Sec. 604. International broadcasting
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Section 303 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 ( 22 U.S.C. 6202 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Director of the Voice of America (VOA)— shall direct and supervise the operations of VOA, including making all major decisions relating its staffing; and may utilize any authorities made available to the United States Agency for Global Media or to its Chief Executive Officer under this Act or under any other Act to carry out its operations in an effective manner.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of VOA shall submit a plan to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives to ensure that the personnel structure of VOA is sufficient to effectively carry out the principles described in subsection (c). . Section 304 of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 6203 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking as an entity described in section 104 of title 5, United States Code and inserting under the direction of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board ; and in subsection (b)(1), by striking the second sentence and inserting the following:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a vacancy arises, until such time as a Chief Executive Officer, to whom sections 3345 through 3349b of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply, is appointed and confirmed by the Senate, an acting Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the International Broadcasting Advisory Board and shall continue to serve and exercise the authorities and powers under this title as the sole means of filling such vacancy, for the duration of the vacancy.
In the absence of a quorum on the International Broadcasting Advisory Board, the first principal deputy of the United States Agency for Global Media shall serve as acting Chief Executive Officer. . Section 305(a)(1) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 6204(a)(1) ) is amended by striking To supervise all and inserting To oversee, coordinate, and provide strategic direction for . Section 306(a) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 6205(a) ) is amended by striking advise the Chief Executive Officer of and inserting oversee and advise the Chief Executive Officer and .
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives that details the financial and other resources that would be required to establish and operate 2 nonprofit organizations, modeled after Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia, for the purposes of providing accurate, uncensored, and reliable news and information to— the region of Africa, with respect to Radio Free Africa; and the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, with respect to Radio Free Americas.
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