3.0.0 2874 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z Senate S S 2004-09-30 108 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-09-30T22:37:13Z 2004-09-30 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10070-10071) IntroReferral 2004-09-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10069-10070) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-09-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N International Affairs Authorization Broadcasting Board of Governors Capital budgets Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics International broadcasting President and foreign policy Reprogramming of appropriated funds Science, Technology, Communications International Affairs 00 2004-09-30 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-25T15:38:30Z Initiative 911 Act - Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to authorize the President to direct any department, agency, or other U.S. entity to furnish the Broadcasting Board of Governors with necessary assistance to provide international broadcasting activities with a surge capacity to support U.S. foreign policy objectives during a crisis abroad.

Defines "surge capacity" as the financial and technical resources necessary to carry out broadcasting activities in a geographical area during a crisis.

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