Sec. 1259E. United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994
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The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 ( 22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ; Public Law 103–236 ) is amended— in section 306 ( 22 U.S.C. 6205 )— in subsection (a)— by striking the heading; and by striking Board each place it appears and inserting Agency ; and by striking subsection (b); by striking section 307 ( 22 U.S.C. 6206 ); and by inserting after section 309 the following new sections: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following provisions shall apply:
The Chief Executive Officer, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, who is authorized to incorporate a grantee, may condition annual grants to RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks on the consolidation of such grantees into a single, consolidated private, non-profit corporation (in accordance with section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code), which may broadcast and provide news and information to audiences wherever the Agency may broadcast, for activities that the Chief Executive Officer determines are consistent with the purposes of this Act, including the terms and conditions of subsections (g)(5), (h), (i), and
(j)of section 308, except that the Agency may select any name for such a consolidated grantee. Nothing in this or any other Act, or any action taken pursuant to this or any other Act, may be construed to make such a consolidated grantee described in paragraph
(1)or RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia, or the Middle East Broadcasting Networks or any other grantee or entity provided funding by the Agency a Federal agency or instrumentality. Employees or staff of such grantees or entities shall not be considered Federal employees. For purposes of this subsection and this Act, the term grant includes agreements under section 6305 of title 31, United States Code, and the term grantee includes recipients of such agreements. Officers of RFE/RL Inc., Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks or any organization that is established through the consolidation of such entities, or authorized under this Act, shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency. The Chief Executive Officer is authorized to establish an independent grantee organization, as a private nonprofit organization, to carry out all broadcasting and related programs currently performed by the Voice of America. The Chief Executive Officer may make and supervise grants or cooperative agreements to such grantee, including under terms and conditions and in any manner authorized under section 305(a). Such grantee shall not be considered a Federal agency or instrumentality and shall adhere to the same standards of professionalism and accountability required of all Board broadcasters and grantees. The Board is authorized to transfer any facilities or equipment to such grantee, and to utilize the provisions of subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. It is the sense of the Congress that the Voice of America, operating as a nonprofit organization, should have the mission to— serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news on the United States, its policies, its people, and the international developments that affect the United States; provide accurate, objective, and comprehensive information, with the understanding that these three values provide credibility among global news audiences; present the official policies of the United States, and related discussions and opinions about those policies, clearly and effectively; and represent the whole of the United States, and shall accordingly work to produce programming and content that presents a balanced and comprehensive projection of the diversity of thought and institutions of the United States. The Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service shall exercise the same authorities with respect to the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau as the Inspector General exercises under the Inspector General Act of 1978 and section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 with respect to the Department of State. The Inspector General shall respect the journalistic integrity of all the broadcasters covered by this title and may not evaluate the philosophical or political perspectives reflected in the content of broadcasts. .
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Sec. 1259E
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103-236
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