I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 363 
To amend the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to 
reorganize United States international broadcasting, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. ROYCE, and 
Mr. MCCOTTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the United States International Broadcasting Act 
of 1994 to reorganize United States international broad-
casting, 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 ‘‘United States Broad-
casting Reorganization Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. 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 
States International Broadcasting Agency (in this title re-
ferred 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 (in this 
title referred to as the ‘Board of Governors’). 
‘‘(2) 
AUTHORITIES
AND
FUNCTIONS.—The 
Board of Governors 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.— 
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‘‘(A) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board of Gov-
ernors shall consist of nine 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. 
‘‘(B) 
APPOINTMENT
OF
CHAIR.—The 
President shall appoint one member (other than 
the Secretary of State) as Chair of the Board 
of Governors, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. 
‘‘(C) POLITICAL
AFFILIATION.—Exclusive 
of the Secretary of State, not more than four 
of the members of the Board of Governors ap-
pointed 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, a board member to fill a vacancy occurring 
prior to the expiration of a term, in which case the 
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member 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 
who are not regular full-time employees of the 
United States Government. Such members shall be 
selected by the President from among citizens distin-
guished 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 
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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 para-
graph. 
‘‘(7) DECISIONS.—Decisions of the Board of 
Governors shall be made by majority vote, a quorum 
being present. A quorum shall consist of five mem-
bers. 
‘‘(8) IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, any limita-
tions on liability that apply to the members of the 
Board of Governors also shall apply to such mem-
bers when acting in their capacities as members of 
the Boards of Directors of RFE/RL, Incorporated, 
Middle East Broadcasting Network, 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, a 
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quorum being present. A quorum shall consist of five 
members. 
‘‘(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 
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 
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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. 
‘‘(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 
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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 shall respect the journalistic in-
tegrity of the broadcasters covered by this title and 
may not evaluate the philosophical or political per-
spectives 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 
the day before the effective date of this Act 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. 3. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be established by the 
Board of Governors an Office of the Ombudsman (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). The Director of the 
United States International Broadcasting Agency shall 
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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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information and guidance concerning foreign policy and 
public diplomacy issues as the Secretary considers appro-
priate.’’. 
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
Section 307 of the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6206) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘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 appropriations Acts, 
may obtain the services of experts and consultants in ac-
cordance 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 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES.— 
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‘‘(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 employee 
of the Agency. 
‘‘(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.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
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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 appropriations 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 
of Governors shall approve. Judicial notice shall be taken 
of such seal.’’. 
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SEC. 7. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU. 
The Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Inter-
national Broadcasting Bureau are abolished. 
SEC. 8. DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED 
STATES ABROAD. 
Section 501 of the United States Information and 
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461(a)), 
is amended— 
(a) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘(a) The Sec-
retary is authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1) The Secretary 
is authorized’’; 
(b) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Subject to 
subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsections 
(a)(2) and (b)’’; and 
(c) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding the restriction on domestic dis-
semination described in paragraph (1), the Secretary is 
authorized to provide for the preparation and posting on 
the Internet of program material without regard to wheth-
er such material can be accessed domestically.’’. 
SEC. 9. BROADCASTING STANDARDS. 
Section 303(a) of the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202(a)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) 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. 10. TRANSITION. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this Act or an amendment made by this Act, 
all functions that on the day before the effective date spec-
ified in section 14 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 Act effective 
on that date. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS.—If 
necessary, the Director of the Office of Management and 
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Budget shall make any determination of the functions that 
are transferred under this Act. 
(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 
transferred to the Agency by this title, exercise all 
authorities under any other provision of law that 
were available with respect to the performance of 
that function to the official responsible for the per-
formance of that function on the day before the ef-
fective date specified in section 14. 
(2) AUTHORITIES TO WIND UP AFFAIRS.—The 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
may take such actions as the Director considers nec-
essary to wind up any outstanding affairs of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Inter-
national Broadcasting Bureau associated with the 
functions that are transferred pursuant to sub-
section (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 
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transferred on the effective date specified in section 
14. 
SEC. 11. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) 
UNITED
STATES
INTERNATIONAL
BROAD-
CASTING ACT OF 1994.—The United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 is amended— 
(1) in section 308 (22 U.S.C. 6207)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘The Board’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Agency’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Board Governors of the Inter-
national Broadcasting Agency’’; 
(B) by amending subsection (b) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) LOCATION
OF PRINCIPAL PLACE
OF BUSI-
NESS.—The Agency may not make any grant to RFE/RL, 
Incorporated unless the headquarters of RFE/RL, Incor-
porated and its senior administrative and managerial staff 
are in a location which ensures economy, operational effec-
tiveness, and accountability to the Agency.’’; 
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(C) in subsections (c), (d), (g), (h), and (i), 
by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Agency’’; 
(D) in subsection (g)(4), by striking 
‘‘International Broadcasting Bureau’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Agency’’; and 
(E) in subsections (i) and (j)(3), by strik-
ing ‘‘and the Foreign Service’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(2) in section 309 (22 U.S.C. 6208)— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
‘‘Board’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘Agency’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (e); 
(C) in subsections (f), by striking ‘‘Board’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Agency’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Agency’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Chairman of the Board’’ and inserting 
‘‘Agency’’; 
(3) by striking section 311 (22 U.S.C. 6210); 
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(4) in section 313(a) (22 U.S.C. 6212(a)), in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Agency’’; and 
(5) by striking section 315 (22 U.S.C. 6214). 
(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 is amended— 
(1) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 1465a)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘UNITED
STATES
INTER-
NATIONAL BROADCASTING AGENCY’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the 
‘Board’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘the ‘Agency’ ’’; and 
(C) in subsections (a), (d), and (f) by 
striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ 
and inserting ‘‘United States International 
Broadcasting Agency’’; 
(2) in section 4 (22 U.S.C. 1465b)— 
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(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘Bureau’’ and in-
serting: ‘‘The Board of Governors of the United 
States International Broadcasting Agency shall 
establish within the Agency’’; 
(B) in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Board of Governors of the United States 
International Broadcasting Agency’’; and 
(C) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
‘‘Board of the International Broadcasting Bu-
reau’’ and inserting ‘‘Board of Governors of the 
United States International Broadcasting Agen-
cy’’; 
(3) in section 5(b) (22 U.S.C. 1465c(b)) in sub-
section (b), by striking ‘‘Broadcasting Advisory 
Board of Governors’’ and inserting ‘‘Board of Gov-
ernors of the United States International Broad-
casting Agency’’; 
(4) in section 6 (22 U.S.C. 1465d)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Broad-
casting Board of Governors’’ and inserting 
‘‘United 
States 
International 
Broadcasting 
Agency’’ and by striking ‘‘the Board’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘the Board of Directors of the United 
States International Broadcasting Agency’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Board’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘United 
States International Broadcasting Agency’’; 
(5) in section 7 (22 U.S.C. 1465e), in sub-
sections (b) and (d), by striking ‘‘Board’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘United States International Broadcasting 
Agency’’; and 
(6) 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 is amended— 
(1) in section 243(a) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb), by 
striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and in-
serting ‘‘United States International Broadcasting 
Agency’’; 
(2) in section 244 (22 U.S.C. 1465cc)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by amending the 
third sentence to read as follows: ‘‘The Board 
of Governors of the United States International 
Broadcasting Agency shall appoint a head of 
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the Service who shall report directly to the 
Board of Governors.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Board’’ 
and inserting ‘‘United States International 
Broadcasting Agency’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The 
Board’’ and inserting ‘‘The Agency’’ and by 
striking ‘‘Board determines’’ and inserting 
‘‘Board of Governors of the United States 
International 
Broadcasting 
Agency 
deter-
mines’’; and 
(3) in section 246 (22 U.S.C. 1465dd), by 
striking ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ and in-
serting ‘‘United States International Broadcasting 
Agency’’ and by striking ‘‘the Board’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Board of Governors of the United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Agency’’. 
(e) UNITED
STATES
INFORMATION
AND
EDU-
CATIONAL EXCHANGE ACT OF 1948.—The United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 is 
amended— 
(1) in section 505 (22 U.S.C. 1464a), by strik-
ing ‘‘Broadcasting Board of Governors’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Agency’’; and 
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