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(3) Section 304(g) of the United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 
6203(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘and Radio Free 
Asia’’ and inserting ‘‘, Radio Free Asia, and Mideast 
Radio and Television Network, Inc.’’. 
(4) Section 8332(b)(11) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding ‘‘Mideast Radio 
and Television Network, Inc.;’’ after ‘‘the Asia 
Foundation;’’. 
SEC. 502. IMPROVING SIGNAL DELIVERY TO CUBA. 
Section 3 of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 
U.S.C. 1465a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c) by striking the second sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘The Board is authorized to si-
multaneously utilize other broadcasting transmission 
facilities, and other frequencies, including the Ampli-
tude Modulation (AM) Band (535 kHz to 1705 
kHz), the Frequency Modulation (FM) Band, and 
the Shortwave (SW) Band.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c) in the third sentence by 
striking ‘‘Provided, That’’ and all that follows before 
the period at the end; 
(3) in subsection (d) by striking the last sen-
tence;
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(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) Any program of United States Government radio 
broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this section shall be des-
ignated ‘Radio Marti program’.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f) by striking ‘‘Voice of 
America’’.
SEC. 503. REPORT CONCERNING EFFORTS TO COUNTER 
JAMMING OF BROADCASTS OF RADIO MARTI 
AND TV MARTI. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report pro-
viding the following information: 
(1) Specific steps taken to increase the capabili-
ties of Radio Marti and TV Marti to ensure that 
broadcasts overcome jamming by the Government of 
Cuba. 
(2) An evaluation and analysis of not less than 
10 alternate methods to counter jamming of radio 
and television broadcasts including the following: 
(A) Methods used to broadcast into Iraq 
involving a C–130.
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(B) Methods previously used to transmit 
into the former Soviet Union and other Soviet 
bloc countries. 
(C) Successful methods employed by non-
United States Government entities, such as 
those used by the Falun Gong to overcome Chi-
nese Government jamming and those recently 
used by a Cuban exile group to transmit tele-
vision broadcasts into Cuba.
SEC. 504. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PROMOTION OF TRAV-
EL AND TOURISM IN THE UNITED STATES 
THROUGH UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
BROADCASTING. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Broadcasting Board of 
Governors, in consultation with the Department of Com-
merce and other appropriate Federal, State, and local 
agencies, shall conduct a pilot program for the promotion 
of travel and tourism in the United States through United 
States international broadcasting, particularly to regional 
economies that have been affected by the decrease in tour-
ism following the events of September 11, 2001. 
(b) PROGRAMMING.—The pilot program shall devote 
regular programming to broadcasting information on lo-
calities of the United States with the purpose of promoting
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travel and tourism to regional economies heavily reliant 
on such tourism. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Broad-
casting Board of Governors shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report detailing the ac-
tions taken by the Board in carrying out this section. 
SEC. 505. RADIO FREE ASIA BROADCASTS INTO NORTH 
KOREA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(1) North Korea’s development of nuclear weap-
ons and missile delivery systems poses one of the 
gravest security threats to the United States in the 
world. 
(2) The Kim Jong Il regime in North Korea 
has one of the worst human rights records in the 
world. On April 16, 2003, the United Nations Com-
mission on Human Rights passed a resolution, ‘‘ex-
pressing its deep concern about reports of systemic, 
widespread and grave violations of human rights’’ in 
North Korea. 
(3) In order to ensure its survival, the Kim 
Jong Il regime makes extensive efforts to control the 
flow of information in North Korea.
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(4) In 2002, a survey found that five of twelve 
‘‘elite’’ defectors from North Korea had listened to 
Radio Free Asia. 
(5) Radio Free Asia broadcasts only 4 hours 
each day into North Korea. 
(6) Many North Korean citizens lack radios ca-
pable of receiving Radio Free Asia broadcasts. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
should ensure that Radio Free Asia increases its broad-
casting with respect to North Korea to 24 hours each day. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, after consulting with other agencies of the United 
States Government, shall submit a report, in classified 
form, on specific measures currently being undertaken and 
measures necessary, including the provision of adequate 
radios, to maximize North Korean citizen access to Radio 
Free Asia and other foreign broadcasts to the Committee 
on International Relations and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
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SEC. 506. PROHIBITION ON ELIMINATION OF INTER-
NATIONAL BROADCASTING IN EASTERN EU-
ROPE. 
During the 2 year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors may not eliminate foreign language broadcasting 
in any of the following languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Esto-
nian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Polish, 
Slovene, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, Armenian, and 
Ukrainian.
SEC. 507. CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that the over-
riding national security aspects of the international pro-
grams of the International Broadcasting Bureau require 
the assurance of uninterrupted logistic support under all 
circumstances for the programs. Therefore, it is in the 
best interests of the United States to provide a preference 
for United States contractors bidding on these projects. 
(b) PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES CONTRAC-
TORS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
any case where there are two or more qualified bidders 
on projects of the International Broadcasting Bureau, in-
cluding design and construction projects and projects with 
respect to transmitters, antennas, spare parts, and other 
technical equipment, all the responsive bids of United
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States persons and qualified United States joint venture 
persons shall be considered to be reduced by 10 percent. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—
(1) Subsection (b) shall not apply with respect 
to any project of the International Broadcasting Bu-
reau when—
(A) precluded by the terms of an inter-
national agreement with the host foreign coun-
try; 
(B) a foreign bidder can establish that the 
foreign bidder is a national of a country whose 
government permits United States contractors 
and suppliers the opportunity to bid on a com-
petitive and nondiscriminatory basis with its 
national contractors and suppliers, on procure-
ment and projects related to the construction, 
modernization, upgrading, or expansion of—
(i) its national public radio and tele-
vision sector, 
(ii) its private radio and television sec-
tor, to the extent that such procurement or 
project is, in whole or in part, funded or 
otherwise under the control of a govern-
ment agency or authority,
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(C) the Secretary of Commerce certifies (in 
advance of the award of the contract for that 
project) to the Board of the International 
Broadcasting Bureau that the foreign bidder is 
not receiving any direct subsidy from any gov-
ernment, the effect of which would be to dis-
advantage the competitive position of United 
States persons who also bid on the project, or 
(D) the statutes of a host foreign country 
prohibit the use of United States contractors on 
such projects within that country. 
(2) An exception under paragraph (1)(D) shall 
only become effective with respect to a foreign coun-
try 30 days after the Secretary of State certifies to 
the Committee on International Relations and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate what specific actions the Secretary has taken 
to urge the foreign country to permit the use of 
United States contractors on such projects. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘United States person’’ means a 
person that—
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(A) is incorporated or otherwise legally or-
ganized under the laws of the United States, in-
cluding any State (and any political subdivision 
thereof) and the District of Columbia; 
(B) has its principal place of business in 
the United States; 
(C) has been incorporated or otherwise le-
gally organized in the United States for more 
than 5 years before the issuance date of the In-
vitation For Bids or the Request For Proposals 
with respect to a project under subsection (b); 
(D) has proven, as indicated by prior con-
tracting experience, to possess the technical, 
managerial, and financial capability to success-
fully complete a project similar in nature and 
technical complexity to that being contracted 
for; 
(E)(i) employs United States citizens in at 
least 80 percent of its principal management 
positions in the United States; 
(ii) employs United States citizens in more 
than half of its permanent, full-time positions 
in the United States; and
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(iii) will employ United States citizens in 
at least 80 percent of the supervisory positions 
on the project site; and 
(F) has the existing technical and financial 
resources in the United States to perform the 
contract. 
(2) The term ‘‘qualified United States joint 
venture person’’ means a joint venture in which a 
United States person or persons own at least 51 per-
cent of the assets of the joint venture. 
(3) The term ‘‘responsive bid’’ includes only a 
bid where the bidder can establish that the United 
States goods and services content, excluding con-
sulting and management fees, of the bidder’s pro-
posal and the resulting contract will not be less than 
55 percent of the value of the bidder’s proposal and 
the resulting total contract. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this section 
shall apply to any project with respect to which the Re-
quest For Proposals (commonly referred to as ‘‘RFP’’) or 
the Invitation For Bids (commonly referred to as ‘‘IFB’’) 
was issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Subtitle B—Global Internet 
Freedom 
SEC. 521. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Global Internet 
Freedom Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 522. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, 
and freedom of association are fundamental charac-
teristics of a free society. The first amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States guarantees 
that ‘‘Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the 
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of 
the people peaceably to assemble.’’ These constitu-
tional provisions guarantee the rights of Americans 
to communicate and associate with one another 
without restriction, including unfettered communica-
tion and association via the Internet. Article 19 of 
the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of 
Human Rights explicitly guarantees the freedom to 
‘‘receive and impart information and ideas through 
any media and regardless of frontiers’’. 
(2) All people have the right to communicate 
freely with others, and to have unrestricted access to 
news and information, on the Internet.
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(3) With nearly 10 percent of the world’s popu-
lation now online, and more gaining access each day, 
the Internet stands to become the most powerful en-
gine for democratization and the free exchange of 
ideas ever invented. 
(4) The governments of Burma, Cuba, Laos, 
North Korea, the People’s Republic of China, Saudi 
Arabia, Syria, and Vietnam, among others, are tak-
ing active measures to keep their citizens from freely 
accessing the Internet and obtaining international 
political, religious, and economic news and informa-
tion. 
(5) The Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, 
as well as hundreds of news sources with an Internet 
presence, are routinely being jammed by repressive 
governments. 
(6) Since the 1940s, the United States has de-
ployed anti-jamming technologies to make Voice of 
America and other United States Government spon-
sored broadcasting available to people in nations 
with governments that seek to block news and infor-
mation. 
(7) The United States Government has thus far 
commenced only modest steps to fund and deploy 
technologies to defeat Internet censorship.
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(8) The success of United States policy in sup-
port of freedom of speech, press, and association re-
quires continued efforts to defeat totalitarian and 
authoritarian controls on news and information over 
the Internet. 
SEC. 523. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are—
(1) to adopt an effective and robust global 
Internet freedom policy; 
(2) to establish an office within the Broad-
casting Board of Governors with the sole mission of 
countering Internet jamming and blocking by uti-
lizing available anti-jamming technology; 
(3) to expedite the development and deployment 
of technology to protect Internet freedom around the 
world; and 
(4) to bring to bear the pressure of the free 
world on repressive governments guilty of Internet 
censorship and the intimidation and persecution of 
their citizens who use the Internet. 
SEC. 524. DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF TECH-
NOLOGIES TO DEFEAT INTERNET JAMMING 
AND CENSORSHIP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF GLOBAL INTER-
NET FREEDOM.—The Broadcasting Board of Governors
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shall establish an Office of Global Internet Freedom (here-
inafter in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). The 
Office shall develop and implement a comprehensive global 
strategy to combat state-sponsored and state-directed 
Internet jamming and persecution of those who use the 
Internet. 
(b) COOPERATION
OF OTHER FEDERAL DEPART-
MENTS AND AGENCIES.—Each department and agency of 
the United States Government shall cooperate fully with, 
and assist in the implementation of, the strategy developed 
by the Office and shall make such resources and informa-
tion available to the Office as is necessary to the achieve-
ment of the purposes of this subtitle. 
(c) COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—
The Office shall assist the Secretary of State in preparing 
portions of the country reports on human rights practices 
that address Internet accessibility. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Nine months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors shall submit to the Congress a report on the 
status of foreign government interference with Internet 
use and of efforts by the United States to counter such 
interference. The report shall list the countries that pur-
sue policies of Internet censorship, blocking, and other 
abuses; provide information concerning the government
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agencies or quasi-governmental organizations that imple-
ment Internet censorship; and describe with the greatest 
particularity practicable the technological means by which 
such blocking and other abuses are accomplished. In the 
discretion of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, such 
report may be submitted in both a classified and nonclassi-
fied version. One year after the date of submission of such 
report, the Office shall submit a second report. 
(e) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 
subtitle shall be interpreted to authorize any action by the 
United States to interfere with foreign national censorship 
in furtherance of legitimate law enforcement aims con-
sistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 
Subtitle 
C—Reorganization 
of 
United 
States 
International 
Broadcasting 
SEC. 531. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES INTER-
NATIONAL BROADCASTING AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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
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States International Broadcasting Agency (hereinafter in 
this Act referred to as the ‘Agency’). 
‘‘(b) BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE AGENCY.—
‘‘(1) HEAD OF AGENCY.—The Agency shall be 
headed by the Board of Governors of the United 
States International Broadcasting Agency (herein-
after in this Act referred to as the ‘Board of Gov-
ernors’). 
‘‘(2) 
AUTHORITIES
AND
FUNCTIONS.—The 
Board of Goverors shall—
‘‘(A) carry out the authorities and func-
tions of the Agency under section 305; and
‘‘(B) be responsible for the exercise of all 
authorities and powers and the discharge of all 
duties and functions of the Agency. 
‘‘(3) COMPOSITION
OF
THE
BOARD
OF
GOV-
ERNORS.—
‘‘(A) The Board of Governors shall consist 
of 9 members, as follows: 
‘‘(i) Eight voting members who shall 
be appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary of State who shall 
also be a voting member.
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‘‘(B) The President shall appoint one 
member (other than the Secretary of State) as 
Chair of the Board of Governors, subject to the 
advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(C) Exclusive of the Secretary of State, 
not more than 4 of the members of the Board 
of Governors appointed by the President shall 
be of the same political party. 
‘‘(4) TERM OF OFFICE.—The term of office of 
each member of the Board of Governors shall be 
three years, except that the Secretary of State shall 
remain a member of the Board of Governors during 
the Secretary’s term of service. 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. 
‘‘(5) SELECTION OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—
Members of the Board of Governors appointed by 
the President shall be citizens of the United States
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who are not regular full-time employees of the 
United States Government. Such members shall be 
selected by the President from among Americans 
distinguished in the fields of mass communications, 
print, broadcast media, or foreign affairs. 
‘‘(6) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board 
of Governors, while attending meetings of the board 
or while engaged in duties relating to such meetings 
or in other activities of the board pursuant to this 
section (including travel time) shall be entitled to re-
ceive compensation equal to the daily equivalent of 
the compensation prescribed for level IV of the Ex-
ecutive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code. While away from their homes or 
regular places of business, members of the board 
may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for per-
sons in the Government service employed intermit-
tently. The Secretary of State shall not be entitled 
to any compensation under this title, but may be al-
lowed travel expenses as provided under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(7) DECISIONS.—Decisions of the Board of 
Governors shall be made by majority vote, a quorum 
being present. A quorum shall consist of 5 members.
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‘‘(8) IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, any and all 
limitations on liability that apply to the members of 
the Board of Governors also shall apply to such 
members when acting in their capacities as members 
of the boards of directors of RFE/RL, Incorporated 
and Radio Free Asia. 
‘‘(c) DIRECTOR.—
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Board of Governors 
shall appoint a Director of the Agency. The Director 
shall receive basic pay at the rate payable for level 
III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of 
title 5, United States Code. The Director may be re-
moved through a majority vote of the Board. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES.—The Director 
shall have the following functions and duties: 
‘‘(A) To exercise the authorities delegated 
by the Board of Governors pursuant to section 
305(b). 
‘‘(B) To carry out all broadcasting activi-
ties conducted pursuant to this title, the Radio 
Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the Television 
Broadcasting to Cuba Act. 
‘‘(C) To examine and make recommenda-
tions to the Board of Governors on long-term
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strategies for the future of international broad-
casting, including the use of new technologies. 
‘‘(D) To review engineering activities to 
ensure that all broadcasting elements receive 
the highest quality and cost-effective delivery 
services. 
‘‘(E) To procure supplies, services, and 
other personal property to carry out the func-
tions of the Agency. 
‘‘(F) To obligate and expend, for official 
reception and representation expenses, such 
amounts as may be made available through ap-
propriations.
‘‘(G) To provide for the use of United 
States Government transmitter capacity for 
relay of broadcasting by grantees. 
‘‘(H) To procure temporary and intermit-
tent personal services to the same extent as is 
authorized 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.
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‘‘(I) To procure for the Agency, pursuant 
to section 1535 of title 31, United States Code 
goods and services from other departments or 
agencies. 
‘‘(J) To the extent funds are available, to 
lease space and acquire personal property for 
the Agency. 
‘‘(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUTHORITIES.—
‘‘(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 of the 
Department of State and the Foreign Service 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.’’. 
(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 on
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the day before 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 of Governors es-
tablished under section 304(b) of the United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Act of 1994, as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section, without reappointment, or if 
their term has expired may serve until a successor is ap-
pointed and qualified. 
SEC. 532. 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) The Agency shall have the following 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. 
‘‘(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
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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 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 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 
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-
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ties under its authority could be made more efficient 
and economical. 
‘‘(9) 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). 
‘‘(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 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 Director con-
siders necessary in carrying out the provisions and 
purposes of this title. 
‘‘(12) To utilize the authorities of any other 
statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regula-
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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 Board of 
Governors may delegate to the Director of the Agency, or 
any other officer or employee of the United States, the 
authorities provided in this section, except those authori-
ties provided in paragraph (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), or 
(9) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) BROADCASTING BUDGETS.—The Director and 
the grantees identified in sections 308 and 309 shall sub-
mit proposed budgets to the Board. The Board shall for-
ward its recommendations concerning the proposed budget 
for the Board and broadcasting activities under this title, 
the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the Television 
Broadcasting to Cuba Act to the Office of Management 
and Budget.’’. 
SEC. 533. 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:
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‘‘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. 534. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
The United States International Broadcasting Act of 
1994 is amended by striking section 307 and inserting the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 307. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES.—The Board of 
Governors 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 compensa-
tion shall be fixed in accordance with title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Board of 
Governors, as may be provided in appropriation Acts, may 
obtain the services of experts and consultants in accord-
ance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and 
may compensate such experts and consultants at rates not 
to exceed the daily rate prescribed for level IV of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code.
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‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Board of 
Governors may accept, subject to regulations issued 
by the Office 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 Board of Governors may delegate any func-
tion to the Director and such other officers and employees 
of the Agency as the Board of Governors may designate, 
and may authorize such successive redelegations of such 
functions within the Agency as may be necessary or appro-
priate. 
‘‘(e) CONTRACTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
and other applicable Federal law, the Board of Gov-
ernors may make, enter into, and perform such con-
tracts, grants, leases, cooperative agreements, and 
other similar transactions with Federal or other pub-
lic 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 Board of Governors may determine 
necessary or appropriate to carry out functions of 
the Board of Governors 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 Board of Governors con-
siders necessary or appropriate to administer and manage 
the functions of 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 Board
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of Governors shall approve. Judicial notice shall be taken 
of such seal.’’. 
SEC. 535. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU. 
The Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Inter-
national Broadcasting Bureau are abolished. 
SEC. 536. TRANSITION. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this subtitle or an amendment made by this 
subtitle, all functions that on the day before the effective 
date specified in section 540 are authorized to be per-
formed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the 
International Broadcasting Bureau and any officer, em-
ployee, or component of such entities, under any statute, 
reorganization plan, Executive order, or other provision of 
law, are transferred 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 Board of Governors 
may, for purposes of performing a function that is