Sec. 112. Reporting requirements of the United States International Communications Agency
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Communications Agency shall submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a report that includes the following: A plan to assess and provide recommendations on the appropriate size and necessity of all current offices and positions (also referred to as a staffing pattern ) within the Agency, including full-time employee positions rated at the Senior Executive Service
(SES)level or at an annual rate of basic pay for grades GS–14 or GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. Such plan shall include a detailed organizational structure that delineates lines of authority and reporting between junior staff, management, and leadership. A plan to consolidate the Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau into a single Federal entity identified as the United States International Communications Agency , and how the structure and alignment of resources support the fulfillment of the Agency’s mission and standards and principles as described in sections 5 and 122. A plan for developing a platform to share all programming content between the United States International Communications Agency and the Freedom News Network, including making available for distribution all programming content licensed or produced by the Agency and the Freedom News Network, and expanding the functionality of the platforms already in existence, such as the web content management system Pangea . A joint plan written with the Chief Executive Officer of the Freedom News Network to coordinate the transition of language services between the United States International Communications Agency and the Freedom News Network in accordance with sections 6, 109, and 222(c). The Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Communications Agency shall annually submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the Agency’s compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (the FAR ) and the Anti-Deficiency Act, including a review of contracts awarded on a non-competitive basis, compliance with the FAR requirement for publicizing contract actions, the use of any personal service contracts without explicit statutory authority, and processes for contract oversight in compliance with the FAR. The Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Communications Agency shall annually submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that details the transmission capacities, market penetration, and audience listenership of all mediums of international communication deployed by the United States International Communications Agency, including a plan for how target audiences can be reached if the first medium of delivery is unavailable. Every five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that reviews the effectiveness of content sharing between the United States International Communications Agency and the Freedom News Network and makes recommendations on how content sharing can be improved. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Communications Agency and the Chief Executive Officer of the Freedom News Network shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a joint report detailing— information outlining the criteria and analysis used to determine broadcast recipient countries and regions; and an initial list of broadcast countries and regions.