3.0.0 1082 2023-01-15T15:48:19Z 2023-01-15T15:48:19Z Senate S S 2003-05-19 108 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-05-19T23:40:16Z 2003-05-19 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2003-05-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2003-05-19 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2003-05-19 True S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2003-05-19 True C000077 Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] BEN CAMPBELL R CO NIGHTHORSE 2003-05-19 True B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2003-05-21 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2003-05-21 False K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2003-05-21 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2003-05-22 False A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2003-06-04 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2003-06-24 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2003-06-27 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2003-07-07 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2003-09-30 False International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Democracy Foreign leaders Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Human rights International broadcasting International propaganda Iran Hostage Crisis Language and languages International Affairs 00 2003-05-19 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-08T21:47:34Z Iran Democracy Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States to support full democracy in Iran.

Directs the Broadcasting Board of Governors to: (1) require the head of Radio Farda to develop programming for Radio Farda after consulting with certain groups; and (2) ensure that a significant percentage of that programming is devoted to discussing democratic change in Iran, including a certain internationally-monitored democratic referendum in Iran.

Requires the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) at the Department of State and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) at the Department of State to provide grants to appropriate entities to create and maintain websites, translate and distribute books, videos, documents, and other materials on democracy, rule of law, and free market economics.

Authorizes the MEPI and the ECA to award grants to certain eligible entities to fund programs and activities to promote a democratic referendum in Iran.

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