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22 U.S.C. § 6216 — Special authority for surge capacity
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**(a) Emergency authority**
(1) **In general** — Whenever the President determines it to be important to the national interests of the United States and so certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, the President, on such terms and conditions as the President may determine, is authorized to direct any department, agency, or other entity of the United States to furnish the United States Agency for Global Media with such assistance outside the United States as may be necessary to provide international broadcasting activities of the United States with a surge capacity to support United States foreign policy objectives during a crisis abroad.
(2) **Supersedes existing law** — The authority of paragraph (1) shall supersede any other provision of law.
(3) **Surge capacity defined** — In this subsection, the term “surge capacity” means the financial and technical resources necessary to carry out broadcasting activities in a geographical area during a crisis abroad.
(4) **Duration** — The President is authorized to exercise the authority provided in subsection (a)(1) for a period of up to six months, which may be renewed for one additional six month period.
**(b) Authorization of appropriations**
(1) **In general** — There are authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as may be necessary for the President to carry out this section, except that no such amount may be appropriated which, when added to amounts previously appropriated for such purpose but not yet obligated, would cause such amounts to exceed $25,000,000.
(2) **Availability of funds** — Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended.
(3) **Designation of appropriations** — Amounts appropriated
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**(a) Emergency authority**
(1) **In general** — Whenever the President determines it to be important to the national interests of the United States and so certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, the President, on such terms and conditions as the President may determine, is authorized to direct any department, agency, or other entity of the United States to furnish the United States Agency for Global Media with such assistance outside the United States as may be necessary to provide international broadcasting activities of the United States with a surge capacity to support United States foreign policy objectives during a crisis abroad.
(2) **Supersedes existing law** — The authority of paragraph (1) shall supersede any other provision of law.
(3) **Surge capacity defined** — In this subsection, the term “surge capacity” means the financial and technical resources necessary to carry out broadcasting activities in a geographical area during a crisis abroad.
(4) **Duration** — The President is authorized to exercise the authority provided in subsection (a)(1) for a period of up to six months, which may be renewed for one additional six month period.
**(b) Authorization of appropriations**
(1) **In general** — There are authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as may be necessary for the President to carry out this section, except that no such amount may be appropriated which, when added to amounts previously appropriated for such purpose but not yet obligated, would cause such amounts to exceed $25,000,000.
(2) **Availability of funds** — Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended.
(3) **Designation of appropriations** — Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in this subsection may be referred to as the “United States International Broadcasting Surge Capacity Fund”.
**(c) Report** The annual report submitted to the President and Congress by the United States Agency for Global Media under [section 6204(a)(9) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6204/a/9&num=0&edition=prelim) shall provide a detailed description of any activities carried out under this section.
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(a) United States development cooperation policy
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The Congress finds that—
(1) recent developments in Russia and the other independent states of the former Soviet Union present an historic opportunity for a transition to a peaceful and stable international order and the integration of the independent states of the former Soviet Union into the community of democratic nations;
(2) the entire international community has a vital interest in the success of this transition, and the dimension of the problems now faced in the independent states of the former Soviet Union makes it imperative for donor countries and institutions to provide the expertise and support necessary to ensure continued progress on economic and political reforms;
(3) the United States is especially well-positioned because of its heritage and traditions to make a substantial contribution to this transition by building on current technical cooperation, medical, and food assistance programs, by assisting in the development of democratic institutions, and by fostering conditions that will encourage the United States business community to engage in trade and investment;
(4) failure to meet the opportunities presented by these developments could threaten United States national security interests and jeopardize substantial savings in United States defense that these developments have made possible;
(5) the independent states of the former Soviet Union face unprecedented environmental problems that jeopardize the quality of life and the very existence of not only their own peoples but also the peoples of other countries, and it is incumbent on the international community to assist the independent states in addressing these problems and in promoting sustainable use of resources and development;
(6) the success of United States assistance for the independent
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**(a) Actions**
(1) **In general** — The President is authorized to take such actions as may be necessary to increase the availability of information inside North Korea by increasing the availability of sources of information not controlled by the Government of North Korea, including sources such as radios capable of receiving broadcasting from outside North Korea, USB drives, micro SD cards, audio players, video players, cell phones, wi-fi, wireless internet, web pages, internet, wireless telecommunications, and other electronic media that shares information.
(2) **Distribution** — In accordance with the sense of Congress described in [section 7813 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7813&num=0&edition=prelim), the President, acting through the Secretary of State, is authorized to distribute or provide grants to distribute information receiving devices, electronically readable devices, and other informational sources into North Korea, including devices and informational sources specified in paragraph (1). To carry out this paragraph, the President is authorized to issue regulations to facilitate the free-flow of information into North Korea.
(3) **Research and development grant program** — In accordance with the authorization described in paragraphs (1) and (2) to increase the availability and distribution of sources of information inside North Korea, the President, acting through the Secretary of State, is authorized to establish a grant program to make grants to eligible entities to develop or distribute (or both) new products or methods to allow North Koreans easier access to outside information. Such program may involve public-private partnerships.
(4) **Culture** — In accordance with the sense of Congress
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 6216
90 days after Jan. 1, 2021. However, the amendment by
Pub. L. 116–260 could not be executed because it was en-
acted before the provision from Pub. L. 116–283 that it
amended.
AMENDMENTS
2021—Par. (2). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1299Q(e)(10)(A), which
directed redesignation of first par. (4), relating to the
terms ‘‘Board’’ and ‘‘Chief Executive Officer of the
Board’’, as (2) and substitutition of ‘‘the terms ‘Agency’
and ‘Chief Executive Officer of the Agency’ mean the
United States Agency for Global Media and the Chief
Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Glob-
al Media, respectively,’’ for ‘‘the terms ‘Board and
Chief Executive Officer of the Board’ means the Broad-
casting Board of Governors’’, was executed by making
the redesignation and by making the substitution for
‘‘the terms ‘Board’ and ‘Chief Executive Officer of the
Board’ mean the Broadcasting Board of Governors’’, to
reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Par. (3). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1299Q(e)(10)(B), substituted
‘‘means the corporation having the corporate title de-
scribed in section 6207 of this title’’ for ‘‘includes—’’
and struck out subpars. (A) and (B) which read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) the corporation having the corporate title de-
scribed in section 6206(b)(3) of this title; and
‘‘(B) any alternative grantee described in section
6206(e) of this title; and’’.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1299Q(e)(10)(A), redesignated
first par. (4), relating to the terms ‘‘Board’’ and ‘‘Chief
Executive Officer of the Board’’, as (2).
2016—Pars. (2) to (4). Pub. L. 114–328 redesignated par.
(2) as (3) and par. (3) as (4) defining ‘‘salary or other
compensation’’ and added par. (4) defining ‘‘Board’’ and
‘‘Chief Executive Office
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