
No authority to enter into contracts or to make pay-
ments under this title shall be effective except to
such extent or in such amounts as are provided in
advance under appropriation Acts.
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Director may prescribe
such rules and regulations as the Director considers nec-
essary or appropriate to administer and manage the func-
tions of the Director or the Agency, in accordance with
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(g) SEAL.—The Director shall cause a seal of office
to be made for the Agency of such design as the Director
shall approve. Judicial notice shall be taken of such seal.’’.
SEC. 306. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU.
The Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Inter-
national Broadcasting Bureau are abolished.
SEC. 307. TRANSITION.
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—Except as otherwise
provided in this title or an amendment made by this title,
all functions that on the day before the effective date spec-
ified in section 311 are authorized to be performed by the
Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International
Broadcasting Bureau and any officer, employee, or compo-
nent of such entities, under any statute, reorganization
plan, Executive order, or other provision of law, are trans-
ferred to the Agency established under this title effective
on that date.
(b) DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS.—If
necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall
make any determination of the functions that are trans-
ferred under this title.
(c) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.—
(1) EXERCISE
OF
AUTHORITIES.—Except as
otherwise provided by law, the Director may, for
purposes of performing a function that is trans-
ferred to the Director by this title, exercise all au-
thorities under any other provision of law that were
available with respect to the performance of that
function to the official responsible for the perform-
ance of that function on the day before the effective
date specified in section 311.
(2) AUTHORITIES TO WIND UP AFFAIRS.—
(A) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget may take such actions as the
Director of the Office of Management and
Budget considers necessary to wind up any out-
standing affairs of the Broadcasting Board of
Governors and the International Broadcasting
Bureau associated with the functions that are
transferred pursuant to subsection (a).
(B) The Director may take such actions as
the Director considers necessary to wind up any
outstanding affairs of the Broadcasting Board
of Governors and the International Broad-
casting Bureau associated with the functions
that are transferred pursuant to subsection (a).
(3) TRANSFER
OF
ASSETS.—Any property,
records, unexpended balances of appropriations, allo-
cations, and other funds employed, used, held, avail-
able, or to be made available in connection with a
function transferred to the Agency by this Act are
transferred on the effective date specified in section
311.
SEC. 308. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) 
UNITED
STATES
INTERNATIONAL
BROAD-
CASTING ACT OF 1994.—The United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 is amended as follows:
(1) Section 308 (22 U.S.C. 6207) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking ‘‘The Board’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Agency’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (1) by striking
‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and
inserting ‘‘Board for International Broad-
casting’’;
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking paragraph (2);
(ii) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘Board’’ both places
it appears and inserting ‘‘Agency’’;
(C) in subsections (c), (d), (g), (h), and (i)
by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘Agency’’; and
(D) in subsections (i) and (j) by striking
‘‘and the Foreign Service’’ each place it ap-
pears.
(2) Section 309 (22 U.S.C. 6208) is amended—
(A) in subsection (c)(1) by striking
‘‘Board’’ both places it appears and inserting
‘‘Agency’’;
(B) by striking subsection (e);
(C) in subsections (f) and (g) by striking
‘‘Board’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Agency’’; and
(D) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘Chair-
man of the Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Agency’’.
(3) By striking section 311 (22 U.S.C. 6210).
(4) In section 313 (22 U.S.C. 6212) by striking
‘‘Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Agency’’.
(5) In section 314 (22 U.S.C. 6213) by striking
paragraph (2).
(6) By striking section 315.
(b) CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY
(LIBERTAD) ACT OF 1996.—Section 107 of the Cuban
Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of
1996 (22 U.S.C. 6037) is amended in subsections (a) and
(b) by striking ‘‘International Broadcasting Bureau’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Agency’’.
(c) RADIO BROADCASTING
TO CUBA ACT.—The
Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.)
is amended as follows:
(1) In section 3 (22 U.S.C. 1465a) as follows:
(A) In the section heading by striking
‘‘BROADCASTING 
BOARD 
OF 
GOV-
ERNORS’’ and inserting ‘‘UNITED STATES
INTERNATIONAL 
BROADCASTING
AGENCY’’.
(B) In subsection (a) by striking ‘‘the
‘Board’)’’ and inserting ‘‘the ‘Agency’)’’.
(C) In subsections (a), (d), and (f) by
striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’
and inserting ‘‘United States International
Broadcasting Agency’’.
(3) In section 4 (22 U.S.C. 1465b) as follows:
(A) In the first sentence by striking ‘‘The’’
and all that follows through ‘‘Bureau’’ and in-
serting: ‘‘The Director of the United States
International Broadcasting Agency shall estab-
lish within the Agency’’.
(B) In the third sentence by striking
‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Director of the United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Agency’’.
(C) In the fourth sentence by striking
‘‘Board of the International Broadcasting Bu-
reau’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the United
States International Broadcasting Agency’’.
(4) In section 5 (22 U.S.C. 1465c) as follows:
(A) In subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Broad-
casting Board of Governors’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the United States International
Broadcasting Agency’’.
(B) By striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Advisory Board’’.
(5) In section 6 (22 U.S.C. 1465d) as follows:
(A) In subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Broad-
casting Board of Governors’’ and inserting
‘‘United 
States 
International 
Broadcasting
Agency’’ and by striking ‘‘Board’’ and inserting
‘‘Director of the United States International
Broadcasting Agency’’.
(B) In subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Board’’
and inserting ‘‘United States International
Broadcasting Agency’’.
(6) In section 7 (22 U.S.C. 1465e) by striking
‘‘Board’’ in subsections (b) and (d) and inserting
‘‘United States International Broadcasting Agency’’.
(7) In section 8(a) (22 U.S.C. 1465f(a)), by
striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and in-
serting ‘‘United States International Broadcasting
Agency’’.
(d) TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA ACT.—
The Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C.
1465aa note) is amended as follows:
(1) Section 243(a) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb) is
amended by striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors’’ and inserting ‘‘United States International
Broadcasting Agency’’.
(2) Section 244 (22 U.S.C. 1465cc) is amended
as follows:
(A) In subsection (a) by amending the
third sentence to read as follows: ‘‘The Director
of the United States International Broadcasting
Agency shall appoint a head of the Service who
shall report directly to the Director.’’.
(B) In subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Board’’
and inserting ‘‘Agency’’.
(C) In subsection (c) by striking ‘‘The
Board’’ and inserting ‘‘The Agency’’ and by
striking ‘‘Board determines’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the United States International
Broadcasting Agency determines’’.
(3) In section 246 (22 U.S.C. 1465dd) by strik-
ing ‘‘United States Information Agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘United States International Broadcasting
Agency’’ and by striking ‘‘Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the United States International Broad-
casting Agency’’.
SEC. 309. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise provided in this title or an
amendment made by this title, any reference in any stat-
ute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation,
agreement, determination, or other official document or
proceeding to the Broadcasting Board of Governors and
the International Broadcasting Bureau or any other offi-
cer or employee of the Board of Governors or the Inter-
national Broadcasting Bureau shall be deemed to refer to
the United States International Broadcasting Agency es-
tablished under this title.
SEC. 310. BROADCASTING STANDARDS.
Section 303(a) of the United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202(a)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘and’’;
(2) in paragraph (7) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(3) in paragraph (8) by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding after paragraph (8) the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(9) seek to ensure that resources are allocated
to broadcasts directed at people whose governments
deny freedom of expression or who are otherwise in
special need of honest and professional broadcasting,
commensurate with the need for such broadcasts.’’.
SEC. 311. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided, this title and the
amendments made by this title shall take effect on the