SEC. 232.1 TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA ACT. * * SEC. 233. YUGOSLAVIAN PROGRAMMING WITHIN THE VOICE OF AMERICA. The Director of the United States Information Agency shall establish distinct Croatian and Serbian programs within the Yugoslavian section of the Voice of America. SEC. 234. VOICE OF AMERICA BROADCASTS IN KURDISH. (a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that (1) more than 20 million Kurds have no source of reliable and accurate news and information in their own language; (2) the Kurdish people have been subject to extreme repression, including the denial of fundamental cultural and human rights, the extensive destruction of villages, and the mass killing of Kurds by the Iraqi regime; and (3) the Voice of America provides an effective means by which the Kurdish people may be informed of events in the free world and pertaining to their own situation. (b) BROADCASTS IN KURDISH.-As soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Information Agency shall establish, through the Voice of America, a service to provide Kurdish language programming to the Kurdish people. Consistent with the mission and practice of the Voice of America, these broadcasts in Kurdish shall include news and information on events that affect the Kurdish people. (c) AMOUNT OF PROGRAMMING.-As soon as practicable but not later than one year after enactment, the Voice of America Kurdish language programming pursuant to this section shall be broadcast for not less than 1 hour each day. (d) PLAN FOR A KURDISH LANGUAGE SERVICE.-Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Information Agency shall submit to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report on progress made toward implementation of this section. (e) HIRE OF KURDISH LANGUAGE SPEAKERS.-In order to expedite the commencement of Kurdish language broadcasts, the Director of the United States Information Agency is authorized to hire, subject to the availability of appropriations, Kurdish language speakers on a contract not to exceed one year without regard to competitive and other procedures that might delay such hiring. (f) SURROGATE HOME SERVICE.-Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting shall submit to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a plan, together with a detailed budget, for the establishment of a surrogate home service under the auspices of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for the Kurdish people. Such surrogate home service for the Kurdish people shall broadcast not less than 2 hours a day. 1 Sec. 232 amended sec. 247 of the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act; see page 1032. SEC. 235. REPORTS ON THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING. (a) REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.-Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives the report of the Policy Coordinating Committee on International Broadcasting. (b) REPORT ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BROADCASTING.-The President's Task Force on United States Government International Broadcasting shall submit to the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a complete text of its report to the President on United States Government Broadcasting. PART D-BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING SEC. 241.2 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. * * SEC. 243. BROADCASTING TO CHINA. (a) COMMISSION ON BROADCASTING TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. (1) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established a Commission on Broadcasting to the People's Republic of China (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Commission") which shall be an independent commission in the executive branch. (2) MEMBERSHIP.-The Commission shall be composed of 11 members from among citizens of the United States who shall, within 45 days of the enactment of this Act, be appointed in the following manner: (A) The President shall appoint 3 members of the Commission. (B) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 2 members of the Commission. (C) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall appoint 2 members of the Commission. (D) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint 2 members of the Commission. (E) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint 2 members of the Commission. (3) CHAIRPERSON.-The President, in consultation with the congressional leaders referred to in subsection (b), shall designate 1 of the members to be the Chairperson. (4) QUORUM.-A quorum, consisting of at least half of the members who have been appointed, shall be required for the transaction of business. (5) VACANCIES.-Any vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. 2 Secs. 241 and 242 amended sec. 8 of the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2877); see page 1010. (b) FUNCTIONS. (1) PURPOSE.-The Commission shall examine the feasibility, effect, and implications for United States foreign policy of instituting a radio broadcasting service to the People's Republic of China, as well as to other communist countries in Asia, to promote the dissemination of information and ideas, with particular emphasis on developments within each of those nations. (2) SPECIFIC ISSUES TO BE EXAMINED.-The Commission shall examine all issues related to instituting such a service, including (A) program content; (B) staffing and legal structure; (C) transmitter and headquarters requirements; (D) costs; (E) expected effect on developments within China and on Sino-American relations; and (F) expected effect on developments within other communist countries in Asia and on their relations with the United States. (3) METHODOLOGY.-The Commission shall conduct such studies, inquires, hearings, and meetings as it considers necessary. (4) REPORT.-Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate a report describing its activities in carrying out the purpose of paragraph (1) and including recommendations regarding the issues of paragraph (2). (c) ADMINISTRATION. (1) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— (A) GENERAL PROVISION.— (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), members shall each receive compensation at a rate of not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, for each day such member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the Commission; and (ii) shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission. (B) LIMITATION.-Any member of the Commission who is an officer or employee of the United States shall not be paid compensation for services performed as a member of the Commission. (2) SUPPORT FROM EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES. (A) EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.-Executive agencies shall, to the extent the President considers appropriate and as permitted by law, provide the Commission with appropriate information, advice, and assistance. (B) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.-As may be considered appropriate by the chairpersons, committees of Congress may provide appropriate information, advice, and assist ance to the Commission. (3) EXPENSES.-Expenses of the Commission shall be paid from funds available to the Department of State. (d) TERMINATION.-The Commission shall terminate upon submission of the report under subsection (b). SEC. 244. POLICY ON RADIO FREE EUROPE. It is the sense of the Congress that Radio Free Europe should continue to broadcast to nations throughout Eastern Europe and should maintain its broadcasts to any nation until (1) new sources of timely and accurate domestic and international information have supplanted and rendered redundant the broadcasts of Radio Free Europe to that nation; and (2) that nation has clearly demonstrated the successful establishment and consolidation of democratic rule. c. Board for International Broadcasting Authorization, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 Partial text of Public Law 101-246 [Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991; H.R. 3792], 104 Stat. 15 at 63, approved February 16, 1990; amended by Public Law 101-302 [Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations; H.R. 4404], 104 Stat. 213, approved May 25, 1990; and by Public Law 102-511 [FREEDOM Support Act; S. 2532], 106 Stat. 3320, approved October 24, 1992 NOTE.-Sections of this Act amend the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 and the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, and have been incorporated into those Acts at the appropriate places. AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE III-BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) 1 * (b) RADIO TRANSMITTER CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION.— There are authorized to be appropriated to the Board for International Broadcasting for radio transmitter construction and modernization $15,845,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and $12,000,000 for the fiscal year 1991. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended. (c) BROADCASTING RELAY STATION IN ISRAEL. (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Board for International Broadcasting for the costs associated with_construction of a relay station in Israel, $183,500,000 for the fiscal year 1990 2 and $23,500,000 for the fiscal year 1991. Amounts 1 Sec. 301(a) amended sec. 8(a)(1XA) of the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 to authorize $180,330,000 for fiscal year 1990 and $187,543,000 for fiscal year 1991 for the Board for International Broadcasting. For text, see page 1010. Title V of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-162; 103 Stat. 1017), provided the following: "ISRAEL RELAY STATION "For an additional amount for the Board for International Broadcasting for the purpose of making and overseeing grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Incorporated, and its subsidiaries and of making payments as necessary in order to implement the agreement signed on June 18, 1987, between the United States Government and the Government of Israel to establish and operate a radio relay station in Israel for use by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America, $183,500,000, to remain available until expended.". |