Sec. 1323. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACT OF 1994

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## SEC. 1323 CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACT OF 1994 ###

(a)References in Section Whenever in this section an amendment or repeal is expressed as an amendment or repeal of a provision, the reference shall be deemed to be made to the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.). ###

(b)Substitution of Secretary of State Sections 304(b)(1)(B), 304(b)

(2)and (3), 304(c), and 304(e) (22 U.S.C. 6203(b)(1)(B), 6203(b)

(2)and (3), 6203(c), and 6203(e)) are amended by striking “Director of the United States Information Agency” each place it appears and inserting “Secretary of State”. ###

(c)Substitution of Acting Secretary of State Section 304(c) (22 U.S.C. 6203(c)) is amended by striking “acting Director of the agency” and inserting “Acting Secretary of State”. ###

(d)Standards and Principles of International Broadcasting Section 303(b) (22 U.S.C. 6202(b)) is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (3), by inserting “, including editorials, broadcast by the Voice of America, which present the views of the United States Government” after “policies”; ####

(2)by redesignating paragraphs

(4)through

(9)as paragraphs

(5)through (10), respectively; and ####

(3)by inserting after paragraph

(3)the following: > > #### “(4) > > the capability to provide a surge capacity to support United States foreign policy objectives during crises abroad;” > ; ###

(e)Authorities of the Board Section 305(a) (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)) is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (1)— #####

(A)by striking “direct and”; and #####

(B)by striking “and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act” and inserting “, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and Worldnet Television, except as provided in section 306(b)”; ####

(2)in paragraph (4), by inserting “, after consultation with the Secretary of State,” after “annually,”; ####

(3)in paragraph (9)— #####

(A)by striking “, through the Director of the United States Information Agency,”; and #####

(B)by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Each annual report shall place special emphasis on the assessment described in paragraph (2).”; ####

(4)in paragraph (12)— #####

(A)by striking “1994 and 1995” and inserting “1998 and 1999”; and #####

(B)by striking “to the Board for International Broadcasting for such purposes for fiscal year 1993” and inserting “to the Board and the International Broadcasting Bureau for such purposes for fiscal year 1997”; and ####

(5)by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(15) > > > #####

(A)> > To procure temporary and intermittent personal services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate provided for positions classified above grade GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code. > > > ##### “(B) > > To allow those providing such services, while away from their homes or their regular places of business, travel expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently, while so employed. > > > #### “(16) > > To procure, pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Economy Act’), such goods and services from other departments or agencies for the Board and the International Broadcasting Bureau as the Board determines are appropriate. > > > #### “(17) > > To utilize the provisions of titles III, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX, and X of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, and section 6 of Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, as in effect on the day before the effective date of title XIII of the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998, to the extent the Board considers necessary in carrying out the provisions and purposes of this title. > > > #### “(18) > > To utilize the authorities of any other statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other official document or proceeding that had been available to the Director of the United States Information Agency, the Bureau, or the Board before the effective date of title XIII of the Foreign Affairs Consolidation Act of 1998 for carrying out the broadcasting activities covered by this title.” > . ###

(f)Delegation of Authority Section 305 (22 U.S.C. 6204) is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and

(d)as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and ####

(2)by inserting after subsection

(a)the following new subsection: > > ### “(b) Delegation of Authority > > The Board may delegate to the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, or any other officer or employee of the United States, to the extent the Board determines to be appropriate, the authorities provided in this section, except those authorities provided in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), or

(11)of subsection (a).” > . ###

(g)Broadcasting Budgets Section 305(c)(1) (as redesignated) is amended— ####

(1)by striking “(1)” before “The Director”; and ####

(2)by striking “the Director of the United States Information Agency for the consideration of the Director as a part of the Agency's budget submission to”. ###

(h)Repeal Section 305(c)(2) (as redesignated) is repealed. ###

(i)Implementation Section 305(d) (as redesignated) is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(d) Professional Independence of Broadcasters > > The Secretary of State and the Board, in carrying out their functions, shall respect the professional independence and integrity of the International Broadcasting Bureau, its broadcasting services, and the grantees of the Board.” > . ###

(j)Foreign Policy Guidance Section 306 (22 U.S.C. 6205) is amended— ####

(1)in the section heading, by striking “FOREIGN POLICY GUIDANCE” and inserting “ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE”; ####

(2)by inserting “(a) Foreign Policy Guidance.—” immediately before “To”; ####

(3)by striking “State, acting through the Director of the United States Information Agency,” and inserting “State”; ####

(4)by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, as the Secretary may deem appropriate”; and ####

(5)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(b) Certain Worldnet Programming > > The Secretary of State is authorized to use Worldnet broadcasts for the purposes of continuing interactive dialogues with foreign media and other similar overseas public diplomacy programs sponsored by the Department of State. The Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall provide access to Worldnet for this purpose on a nonreimbursable basis.” > . ###

(k)International Broadcasting Bureau Section 307 (22 U.S.C. 6206) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a), by striking “within the United States Information Agency” and inserting “under the Board”; ####

(2)in subsection (b)(1), by striking “Chairman of the Board, in consultation with the Director of the United States Information Agency and with the concurrence of a majority of the Board” and inserting “President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate”; ####

(3)by redesignating subsection (b)(1) as subsection (b); ####

(4)by striking subsection (b)(2); and ####

(5)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(c) Responsibilities of the Director > > The Director shall organize and chair a coordinating committee to examine and make recommendations to the Board on long-term strategies for the future of international broadcasting, including the use of new technologies, further consolidation of broadcast services, and consolidation of currently existing public affairs and legislative relations functions in the various international broadcasting entities. The coordinating committee shall include representatives of Radio Free Asia, RFE/RL, Incorporated, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and, as appropriate, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the Voice of America, and Worldnet.” > . ###

(l)Repeals The following provisions of law are repealed: ####

(1)Subsections

(k)and

(l)of section 308 (22 U.S.C. 6207 (k), (l)). ####

(2)Section 310 (22 U.S.C. 6209).

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