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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 143
To amend the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 to establish
a program for radio broadcasting to the peoples of Asia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. COX introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Board for International Broadcasting Act
of 1973 to establish a program for radio broadcasting
to the peoples of Asia.
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 ‘‘Radio Free Asia
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. RADIO BROADCASTING TO ASIA.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Board for International
Broadcasting Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2871, et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
section:
‘‘RADIO BROADCASTING TO ASIA
‘‘SEC. 15. Funds made available to RFE/RL, Incor-
porated, under this Act may be used for radio broadcast-
ing to the peoples of Asia, particularly the people of the
People’s Republic of China, Cambodia, Laos, and Viet-
nam. Such broadcasts shall be designated ‘Radio Free
Asia’.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2(5) of
such Act (22 U.S.C. 2871(5)) is amended by inserting
‘‘Asia,’’ after ‘‘Eastern Europe,’’.
SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING.
(a) COMPOSITION OF BOARD.—Section 3(b)(1) of the
Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 (22
U.S.C. 2872(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘ten’’ and
inserting ‘‘twelve’’;
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘nine’’
and inserting ‘‘eleven’’; and
(3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘five’’ and
inserting ‘‘six’’.
(b) TERM
OF OFFICE
OF PRESIDENTIALLY AP-
POINTED MEMBERS.—Section 3(b)(3) of such Act (22
U.S.C. 2872(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new sentence: ‘‘The term of office
of the individuals initially appointed as the two additional
voting members of the Board who are provided for by the
amendments made by section 3(a) of the Radio Free Asia
Act of 1993 shall be two or three years (as designated
by the President at the time of their appointment).’’.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
Section 8 of the Board for International Broadcast-
ing Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2877) is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) In addition to such amounts as are authorized
to be appropriated by subsection (a), there are authorized
to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out section 15
of this Act for fiscal year 1994.’’.
SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
(a) REPORT REGARDING GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION
OF BROADCASTS.—Not later than 180 days after the ef-
fective date of this Act, the Board for International
Broadcasting shall prepare and submit to the Congress
a report concerning the desirability of the geographic ex-
pansion of broadcasts funded through the Board, particu-
larly to the peoples of Africa, the Middle East, and North
Korea.
(b) REPORT REGARDING BROADCASTING TO ASIA.—
(1) Not later than 180 days after the effective date of
this Act, the Board for International Broadcasting shall
prepare and submit to the Congress a comprehensive re-
port concerning implementation of section 15 of the Board
for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 (relating to
radio broadcasting to Asia).
(2) In preparing such report, the Board for Inter-
national Broadcasting—
(A) shall consider the feasibility of constructing
a Radio Free Asia transmitting facility in any State,
territory, or possession of the United States, or state
in free association with the United States, located in
the Pacific Ocean;
(B) shall take into account the environmental
impact of such potential site; and
(C) shall include a discussion of the consider-
ations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) in such re-
port.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act,
shall take effect on October 1, 1993.
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