[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 143 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 143

   To amend the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 to 
   establish a program for radio broadcasting to the peoples of Asia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

   Mr. Cox introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 to 
   establish a program for radio broadcasting to the peoples of Asia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Radio Free Asia Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. RADIO BROADCASTING TO ASIA.

    (a) Establishment.--The Board for International Broadcasting Act of 
1973 (22 U.S.C. 2871, et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new section:

                      ``radio broadcasting to asia

    ``Sec. 15. Funds made available to RFE/RL, Incorporated, under this 
Act may be used for radio broadcasting to the peoples of Asia, 
particularly the people of the People's Republic of China, Cambodia, 
Laos, and Vietnam. Such broadcasts shall be designated `Radio Free 
Asia'.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2(5) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2871(5)) is amended by inserting ``Asia,'' after ``Eastern Europe,''.

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.

    (a) Composition of Board.--Section 3(b)(1) of the Board for 
International Broadcasting Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2872(b)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``ten'' and 
        inserting ``twelve'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``nine'' and 
        inserting ``eleven''; and
            (3) in the third sentence, by striking ``five'' and 
        inserting ``six''.
    (b) Term of Office of Presidentially Appointed Members.--Section 
3(b)(3) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2872(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new sentence: ``The term of office of the 
individuals initially appointed as the two additional voting members of 
the Board who are provided for by the amendments made by section 3(a) 
of the Radio Free Asia Act of 1993 shall be two or three years (as 
designated by the President at the time of their appointment).''.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 8 of the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 
(22 U.S.C. 2877) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new subsection:
    ``(d) In addition to such amounts as are authorized to be 
appropriated by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 to carry out section 15 of this Act for fiscal year 
1994.''.

SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Report Regarding Geographic Expansion of Broadcasts.--Not later 
than 180 days after the effective date of this Act, the Board for 
International Broadcasting shall prepare and submit to the Congress a 
report concerning the desirability of the geographic expansion of 
broadcasts funded through the Board, particularly to the peoples of 
Africa, the Middle East, and North Korea.
    (b) Report Regarding Broadcasting to Asia.--(1) Not later than 180 
days after the effective date of this Act, the Board for International 
Broadcasting shall prepare and submit to the Congress a comprehensive 
report concerning implementation of section 15 of the Board for 
International Broadcasting Act of 1973 (relating to radio broadcasting 
to Asia).
    (2) In preparing such report, the Board for International 
Broadcasting--
            (A) shall consider the feasibility of constructing a Radio 
        Free Asia transmitting facility in any State, territory, or 
        possession of the United States, or state in free association 
        with the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean;
            (B) shall take into account the environmental impact of 
        such potential site; and
            (C) shall include a discussion of the considerations under 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) in such report.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on 
October 1, 1993.

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