n, including the declining levels of Jewish emigration, ouraged to intensify their efforts in this regard. *** [Repealed-1993] HE JAMMING BY THE SOVIET UNION OF BROADCASTS OF THE VOICE OF AMERICA AND RFE/RL It is the sense of the Congress that the President the government of any country engaging in such acrminate its jamming of the broadcasts of the Voice of RFE/RL, Incorporated. RIENDSHIP Act (Public Law 103-199; 107 Stat. 2323) repealed sec. 307, rent of a Baltic Division under RFE/RL, Incorporated. e FRIENDSHIP Act (Public Law 103-199; 107 Stat. 2323) substantially d sec. 308. It formerly read as follows: MMING BY THE SOVIET UNION OF BROADCASTS OF THE VOICE OF AMERICA AND Congress finds that— RFE/RL inent unrestrained flow of accurate information would greatly facilitate nding and world peace; Union and its allies are at present electronically jamming the broadcasts merica and RFE/RL, Incorporated (commonly known as Radio Free Europe y); and jamming of international broadcasts violates at least four international cle 35(1) of the International Telecommunications Union Convention, Artiversal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19 of the International Covnd Political Rights, and the Final Act of the Conference on Security and rope (commonly known as the Helsinki Accords). of the Congress that the President should urge the Government of the inate its jamming of the broadcasts of the Voice of America and RFE/RL, h. Board for International Broadcasting Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983 Partial text of Public Law 97-241 [S. 1193], 96 Stat. 273, at 295, approved August 24, 1982 NOTE. Sections of this Act amend the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 and have been incorporated into that Act at the appropriate places. AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for the Depart ment of State, the International Communications Agency, the Board for Interna tional Broadcasting, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE IV-BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING SHORT TITLE SEC. 401. This title may be cited as the "Board for International Broadcasting Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983". RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA SEC. 404. Any program of the United States Government involv ing radio broadcast directed principally to Cuba, for which funds are authorized to be appropriated by this Act or any other Act, shall be designated as "Radio Marti". i. Board for International Broadcasting Appropriations, 1994 Partial text of Public Law 103-121 [Departments of Commerce. Justice, and State. the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994; H.R. 2519), 107 Stat. 1153 at 1189, approved October 27, 1993 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE V-DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED RELATED AGENCIES BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING GRANTS AND EXPENSES For expenses of the Board for International Broadcasting, including grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Incorporated, as authorized by the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2871-2883), $210,000,000, of which not to exceed $52,000 may be made available for official reception and representation expenses. 16. Broadcasting to Cuba 1 a. Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act Partial text of Public Law 101-246 [H.R. 3793], 104 Stat. 15 at 58, approved February 16, 1990; amended by Public Law 102-138 [Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993; H.R. 1415], 105 Stat. 647, approved October 28, 1991 AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the Department of State, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, PART D-TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA SEC. 241.2 SHORT TITLE This part may be cited as the "Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act". SEC. 242.3 FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. The Congress finds and declares that (1) it is the policy of the United States to support the right of the people of Cuba 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) consonant with this policy, television broadcasting to Cuba may be effective in furthering the open communication of accurate information and ideas to the people of Cuba and, in particular, information about Cuba; (3) television broadcasting to Cuba, operated in a manner not inconsistent with the broad foreign policy of the United States and in accordance with high professional standards, would be in the national interest; (4) facilities broadcasting television programming to Cuba must be operated in a manner consistent with applicable regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, and must not affect the quality of domestic broadcast transmission or reception; and (5) that the Voice of America already broadcasts to Cuba information that represents America, not any single segment of American society, and includes a balanced and comprehensive See also Board for International Broadcasting Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983, page 1160. 2 22 U.S.C. 1465aa note. 3 22 U.S.C. 1465aa. projection of significant American thought and institutions, but that there is a need for television broadcasts to Cuba which provide news, commentary, and other information about events in Cuba and elsewhere to promote the cause of freedom in Cuba. SEC. 243.4 TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA. (a) TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA.-In order to carry out the purposes set forth in section 242 and notwithstanding the limitation of section 501 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461) with respect to the dissemination in the United States of information prepared for dissemination abroad to the extent such dissemination is inadvertent, the United States Information Agency (hereafter in this part referred to as the "Agency") shall provide for the open communication of information and ideas through the use of television broadcasting to Cuba. Television broadcasting to Cuba shall serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of accurate, objective, and comprehensive news. (b) VOICE OF AMERICA STANDARDS.-Television broadcasting to Cuba under this part shall be in accordance with all Voice of America standards to ensure the broadcast of programs which are objective, accurate, balanced, and which present a variety of views. (c) USIA TELEVISION MARTI.-Any program of United States Government television broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this section shall be designated "USIA Television Marti Program". (d) FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT.— (1) Subject to the Communications Act of 1934, the Federal Communications Commission shall assign by order a suitable frequency to further the national interests expressed in this part, except that no such assignment shall result in objectionable interference with the broadcasts of any domestic licensee. (2) No Federal branch or agency shall compel an incumbent domestic licensee to change its frequency in order to eliminate objectionable interference caused by broadcasting of the Serv ice. (3) For purposes of section 305 of the Communications Act of 1934, a television broadcast station established for purposes of this part shall be treated as a government station, but the Federal Communications Commission shall exercise the authority of the President under such section to assign a frequency to such station. (e) INTERFERENCE WITH DOMESTIC BROADCASTING. (1) Broadcasting by the Television Marti Service shall be conducted in accordance with such parameters as shall be prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission to preclude objectionable interference with the broadcasts of any domestic licensee. The Television Marti Service shall be governed by the same standards regarding objectionable interference as any domestic licensee. The Federal Communications Commission shall monitor the operations of television broadcasting to Cuba pursuant to subsection (f). If, on the basis of such moni 4 22 U.S.C. 1465bb. |