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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 54
To establish radio broadcasts to the peoples of Asia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mrs. BENTLEY (for herself and Mr. PORTER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To establish radio broadcasts 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.; here-
inafter in this Act referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) 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, Burma, Cambodia, Laos,
North Korea, Tibet, and Vietnam. Such broadcasts shall
be designated ‘Radio Free Asia’.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Act is amend-
ed in paragraph (5) of section 2 by inserting ‘‘Asia,’’ after
‘‘Eastern Europe,’’.
SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING.
(a) COMPOSITION OF BOARD.—Section 3(b)(1) of the
Act 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) SELECTION.—Section 3(b)(2) of the Act is
amended by adding at the end thereof ‘‘The two additional
members of the Board who are provided for by the Radio
Free Asia Act of 1993 shall be selected by the President.’’.
(c) TERM
OF OFFICE
OF PRESIDENTIALLY AP-
POINTED MEMBERS.—Section 3(b)(3) of the Act 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 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 Act is amended by adding at the
end thereof the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) In addition to such amounts as are authorized
to be appropriated under subsection (a), there are author-
ized to be appropriated $30,000,000 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 date
of the enactment 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 and the Middle East.
(b) REPORT REGARDING BROADCASTING TO ASIA.—
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Board for International Broadcasting shall
prepare and submit to the Congress a comprehensive re-
port concerning implementation of authority for broad-
casting to Asia under section 15 of the Board for Inter-
national Broadcasting Act of 1973. Such report shall con-
sider 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. In considering
the feasibility of any such transmitting facility, the Board
shall take into account the environmental impact of such
potential site.
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