An Act to provide for the establishment of the Board for International Broadcasting, to authorize the continuation of assistance to Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, and for other purposes.
PL 93-129 (S.1914), enacted 10/19/1973

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[87 STAT. 
Manufacture 
and storage. 
Silver-clad 
oins, limitations. 
84 Stat. 1768. 
31 u s e 391. 
Numismatic 
items, distribu-
tion. 
SEC. 3. Until the Secretary of the Treasury determines that the 
mints of the United States are adequate for the production of ample 
supplies of coins and medals, any facility of the Bureau of the Mint 
may be used for the manufacture and storage of medals and coins. 
SEC. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law with respect 
to the design of coins, the Secretary shall mint prior to July 4, 1975, 
for issuance on and after such date, 45 million silver-clad alloy coins 
authorized under section 101(a) of the Coinage Act of 1965, com-
memorating the Bicentennial of the American Revolution, of such 
design, in such denomination, and containing such quantities of such 
other metals as he determines appropriate. In addition, the Secretary 
shall coin and issue not more than an additional 15 million such coins, 
if he determines such coins are needed to meet public demand. Coins 
minted under this section may only be distributed by the Secretary 
as proof or uncirculated coins at such prices as he may determine. 
The Secretary is authorized, by regulation, to limit the number of 
silver coins minted under this section which any one person may 
purchase. Coins minted under this section shall he treated as pieces 
subject to the one hundred and fifty million piece limitation contained 
in section 101(d) of the Coinage Act of 1965, and shall be subject 
to such limitation. Receipts from the sale of coins under this section 
shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
SEC. 5. In connection with the operations of the Bureau of the 
Mint, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to manufacture 
and distribute numismatic items. Proceeds from the sale of numismatic 
items shall be reimbursed to the current appropriation for the cost 
of manufacturing and handling of such items. 
Approved October 18, 1973. 
October 18, 1973 
[H. R. 7976] 
Public Law 93-128 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of August 31, 1965, commemorating certain historical events 
in the State of Kansas. 
Commemoration 
of historical sites, 
Kafts. 
Additional ap-
propriation au-
thorization. 
Be it enacted by the /Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 of the 
Act of August 31, 1965 (79 Stat. 588), is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 4. In addition to those funds heretofore authorized and appro-
priated, there are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of 
this Act not more than $1,420,000. Such sums, when appropriated, 
shall be available for planning, site rehabilitation, development, and 
marking of historic sites pursuant to the provisions of this Act." 
Approved October 18, 1973. 
October 19, 1973 
LS. 1914] 
Public Law 93-129 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment of the Board for International Broadcasting, to 
authorize the continuation of assistance to Radio Free Europe and Radio 
Liberty, and for other purposes. 
Board for Inter-
national Broad-
casting Act of 
1973. 
Be it enacted, hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
be cited as the "Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973". 
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DECLARATION OF PURPOSES 
SEC. 2. The Congress hereby finds and declares— 
(1) that it IS the policy of the United States to promote the 
right of freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom 
"to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any 
media and regardless of frontiers," in accordance with article 19 of 
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 
(2) that open communication of information and ideas among 
the peoples of the world contributes to international peace and 
stability, and that the promotion of such communication is in the 
interests of the United States; 
(3) that Free Europe, Incorporated, and the Radio Liberty 
Committee, Incorporated (hereinafter referred to as Radio Free 
Europe and Radio Liberty), have demonstrated their effectiveness 
in furthering the open communication of information and ideas 
in Eastern Europe and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; 
(4) that the continuation of Radio Free Europe and Radio 
Lioerty as independent broadcast media, operating in a manner 
not inconsistent with the broad foreign policy objectives of the 
United States and in accordance with high professional standards, 
is in the national interest; and 
(5) that in order to provide an effective instrumentality for 
the continuation of assistance to Radio Free Europe and Radio 
Liberty and to encourage a constructive dialog with the peoples 
of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Eastern Europe, it 
is desirable to establish a Board for International Broadcasting. 
ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 3. (a) There is established a Board for International Broad-
casting (hereinafter referred to as the "Board"). 
(b)(1) COMPOSITION OF BOARD.—The Board shall consist of seven 
members, two of whom shall be ex officio members. The President 
shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, five 
voting members, one of whom he shall designate as chairman. Not more 
than three of the members of the Board appointed by the President 
shall be of the same political party. The chief operating executive of 
Radio Free Europe and the chief operating executive of Radio Liberty 
shall be ex officio members of the Board and shall participate in the 
activities of the Board, but shall not vote in the determinations of 
the Board. 
(2) SELECTION.—Members of the Board appointed by the President 
shall be citizens of the United States who are not concurrently regular 
full-time employees of the United States Government. Such members 
shall be selected by the President from among Americans distin-
guished in the fields of foreign policy or mass communications. 
(3) TERM or OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIALLY APPOINTED MEMBERS.—In 
appointing the initial voting members of the Board, the President 
shall designate three of the members appointed by him to serve for a 
term of three years and two members to serve for a term of two years. 
Thereafter, the term of office of each member of the Board so appointed 
shall be three years. The President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, members to fill vacancies occurring 
prior to the expiration of a term, in which case the members so 
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80 Stat. 463; 
83 Stat. 864. 
80 Stat. 499; 
83 Stat. 190. 
5 u s e 101 et 
seq. 
5 u s e 5101, 
5331. 
80 Stat. 416. 
5 u s e 5332 
note. 
appointed shall serve for the remaindei' of such term. Any member 
whose term has expired may serve until his successor has been 
appointed and qualified. 
(4) TERM OF OFFICE OF E X OFFICIO MEMBERS.—Ex officio members 
of the Board shall serve on the Board during their terms of service as 
chief operating executives of Radio Free Europe or Radio Liberty. 
(5) CoMPENSATiox.—Mcmbers of the Board appointed by the Presi-
dent sliall, 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 traveltime, be entitled to receive 
compensation equal to the daily equivalent of the compensation pre-
scribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
title 5, United States Code. While away from their homes or regular 
places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by laAv (5 U.S.C. 5703) 
for 
persons in the Government service employed intermittently. Ex officio 
members of the Board shall not be entitled to any compensation under 
this Act. but may be allowed travel expenses as provided in the pre-
cedii>g sentence. 
FUNCTIONS 
SEC. 4. (a) The Board is authorized: 
(1) to make grants to Radio Free Europe and to Radio Liberty 
in order to carry out the purposes set forth in section 2 of this 
Act; 
(2) to review and evaluate the mission and operation of Radio 
Free Europe and Radio Liberty, and to assess the quality, effec-
tiveness and iDrofessional integrity of their broadcasting within 
the context of the broad foreign policy objectives of the United 
States; 
(3) to encourage the most efficient utilization of available 
resources by Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty and to under-
take, or request that Radio Free Europe or Radio Liberty under-
take, such studies as may be necessary to identify areas m which 
the operations of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty may be 
made more efficient and economical; 
(4), to develop and apply such financial procedures, and to 
make such audits of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty as the 
Board may determine are necessary, to assure that grants are 
applied in accordance with the purposes for which such grants 
are made; 
(5) to develop and apply such evaluative procedures as the 
Board may determine are necessary to assure that grants are 
applied in a manner not inconsistent with the broad foreign policy 
objectives of the United States Government; 
(6) to appoint such staff personnel as may be necessary, subject 
to the provisions of section 5, United States Code, governing 
appointments in the competitive service, and to fix their com-
pensation in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and 
subchapter I I I of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 
and General Schedule pay rates; 
(7) (A) to procure temporary and intermittent personal serv-
ices 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 GS-18; and 
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(B) to allow those providing such services, while away from ^'^J^^ ^'"' 
their homes or their regular places of business, travel expenses P^"^^^-
(including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as authorized by sec-
tion 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Gov- 
so stat. 499; 
ernment service employed intermittently, while so employed; 
*^ ^*^'" ^^'•'' 
(8) to report annually to the President and the Congress on or 
Annual report 
before the 30th day of October, summarizing the activities of the cor'res's^"* ^"'^ 
Board during the year ending the preceding June 30, and review- 
°"8''®* 
ing and evaluating the operation of Radio Free Europe and 
Radio Liberty during such year; and 
(9) to prescribe such regulations as the Board deems necessary 
Regulations. 
to govern the manner in which its functions shall be carried out. 
(b) In carrying out the foregoing functions, the Board shall bear 
in mind the necessity of maintaining the professional independence 
and integrity of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. 
RECORDS; AUDIT; CONTRIBUTORS 
SEC. 5. (a) The Board shall require that Radio Free Europe and 
Radio Liberty keep records which fully disclose the amount and dis-
position of assistance provided under this Act, the total cost of the 
undertakings or programs in connection with which such assistance 
is given or used, that portion of the cost of the undertakings or pro-
grams supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facili-
tate an effective audit. 
(b) The Board and the Comptroller General of the United States, 
or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for 
the purpose of audit and examination to any booKS, documents, papers, 
and records of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty which, in the 
opinion of the Board or the Comptroller General, may be related or 
pertinent to the assistance provided under this Act. 
(c) No grant may be made under this Act unless the radio to which 
the grant is to be made agrees to make available, and does hiake avail-
able, for public inspection, during normal business hours at its princi-
pal office in the United States, a complete list of every person and 
government making a contribution to that radio during the fiscal year 
preceding the making of the grant and the fiscal year in which the 
grant is to be made, the address of the person or government making 
the contribution, the amount of each such contribution, and the date 
the contribution was made. 
ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE 
SEC. 6. To assist the Board in carrying out its functions, the Sec-
retary of State shall provide the Board with such information regard-
ing the foreign policy of the United States as the Secretary may deem 
appropriate. 
PUBLIC SUPPORT 
SEC. 7. The Board is authorized to receive donations, bequests, 
devises, gifts, and other forms of contributions of cash, services, and 
other property, from persons, corporations, foundations, and all other 
groups and entities both within the United States and abroad, and, 
pursuant to the Federal Property Administrative Services Act of 
1949, as amended, to use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such property for 
the carrying out of its functions. For the purposes of sections 170,2055, 
and 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (26 
U.S.C. 170, 2055, or 2522) .the Board shall be deemed to be a corpora-
tion described in section 170(c) (2), 2055(a) (2), or 2522(a) (2) of the 
Code, as the case may be. 
63 Stat. : 
:-;77 
40 u s e 471 
note, 
68A Stat, 
390, 
83 
561, 
410. 
Stat. : 
562. 
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Appropriation. 
Grants, terms 
and conditions. 
FINANCING AND 
IMPLEMENTATION 
SEC. 8. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated, to remain 
available until expended, $50,209,000 for fiscal year 1974. There are 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1974 such additional or 
supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, 
retirement, or other employee benefits authorized by law and for other 
nondiscretionary costs. 
(b) To allow for the orderly implementation of this Act, the Secre-
tary of State is authorized to make grants to Radio Free Europe and 
to Radio Liberty under such terms and conditions as he deems appro-
priate for their continued operation until a majority of the voting-
members of the Board have been appointed and qualified, and until 
funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act are available to 
the Board. 
Approved October 19, 1973. 
October 19, 1973 
[H. R. 7699] 
Public Law 93-130 
AN ACT 
To provide for the filling of vacancies in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. 
Virgin Islands 
legislature. 
68 Stat. 500. 
Effective date. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Represeidailves 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assennhled, That section 6(h) 
of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1572(h)) 
is amended to read as f 
ollow^s: 
"(h) The Legislature of the Virgin Islands shall by law provide 
the procedure for filling any vacancy in the office of member of the 
legislature." 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall 
apply with respect to vacancies occurring on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
Approved October 19, 1973. 
October 19, 1973 
[H. R. 6628] 
Public Law 93-131 
AN ACT 
To amend section 101(b) of the Micronesian Claims Act of 1971 to enlarge the 
class of persons eligible to receive benefits under the claims program estab-
lished by that Act. 
Micronesian 
Claims Act of 
1971, amendments. 
85 Stat. 92. 
Definition. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 101 (b) 
of the Micronesian Claims Act of 1971 (50 App. U.S.C. 2019(b)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
" (b) A 'Micronesian inhabitant of the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands' is defined for the purposes of this Act as a person who— 
"(1) became a citizen of the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands on July 18, 1947, and who remains a citizen of the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands, or is a citizen of the United States, 
as of the date of filing a claim; or 
" (2) if then living, would have been eligible to become a citizen 
of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on July 18, 1947; or 
"(3) is the successor, heir, or assignee of a person eligible 
under paragraph (1) or (2) and who is a citizen of the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands, or of the United States, as of 
the date of filing a claim.".