[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1715 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1715

 To amend the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to 
  extend the authority of the Broadcasting Board of Governors to make 
          grants for the purpose of operating Radio Free Asia.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2009

 Mr. Kerry (for himself and Mr. Lugar) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to 
  extend the authority of the Broadcasting Board of Governors to make 
          grants for the purpose of operating Radio Free Asia.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF GRANT AUTHORITY FOR RADIO FREE ASIA.

    Section 309(f) of the United States International Broadcasting Act 
of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208(f)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2009'' and inserting ``September 30, 2010''.
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