Sec. 3. Office on International Press Freedom; Coordinator for International Press Freedom
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There is established within the Department of State an Office on International Press Freedom (referred to in this section as the Office ). The Office shall be headed by the Coordinator for International Press Freedom appointed under paragraph (2). The Coordinator shall be appointed by the Secretary of State. The Coordinator shall report to the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. The Coordinator for International Press Freedom shall have the following responsibilities:
The primary responsibility of the Coordinator shall be— to advance the right to freedom of the press and freedom of expression abroad; to denounce violations of that right; to recommend appropriate responses by the United States Government when that right is violated; to recommend— the issuance of nonimmigrant visas to individuals classified as threatened journalists under subsection
(s)of section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184 ), as added by section 6(a); and the provision of humanitarian parole to certain journalists under section 6(b); and to make individualized determinations with respect to the continued risk to the lives and safety of such individuals and journalists, as described in section 6(c). The Coordinator shall— be the principal adviser to the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor regarding matters affecting press freedom abroad; and make recommendations regarding— the policies of the United States Government toward foreign governments that violate freedom of the press or fail to ensure the safety and freedom of persons engaged in free expression or journalism; and policies to advance the right to free expression and freedom of the press abroad. Subject to the direction of the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, the Coordinator is authorized to represent the United States in matters and cases relevant to press freedom abroad in— contacts with foreign governments, intergovernmental organizations, and specialized agencies of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and other international organizations of which the United States is a member; and multilateral conferences and meetings relevant to press freedom abroad. The Coordinator shall have such other responsibilities in carrying out this Act as the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor determine. The Secretary of State shall provide the Coordinator for International Press Freedom with such funds as may be necessary for the hiring of staff for— the Office; the conduct of investigations by the Office; and necessary travel.
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