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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 417 (Introduced in Senate) — To develop a strategy for increasing access to independent information for Chinese citizens, to establish an interage... · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. Establishment of the Global News Service

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The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (title III of Public Law 103–236 ; 22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 309A the following: Grants authorized under section 305(a) shall be available to award annual grants for the purpose of curating, translating, distributing, and making available content created or disseminated by the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, or any entity funded by or partnering with the United States Agency for Global Media, including news and information related to the People's Republic of China.
There is established a grantee entity, which— shall be known as the 'Global News Service'; and shall carry out the functions set forth in subsection (b). ln furtherance of the mission described in subsection (a)(1), the Global News Service— shall seek to curate, translate, distribute, and make available content about or related to the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China's malign activities globally, in coordination with Voice of America's and Radio Free Asia's Mandarin Chinese language news service; shall offer the content described in paragraph
(1)in Mandarin Chinese and in English for the purpose of making fact-based, uncensored China-related news available to news organizations, independent journalists, and online content creators around the world; should prioritize making available the content described in paragraph
(1)to media outlets in countries that are influenced by Chinese Communist Party controlled media; shall ensure that— its Mandarin Chinese-language news service targets the Chinese diaspora abroad; and its English-language news service targets foreign media outlets seeking China-related stories in English or other local languages; and shall carry out any other effort consistent with the purposes of this Act if such effort is requested or approved by the United States Agency for Global Media. Any grant agreement with, or grants made to, the Global News Service under this section shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in paragraphs
(2)through (7). The headquarters of the Global News Service and its senior administrative and managerial staff shall be in a location that ensures economy, operational effectiveness, and accountability to the United States Agency for Global Media. Grant funds may only be used for activities that are consistent with this section. Failure to comply with such requirement shall constitute a breach of contract and termination of the grant without further fiscal obligation by the United States. Any contract entered into by the Global News Service shall specify that all obligations are assumed by the grantee and not by the United States Government. Any lease agreements entered into by the Global News Service shall be, to the maximum extent possible, assignable to the United States Government. Administrative and managerial costs for operation of the Global News Service should be kept to a minimum and, to the maximum extent feasible, should not exceed the costs that would have been incurred if the Global News Service had been operated as a Federal entity. Grant funds may not be used for any activity the purpose of which is influencing the passage or defeat of legislation considered by Congress. The Global News Service shall be subject to the same oversight and governance by the United States Agency for Global Media as other grantees in accordance with section 305. The United States Agency for Global Media, its broadcast entities, and the Global News Service should render assistance to each other to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this section or any other provision of this Act. Nothing in this section may be construed to designate the Global News Service as an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government. Financial transactions of the Global News Service relating to functions carried out under this section may be audited by the Government Accountability Office in accordance with such principles and procedures, and under such rules and regulations, as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. Any such audit shall be conducted at the place or places at which accounts of the Global News Service are normally retained. The Government Accountability Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, files, papers, and property belonging to or in use by the Global News Service pertaining to financial transactions as may be necessary to facilitate an audit. The Government Accountability Office shall be afforded full facilities for verifying transactions with any assets held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians. All such books, accounts, records, reports, files, papers, and property of the Global News Service shall remain in the possession and custody of the Global News Service. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service is authorized to exercise the authorities set forth in chapter 4 of part I of title 5, United States Code (formerly known as the Inspector General Act of 1978 ) with respect to the Global News Service. . The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (title III of Public Law 103–236 ; 22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ) is amended— in section 304(d) ( 22 U.S.C. 6203(d) ), by inserting the Global News Service, before the Middle East Broadcasting Networks ; in section 305 ( 22 U.S.C. 6204 )— by moving subsection
(c)so that it appears immediately after subsection (b); and in subsection (c), by inserting the Global News Service, before or the Middle East Broadcasting Networks ; and in section 310(d) ( 22 U.S.C. 6209(d) ), by inserting the Global News Service, before and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks .
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Sec. 7
Establishment of the Global News Service
U.S.C.§ 6201
U.S.C.§ 6203
U.S.C.§ 6204
U.S.C.§ 6209
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