[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2998 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2998

       To authorize the establishment of Radio Free Afghanistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2001

 Mr. Royce (for himself, Mr. Berman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
 Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Pitts, and 
 Mr. Hoeffel) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
       To authorize the establishment of Radio Free Afghanistan.

    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 Afghanistan Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF RADIO FREE AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Establishment.--The Broadcasting Board of Governors is 
authorized to make grants for surrogate radio broadcasting by RFE/RL, 
Incorporated (formerly known as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) to the 
people of Afghanistan in languages spoken in Afghanistan, such 
broadcasts to be designated ``Radio Free Afghanistan''.
    (b) Submission of Plan to Broadcasting Board of Governors.--Not 
later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, RFE/RL, 
Incorporated, shall submit to the Broadcasting Board of Governors a 
detailed plan for the establishment of the surrogate radio broadcasting 
described in subsection (a).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) Fiscal years 2002 and 2003.--In addition to such sums 
        as are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal 
        years 2002 and 2003 for ``International Broadcasting 
        Operations'', $8,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for 
        the fiscal year 2002 and $6,000,000 is authorized to be 
        appropriated for the fiscal year 2003 for ``International 
        Broadcasting Operations'' to be available only for the 
        surrogate radio broadcasting described in subsection (a).
            (2) Transmitter.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated by paragraph (1) for the fiscal year 2002, 
        $1,500,000 shall be available only for a new transmitter for 
        the surrogate radio broadcasting described in subsection (a).
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